Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Nguyen Van Giau said that businesses have begun selling dollars to banks instead of keeping them in their accounts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Miss Vietnam 2006 Mai Phuong Thuy, Miss Grand Slam Asia 2009 Huong Giang, Miss Vietnam World 2010 Diem Huong and Miss Vietnam 2010 Ngoc Han will participate in meaningful community activities this year.

Ballooning potential for puffer fish exports; Ba Ria-Vung Tau licenses developments; PetroVietnam unit to list in HCM City; VN to maintain position as world's top pepper exporter; Irrigation tax exemptions lift farm output  

Two participants of a simulated mission to Mars had conducted their third mock-up walk on the " surface" of the "Red Planet," as part of the Mars-500 project, Russia's Institute of Biomedical Problems said on Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The shortage of accommodation is the biggest worry for migrant workers in the central City of Da Nang where, on the other hand, several budget housing projects have stalled in the last few years.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Department for Management of Overseas Labor has instructed manpower exporting companies to stop sending Vietnamese workers to Libya, where hundreds of people died in strikes.

U.S. crude oil price briefly surpassed the threshold of 100 U.S. dollars a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since Oct. 2008, amid more reports and concerns over the continued unrest in oil-rich Middle East and North Africa.

VietNamNet Bridge – The interrupted petrol supply has forced many fishermen to delay their plans to go out to the sea, while farmers are facing the danger of becoming penniless.

VietNamNet Bridge – The list of the 500 fastest growing enterprises of 2010 in Vietnam shows that the top 50 enterprises have a very high growth rate of 160 percent. Especially, Nguyen Kim Trading Joint Stock Company,

A Los Angeles judge warned troubled actress Lindsay Lohan on Wednesday that she could languish behind bars if she makes a plea bargain in her felony grand theft case.

VietNamNet Bridge – Rising sea water, drought and pollution of water sources are forecast to leave this thriving commercial hub short of drinking water later this year.

VietNamNet Bridge – The turtle in the glass box in Hanoi’s Ngoc Son Temple was one of the four old turtles living in the Hoan Kiem Lake. He died over four decades ago in a chaotic event.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam continues to lead the Southeast Asian region in the number of university and college students studying in the US, according to the Institute of International Education (IIE).

VietNamNet Bridge – These days tens of thousands of young men are enlisting in the army. Below is an enlistment festival in the central province of Nghe An.

VietNamNet Bridge – A younger sister of late composer Trinh Cong Son has sent a letter to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, asking that it help put an end to the unauthorised use of Son's music.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than VND100 billion ($5 million) has been invested in the Co Loa Studio in the suburbs of Hanoi. This will be the largest and most modern studio in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two outstanding Australian performers will impress Ha Noi audiences with sounds of the guitar and exotic oud during a free concert at Voice of Viet Nam Radio Station's theatre next Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Due to a foreseen power shortage, Vietnam will have to import over 4.5 billion kWh of electricity from China this year and the domestic power supply will be cut down from March.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam and Turkey are about to ink agreements covering investment promotion and protection, double taxation avoidance and aviation.

VietNamNet Bridge - Bio-diversity in Nha Trang Bay is under serious threat, according to Truong Kinh, director of the Nha Trang Bay's Sea Protection Management Board.

VietNamNet Bridge - A crew of 27 sailors aboard a Vietnamese cargo ship, Phuc Hai 5, has appealed for food after living in hunger for seven months drifting back and forth in India and Indonesia.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City's museums have improved their way of doing business and are attracting people's attention away from theatres and cinemas plus a plethora of other modern amusements.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many important exams are coming and it is now the time students rush to private tutoring classes. Despite the ban by the Education Ministry, there is still a high demand for tutoring classes.

VietNamNet Bridge – Le Pho is known for his painting which has been sold at the highest price among Vietnamese painters. His “Girl picks up flowers” was auctioned for $339,797.

VietNamNet Bridge – Chess Grand Master Le Quang Liem successfully defended his championship at the Russian International Chess Festival Aeroflot Open and received Eur 16,166.