“Air pollution in Vietnam is getting serious in comparison with Southeast Asia and other Asian countries,” said Dang Van Loi, Deputy Director of the Agency for Pollution Control, under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Bank management boards have been told by shareholders to strive to obtain high profits in 2011. But, bankers say this is an impossible mission.  

A nationwide program aimed at providing internet access to 80 percent of the country's population by 2014 is forging ahead in Brazil, Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo said on Tuesday.

Customers prefer foreign currency transaction in banks; State Bank of Vietnam and ADB sign loan agreement; Cautious with Spanish firms: Vietnam embassy; Agribank branch director arrested in loan scam   

Vietnamese musician writes song for Hollywood film; Scratch champion to perform in Ha Noi; Authorities receive new photos of late PM; National Park site exploited

The Government of Vietnam has allowed commodity exchanges to make forward transactions since January 2011. However, the number of traders is not as high as expected.  

VietNamNet Bridge - Hong Kong actor Moses Chan and his team came to Vietnam (March 10-15) to make Hong Kong TVB’s reality show, “Coffee Confidential 2011”.

NewOpenWorld, the organizer of the vote for seven new natural wonders of the world, has allowed voters to vote through mobile phones.

“There is no way for the people to publically check asset declaration of candidates for the National Assembly (NA) and People’s Council elections,” said Nguyen Van Pha, Vice Chair of the Fatherland Front Central Committee

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) on March 16 shortlisted five candidates for the prestigious management role.

Social networks have become important for fellow-travellers and Vietnamese students that connect students with the outside world and relatives in Vietnam, helping them survive and wait for aid.

The death anniversary of Kings Hung will be held from April 7-12 (March 5-10 lunar calendar) on an area spreading from Viet Tri City in Phu Tho District till the coastal commune of the Hung temple monuments.   

VietNamNet Bridge – Mud eruption has been reported in the central province of Ninh Thuan for a month, worrying locals.

The third Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival closed on March 15 evening with seven national records recognized by the Vietnam Record Book Center.  

The first culprit who scattered nail on HCM City streets to make money out of mending their flat tires or selling new tires at exorbitant prices was seized on March 15.

Japanese military helicopters dumped tons of water towards the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant Thursday morning in an effort to avert a possible nuclear meltdown.

Real Madrid reached the last eight of the Champions League for the first time in seven years after beating Olympique Lyon 3-0 in the Santiago Bernabeu stadium on Wednesday night.

The National Police Agency said Thursday that Friday's catastrophic quake and ensuing tsunami have left 5,178 people dead and 8,606 others unaccounted for in Japan by 10:00 a.m. local time (0100 GMT).

While enterprises are still feeling shocked with the dramatic increases of the prices of electricity, petrol and the dollar, they have been urged to consider the possible impacts of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on their business.

VietNamNet Bridge – Filling stations along borders will only be allowed to operate from 6am to 6 pm to combat fuel smuggling, an anti-fuel smuggling conference held by the Ministry of Trade and Industry in HCM City was told on Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Economising on household electricity consumption would help HCM City avoid shortages this summer, a power-utility official has said.

“The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan must assist Vietnamese in Japan to return home at their request.” was among the Prime Minister’s instruction made on March 16.

VietNamNet Bridge – The head of the city's Institute of Hygiene and Public Health has urged the city Health Department and other authorities to inspect small food production facilities and markets for the sale and use of food colours.

VietNamNet Bridge – Overseas worker recruitment companies had contributed considerably to improving living conditions and professional skills for guest workers that had finished contracts abroad.

Though operation licenses were granted to mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) in 2009, the operators, except Dong Duong Telecom, have not made any moves to join the telecom market.