Fishermen do not give up on sea despite losses; FinanceAsia honors 5 financial institutions in Vietnam; Cassava exports increase as China prices surge; Financial M&A expand slowly; Textile exports up though producers suffer lower profit  

VietNamNet Bridge – Just one month ago, when the world’s prices were low, sugar refineries affirmed that no need to import sugar. Now, when the world’s prices increase, they believe that it is necessary to import sugar.

Contrary to previous predictions, tropical storm Haima landed in Thai Binh province yesterday evening. At least 10 people were killed, 14 were missing and hundreds of others were injured in some northern provinces

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance is considering raising the tariff on coal exports to 20 percent, on the worry that the “black gold” reserves are getting depleted which would cause the lack of coal for thermopower plants.

At a regular press briefing on June 23, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nguyen Phuong Nga said Vietnam congratulates Ban Ki-moon on his reappointment as Secretary General of the United Nations for another term.

Six Chinese warships passed through the high seas between Okinawa and Miyako islands Wednesday afternoon into the East China Sea.

Promoting "green" buildings was a challenge in Viet Nam, given a lack of specific standards and procedures for construction and a lack of competent human resources, according to the HCM City Energy Saving Centre (ECC-HCM City).

VietNamNet Bridge – It is difficult to make statistics of awards in Vietnam’s entertainment market so far, because many of them have disappeared. Below are several “reputed” awards which attract the public’s attention.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 9,000 women in Viet Nam are found to have molar pregnancies a year, according to research conducted by the National Hospital for Obstetrics and Gynecology.

VietNamNet Bridge – A proposal to confiscate and destroy vegetables carried from Europe in travellers' luggage was submitted to the Prime Minister by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Nguyen Tien Minh was ousted from the Indonesia Open Superseries Premier after losing 10-21, 14-21 to world No 1 Lee Chong Wei in yesterday's quarter-final round in Jakarta.

Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in June rose by 1.09 percent against May, bringing the country’s CPI to 13.29 percent this year - a 20.82 percent rise year on year, according to Vietnam General Statistics Office (GSO).

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's top middle-distance runner Truong Thanh Hang will compete against strong rivals at the Cottbus Track and Field Meeting in Brandenburg, Germany today, June 25.

VietNamNet Bridge - It will apparently take more than two to tango to resolve East Sea issues, as observers urge ASEAN to engage economic powers in dispute settlement.

Hundreds of households are expected to gather in Ha Noi on June 25 to celebrate the 10th annual Viet Nam Family Day, said organisers.

Petrol price constant despite global fluctuation; Risk management to protect cotton industry; Seed shortage threatens crop; Ministry seeks income tax changes; Khanh Hoa’s waste nix plant long overdue; HTC launches most high-end handset in VN  

The Ministry of Finance has drafted a tax break law which includes a range of corporate and personal income tax exemptions and deductions.

VietNamNet Bridge – “The City of Tombs” or the “City of Ghosts” An Bang has become a tourist attraction in the central city of Hue.

VietNamNet Bridge – A whirlwind devastated 1,000 houses and killed several people in the northern port city of Hai Phong on June 23. A senior expert said that the whirlwind is similar as those in Central America.

Tropical storm Haima cut a swathe through three northern and north-central Vietnamese provinces and cities yesterday, killing at least four people, leaving three others missing, and injuring hundreds of others.

Paracel (Hoang Sa) and Spratly (Truong Sa) are two archipelagos offshore Vietnam. The closest point of Paracel is 120 nautical miles east of Da Nang. Meanwhile, the closest point of Spratly is 250 nautical miles to the east of Cam Ranh Bay.

While 54 percent of international companies use social networks as an effective marketing tool, only one percent of Vietnamese enterprises use this tool.

Suppliers have become more cautious when doing business with retailers after WonderBuy has filed for bankruptcy. Meanwhile, analysts have every reason to believe that after WonderBuy, some more names would also disappear from the market.

A new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and University of California, San Francisco, researchers suggests that men with prostate cancer who smoke increase their risk of prostate cancer recurrence

While other countries in the world strive to produce high quality university graduates, Vietnam strives to set high requirements on students entering universities, but floats the quality of university graduates.