VietNamNet Bridge - The Hanoi-based software developer Bkis this year is preparing for the debut of a high-advanced technology named “SmartHome”, which is expected to enable users to control their house remotely.

The local distribution market recently has witnessed two trends: foreign distributors are expanding to new provinces to cash in on new opportunities, while domestic distributors are cooperating with foreign investors to grow their businesses.

Sometimes to love the simplest things in this life, people have to experience blood, death and desperation, two US writers said in a talk with VietNamNet.

TRUSTBank to have strategic partner; VinaCapital fund to sell stake in liquor producer; Bao Minh Insurance pioneers deal for coffee-growers; Oversupply nips farm produce profits

The UN Residential Coordinator John Hendra talks with VietNamNet about the challenges and perspective for 2011 in the context of Vietnam becoming a lower middle-income country and beginning the implementation of the new five-year plan. 

VietNamNet Bridge - This year, the supply of apartments and offices in Hanoi is expected to increase remarkably over the previous year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam plans to create 10 million jobs in the next five years. Under the National Target Programme on Job Creation and Skills Training, about 1.6 million jobs will be created a year,

VietNamNet Bridge - Abundant supplies of houses and apartments are set to be the biggest challenge in 2011 for property firms, experts said. 

VietNamNet Bridge – After 20 years of collecting antiques, Nguyen Van Tuan set up his own “museum” in Da Lat with around 4000 items, all closely linked to Da Lat’s history.

Giving administrative orders instead of following market rules is the lesson that Vietnam should draw for the monetary policy management, said Deputy Chair of the National Finance Supervision Council Le Xuan Nghia.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese Institute of Industrial Chemistry has developed Vietnam ’s first ever biodegradable polymer products.

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade's Department of Mountainous Area Trade Nguyen Van Hoi spoke to Tuoi tre (Youth) newspaper about plans to speed up exports of farm produce to China.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign students wishing to study at Vietnamese universities or colleges may soon be exempted from sitting for entrance examinations.

VietNamNet Bridge - According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, the number of international arrivals in Vietnam in January 2011 is 470,000, up 8.9% year on year.

VietNamNet Bridge - After winning the country's first medal at the Asian Games in female wrestling, the athlete has her sights set on achieving more glory soon, Cong Thanh goes beyond the mat.

VietNamNet Bridge - The central province of Thua Thien-Hue is calling for investment in the tourism sector with the aim to become one of largest centres in the country, says the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said.

Farm exports up 13%; E-tax declaration services to go national; Can Tho City aims for higher growth; Fashion outlets reap big bucks before Tet; Green Label products to be honoured

VietNamNet Bridge - Logistics services businesses need to have well-trained human resources and modern information technology systems to increase the competitiveness of the local industry, experts have said.

Some businesses have been accused of laying off labourers and employing new ones just to evade paying health and social insurance premiums. The Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan talks about the issue.

VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 85 per cent of railway accidents across the country occur at crossings, according to statistics provided by the Viet Nam Railway Administration.

VietNamNet Bridge - In the chill of winter’s rain and drizzle, we were determined to pray for good luck and happiness for the New Year.

While adults consider tattoo an art and self-beautification, teenagers mostly get their body tattooed to imitate their peers, says Truong Nghiem, the owner of a tattoo shop on Hoang Van Thu Street in Ho Chi Minh City.

VietNamNet Bridge – At the cassava harvest season, dozens of kilometers of the Ho Chi Minh highway, the section crossing Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa provinces, have become the drying ground.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam's first bauxite mining and refinery complex Tan Rai is expected to start production in April, some months later than initial plan, according to the Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin).

Believing that uncontrolled inflation will badly affect the macro economy, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Cao Viet Sinh emphasizes that curbing the inflation will be the top priority in 2011.