It is predicted that in 2011, there will be a greater flow of foreign portfolio investment (FPI) in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Director of the Southern Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology Bui Chi Buu spoke to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Vietnam Economic Times) about the need to invest more in agriculture in the Mekong Delta.

Vietnam-favourite destination for investors; HCM City trade centre puts focus on US, Japanese export markets; Industrial production up 16.1% in January; Three new bridges to cross Saigon River

VietNamNet Bridge - Much has been said of Vietnam’s obsession with rice. There are rice noodles, rice desserts, rice pancakes and just plain rice... and then, there is com.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam will look to spell out more stable economic growth in 2011 after the year of being heated by gold and US dollar prices.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vu Quoc Tuan has not had an easy life himself, but is firmly in the business of saving lives -  and expects no reward in return.

VietNamNet Bridge – An increasing number of locally made series are being aired on national TV networks, but audiences are displeased with the quality of the offerings and the broadcast schedules.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) is considering amending the current regulations on enrolling students for universities and junior colleges, hoping that the new regulations will help attract more foreign students.

VietNamNet Bridge – Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Minister of Defense, talked with VietNamNet about the success of defense foreign affairs in 2010.

VietNamNet Bridge – This year Tet bonus for male football players is only VND10 million ($500). For other sports, Tet bonus is dependent on the achievements of athletes in 2010.

Experts have warned that foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) in Vietnam now prefer importing goods to sell domestically instead of setting up production bases in the country.

VietNamNet Bridge - Viet Nam has successfully sent flower seeds into space for scientific research.

In Hanoi and HCM City in 2010, 1.47 percent of interviewees in Hanoi and 3.77 percent in HCM City said they didn’t go to hospital for examination because they didn’t have money.

VietNamNet Bridge - Urban noise is proving a major headache for residents, and responsible agencies have not found strict enough measures to deal with noise pollution.

VietNamNet Bridge – The reporter of Viet Nam News sits down with one of the country's most famous nature photographers, Nguyen Van Phuoc, to talk about art, people, nature and his work.

VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged ministries, sectors and grass-root authorities to provide an adequate power supply for business production and increased residential demand.

Dolphins are known to be intelligent, good natured mammals. So scientists in southern Israel are studying them to learn about their keen senses, their organizational pack behavior and protective nature.

Businesses suffer from a chronic capital shortage. However, the problems seems more serious in 2011, as commercial banks plan to tighten credit.

VietNamNet Bridge – Dale Poter, 58, took off his sneakers and walked bare foot on the road in Tra Que village in the ancient town of Hoi An, in the central province of Quang Nam, to go to the field to planting vegetable.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has forecast upbeat exports of several of the country's key agricultural products in 2011, following last year's bumper crop.

VietNamNet Bridge – President of the European Patent Office Benoit Battistelli had a talk with Viet Nam News on the sideline of the Heads of Intellectual Property Offices Conference about co-operation in this field.

Price stabilization program for 2011; Ha Noi IZs urged to offer investment incentives; Cement exports tipped to expand; Seafood firms take 30 spots on list of top 500 companies; Agriculture, aquaculture and forestry exports increase

VietNamNet Bridge – Well-paid local football stars are increasingly looking to the investment sector as a way of supplementing their incomes.

In times when the fine line between publicity mongering by celebrities and morbid curiosity about personal lives of celebrities are crossed freely and frequently, it is not surprising that celebrity weddings are a hot topic.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign manufacturers are seeing new credit barriers to develop investment projects in Vietnam, which could reduce net capital inflows this year.