Banking industry receives award for aiding renewal; Chief judge chosen for council of the Supreme People's Court; Assembly election plans well in hand

VietNamNet Bridge – A series of exhibitions of native Vietnamese flowers is being held in several cities to identify the people's choice for the national flower, and the caravan has now moved to Da Nang.

VietNamNet Bridge - Le Van TachToyota Vietnam has announced a 70% cut in car production from April 25 to June 3, 2011, citing a shortage of spare parts after the quake disaster in Japan.

VietNamNet Bridge – Rock music and contemporary art will be honoured during a performance at the Hoa Lo museum in Ha Noi on Friday night.

VietNamNet Bridge - A joint investigation have found two companies in Hanoi, EMOBI and VNNET had been sending spams to users’ cell phones to advertise their services.

VietNamNet Bridge – Inspections of forested land in Yok Don National Park began this week after local media reported that illegal loggers had destroyed several forested areas in the park.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two foreign coaches will take over the men's and women's national volleyball teams next month for a two-month trial period, an official from the Volleyball Federation of Viet Nam said.

EVN has admitted to big debts, but said it still cannot pay the debts right now.

National Vietnam Television (VTV)’s recent decision to stop airing “The Time Traveler” soap opera series, is the evidence of problems with TV series and the audience’s power.

Mobile phone distributors, who could not anticipate the low purchasing demand, imported a big amount of mobile phones in the first quarter of 2011. However, the sales have been going very slowly.

A lot of tests, semester exams and competitions from the school to the national levels have been putting a hard pressure on primary school students.  

A survey conducted by Brazil's Ministry of Health showed Tuesday that half of Brazilians aged over 55 have hypertension.

Death toll of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) at shootout in Kabul airport on Wednesday reached nine, a statement of the military alliance released here said.

In April, Kumho Asiana Plaza Saigon closed retail kiosks and shifted to another type of business. Meanwhile, some other shopping malls have also seen the turnover decreasing by 20-40 percent in comparison with the same period of the last year.

Toyota Motor Corp. announced on Tuesday that it will conduct a voluntary safety recall on about 51, 000 model year 2011 Tundra pickup trucks to inspect a rear drive shaft which may break.

Banking sector toasts 60th anniversary with golf tourney; HCM City women beat HN Trang An at national football championships; Top five swimmers in training to compete at Malaysia Open

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Finance has gone on a road trip to show the country just how serious it is about fairness when it comes to business tax.

Yahoo Inc. on Monday announced that it has acquired IntoNow, a startup company whose technology can let users almost instantly recognize TV content and share favorite programs with their friends.

The Da Nang International Fireworks Competition 2011 will be held on April 29-30 on the banks of the Han River.  

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly (NA) on April 26, considered the plan to allocate the excessive budget revenue in 2010.  

Lacquer Exhibition “Dipolar”; VNSO Mozart Cycle II; Film “I Think I Love Her”; Tiger Translate Growth 2011; Saxophone Concert; Final Hanoi Show of Super Melody    

Agencies, organizations and enterprises in Vietnam have been warned that they are facing the risks of unsafe information security,  caused by the security leaks from the internal staff.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised down its growth forecast for Vietnam in 2011 to 6.1 percent from 7 percent projected in September 2010.

The long four-day April 30 holiday will come in just several days, which is long enough for people to go shopping. However, to date, very few distributors have announced sale promotion campaigns on the occasion, which is really a big surprise.  

The border clash occurring nearby Ta Muen Thom and Ta Kwai temples in the disputed areas adjacent Thailand's northeastern Surin province early Wednesday morning marked the sixth straight day of fighting