VietNamNet Bridge - The slumping stock market with plunging share prices has encouraged big shareholders including members of the board of directors to buy more stakes in their firm strongly. 

A lot of non-state schools in HCM City have announced that they will increase the tuitions for the new academic year. Meanwhile, leaders of the HCM City Education and Training Department still have not reached an agreement on the issue.

VietNamNet Bridge – The unfortunate victims of leprosy continue to be ostracised by society, leaving them with a debilitating disease and no one to turn to.

U.S. President Obama visited Joplin, Missouri Sunday to attend the memorial service, one week after the city was battered by the deadliest single tornado, according to local media.

VietNamNet Bridge – Domestic clothing companies are holding their own against famous international brands, with new brandnames catching the attention of customers.

The number of confirmed E.coli cases has risen to 11 with at least another eight persons suspected of having the intestinal infection in Denmark, according to Denmark's National Serum Institute on Sunday.

“Vietnam Culture Month in Lorient” leaves a good impression; Dance contest picks up pace, model crashes out; HCM City set for French Music Festival; Phillip Noyce gives tips on film making in HCMC

VietNamNet Bridge - Commercial banks in Ho Chi Minh City bought $US9.5 billion and sold $US9.6 billion in May, according to recent statistics from the State Bank of Vietnam’s HCMC branch.

VietNamNet Bridge – The recent quake, tsunami and nuclear incident in Japan had rung alarm bells for Viet Nam, said Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai during his working visit to Japan that ended yesterday, May 29.

VietNamNet Bridge – Of the 95 newly-elected deputies of the Hanoi People’s Council, there are 11 businesspeople.

Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia said Sunday that the killing of 40 soldiers in clashes with armed groups in the country is due to the spread of Libyan arms in the African Sahel region.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is urging the Government to fund its plan to ensure the safety of reservoirs during this year's rainy season.

VietNamNet Bridge - Economists and experts from leading foreign institutions are optimistic regarding prospects for the Vietnamese economy, saying it will resume its high growth trajectory once it stabilises.

VietNamNet Bridge – A play titled Science Theatre – An Amazing Battle will raise awareness of many health and hygiene issues among 20,000 underprivileged children in Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta and HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge - The deadly Din Ky Restaurant boat sinking has caused a public uproar as evidenced in the local media.

Instead of paying money for specific nights of staying at luxurious resorts, rich people now tend to pay money to purchase the right to stay at the resorts for tens of years. This is now considered a “smart consumption method” in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - The proper allocation of forestland and water to communities was important in making natural resource management more efficient throughout Viet Nam, according to professor Dang Hung Vo.

Viet Nam, since it became an official member of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in 1976, has actively participated in activities to strengthen solidarity and enhance the role of the movement, striving for the common goals of peace,

VietNamNet Bridge – The second annual Green Product Consumption campaign to raise environmental awareness has kicked off in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – Children in Ha Noi and HCM City are spoilt for choice on International Day for Children (June 1) with theatres announcing a slew of new shows.

Foreign and domestic reporters have travelled to the northwestern province of Dien Bien to inquire into reports of alleged social unrest in the province's border district of Muong Nhe that appeared in the foreign media earlier this month.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many primary schools in Hanoi held school-year ending ceremonies on May 26. Below are pictures shot at several primary schools in the city.

VietNamNet Bridge – Brazilian midfielder Ruy Porto Netto scored the only goal of the game to help Hai Phong stun V-League leaders Song Lam Nghe An 1-0 in the 16th game of the season in Hai Phong yesterday, May 29.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts warned it was impractical for a developing country like Vietnam to dream of locally produced automobiles while deliberating an industry master plan for 2020 and a vision for 2030.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese Under-19 team has drawn an easy group at the Asian football tournament but the Under-16 team faces big challenges.