The men’s and women’s national volleyball teams of Vietnam have new foreign coaches today, who accept a two-month trial period before reaching official deals later.

Visitors walking to Yen Lac Town in the northern province of Bac Can's Na Ri District will discover scores of unusual old houses made of timber from the nghien tree, an endangered native of Viet Nam and China.

While e-commerce experts believe that social networks like LinkedIn, Facebook, or Twitter could be used as an effective “weapon” to learn information about competitors, domestic enterprises still keep indifferent to the weapon.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam plans to cut 97 trillion dong worth of public investments in 2011, which is equal to 10 percent of the total investment capital of the whole society, in an effort to help curb inflation.

Former child star Jackie Cooper, who appeared at a number of hit films including "Our Gang," "Skippy" and later in "Superman," has died. He was 88.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Miss Ethnic Vietnam Pageant 2011 will be held in HCM City by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

According to the Road and Railway Traffic Police Bureau, 212 traffic accidents were recorded in Vietnam during the April 30/May 1 holiday; claiming 172 lives and injuring 172 others.

The Nhieu Loc canal, Ban Nguyet lake, Thu Thiem bridge and modern buildings are photos that show the development of Saigon today. These pictures are introduced at an exhibition celebrating the country’s 36th unification (April 30) in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – Half way through the season, the V-League has produced several surprises, but the main one is that former champs and likely title contenders have not made their presence felt.

VietNamNet Bridge – Old reasons have been cited to explain why “Vietnam - a different Orient” was not accepted as the new slogan for Vietnam’s tourism in the next period.

VietNamNet Bridge - More foreign garment and textile investors are stitching up investment deals in Vietnam as production costs rise in China.

VietNamNet Bridge – National Geographic [NG) recently rated Viet Nam amongst the World's Best Guided Expeditions in its sixth annual publication entitled "50 Tours of a Lifetime." NG recommended its readers to try a 14-day-excursion

VietNamNet Bridge - Smartphones, which offer advanced computing ability and conductivity, have been developed continually over nearly two decades but they have only sold well on domestically since last year.

VietNamNet Bridge – To attract audiences, cinemas in HCM City are not only importing popular films but also launching promotions and offering freebies.

ASEAN embassies raise funds for Japanese victims; 44th ADB Annual Meeting of the Board of ADB Governors opens in Hanoi; Vietnam, South Africa to increase two-way trade

VietNamNet Bridge – Children must wear helmets to ensure safety, but many parents hesitate with their decisions to make children wear helmets, says a recent survey.

VietNamNet Bridge – Officers and soldiers on the marine platform GK1/2 at Phuc Tan ground off shore from the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on May 2 morning cast their ballots to elect deputies for the 13th National Assembly

VietNamNet Bridge - The eastern part of HCM City has been transforming rapidly thanks to several key transport projects and new modern urban areas with high rises that are springing up along the Sai Gon River.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Thi Huyen, Mai Phuong Thuy and Tran Thi Thuy Dung, who were Miss Vietnam 2004, 2006 and 2008, participated in a fashion show as part of the “Vietnamese colors” music gala, held in Danang city on May 1.

VietNamNet Bridge – Young mid fielder Ngo Hoang Thinh scored a decisive goal during injury time to help Vietnamese League leaders Song Lam Nghe An beat Hong Kong's TSW Pegasus by 3-2

British Victoria's Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has been entitled new Maxim’s hottest woman in the world, according to People.com.

Northern region swarmed by mosquitoes; Five die in illegal gold mine collapse; Woman dies after breast lift surgery; Vietnam sees need for more staff in health care; Traffic accidents pile up misery during holidays       

VietNamNet Bridge – The Governor-General of Australia, Ms Quentin Bryce, and her husband will pay a State visit to Vietnam from May 8 – 14.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries Fund for International Development (OFID) committed yesterday, May 4, to providing Viet Nam with a US$22.5million loan to upgrade hospitals

VietNamNet Bridge - Private investors are keen to jump onto the public-private partnership investment bandwagon, but local authorities are failing to do their part.