The notices by schools on the tuitions and fees students have to pay at the beginning of the new academic year have dazed poor parents. A lot of students still cannot go back to school because they still do not have money to pay.

Chemical producers cry about the lack of industrial salt, but MOIT still cannot grant quotas to import the products, because it still needs to consult with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

VietNamNet Bridge – Experts have called for professionalising environmental management and protection and scrapping contradictory environmental regulations.

Huong carefully applies a thin layer of foundation and powder to her face, adds some pink on her cheeks and brushes her eyelashes. Huong is now ready to stand in a downtown Ha Noi clothing store as a living mannequin.

Stocks in the last weeks of August are likely to be affected by signals of lower interest rates and easing credit policies for the real estate and securities sectors.

VietNamNet Bridge - HCM City plans to promote strongly the development of renewable energy over the next decade.

Although four films from Hollywood hit the screens over the weekend, they are no match against two holdovers from previous weeks.

Researchers have discovered how a human egg captures an incoming sperm for fertilization, paving the way to help couples suffering from infertility, according to media reports on Monday.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Sunday that he expected to have parliamentary elections conducted in February of 2012 in an interview broadcast by state TV.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Sunday that he expected to have parliamentary elections conducted in February of 2012 in an interview broadcast by state TV.

VietNamNet Bridge – The top 40 contestants of the Imiss Thang Long, a pageant for Hanoi students, rode to call for people to protect the environment.

Coal mine collapse kills two; More speed humps sought; Police probe missing Vietnamese wives; Jail terms increased for timber smugglers

VietNamNet Bridge – A wedding ceremony for 100 couples were held in Hanoi’s Thong Nhat Park on August 20.

VietNamNet Bridge – After an oppressive tie game vs Hanoi T&T in Vinh City, on the afternoon of August 21, Song Lam Nghe An becomes the champion of V-League 11. This is the FC’s second cup after a decade.

VietNamNet Bridge – With investment of US$17 million, Son Trang Tien Canh cemetery in Hoa Thanh district in the southern province of Tay Ninh, is the most modern cemetery-park in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – After two years playing for Vissai Ninh Binh FC, striker Viet Thang, a member of the national football squad, suddenly said goodbye to move to Binh Duong FC.

VietNamNet Bridge - Southern Vietnam’s Cat Tien National Park is under threat from two large power projects.

VietNamNet Bridge – A ceremony to commemorate the 123rd birthday anniversary of late President Ton Duc Thang (August 20, 1888-August 20, 2011) was held at the Ton Duc Thang Museum in HCM City yesterday, Aug 21.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government's central task by the year-end is to continue implementing Resolution 11 on curbing inflation, stabilising the macro economy and ensuring social security in combination with economic restructuring.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 340 veterans who took part in the Dien Bien Phu campaign met in HCM City on August 20 to celebrate General Vo Nguyen Giap’s 100th birthday.

According to a reader at duy_khanh363@yahoo..., Vietnamese people should have sympathy for homosexuals.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 9th Hoi An-Japan cultural exchange festival opened on Saturday in Hoi An with art activities from the two countries.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Viet Nam Internet Information Centre (VNNIC) has granted nearly 320,000 domain names in the Vietnamese language since April 28, the date on which names could be registered for free.

Almost one in five Australians suffer from hearing loss, with more than half of them have not done anything to correct the problem, a survey found on Sunday.

Culinary week highlights Indian culture and cuisine; Photojournalist dies at 81; Heritage tourism a must for Hue ancient village; American author sends books to Vietnam’s Spratly Islands; Singer bombards public walls with self-ads