CPA Australia inks deal in Ho Chi Minh City; Key industrial products aid capital's growth; 80 businesses given Gold Dragon award; Gov't entrusts five tasks to SBV; Coffee prices exceed VND38,000/kg  

The new regulations on tuition exemption and reduction are worrying many students. With the new regulations, when waiting for the money to be disbursed, students have to arrange money themselves to feed themselves and pay for their studies.

Seeing the drops of perspiration rolling down the pedicab driver’s forehead, an idea flashed through the mind of three students from the Da Nang University of Technology that it is necessary to force sunlight to serve the needs of human beings.

The opening of the market under WTO commitments is opportunity for foreign banks to obtain a bigger market share in VND capital mobilization. However, analysts say it will not be easy for foreign banks to get the upper hand over Vietnamese banks.

VietNamNet Bridge – Plans to convert Nguyen Hue Street in downtown HCM City to a pedestrian street are still on paper as the Saigontourist Holding Company waits for approval from the HCM City People's Committee.

VietNamNet Bridge – The leading transport companies in HCM City on Wednesday sold all of their tickets for several routes from the city to destinations in central and northern provinces for the peak days of Tet (Lunar New Year).

Saigontourist offers yacht tour; Special Tet tours for visitors; Cebu Pacific adds VN flights; Cham culture to go on display; A toast to beer drinking record

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's first eight day Tet ( Lunar New Year) holiday has created favourable conditions for local and overseas Vietnamese to enjoy the longest Tet, starting on February 3.

Deputy Foreign Minister Ho Xuan Son, Head of Vietnam’s National Border Committee and Var Kim Hong, Head of Cambodia’s Border Committee and a representative from Blom Info AS of Denmark on January 13 signed a contract . . .

Photos recall events of 1945; Artist shows love for Mong people; Zing Music Awards honour pop singers; Show pays tribute to late songstress; 8th century coins discovered in Vinh Phuc; Museums eye preservation methods

VietNamNet Bridge – As usual, a slew of films are ready for release during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays, including Viet Nam's first 3-D flick, and studios are hoping to part young moviegoers and their money.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's leading fine porcelain maker Minh Long No 1 yesterday, Jan 13, opened a new showroom in HCM City that displays exclusive products it has made over the last five years.

Denmark is at the risk of an H1N1 outbreak as more Danes are getting infected with the influenza, said the National Board of Health on Wednesday.

Colin Firth, a favorite in the run-up to the 83rd Academy Awards, has been honored with a star on the famed Walk of Fame on Thursday, cementing his achievements on big and small screens.

Tunisian Interior Ministry announced curfew in Grand Tunis region starting from 8:00 p.m. (1900 GMT) Wednesday to 5:30 a.m. (0430 GMT) Thursday following unrest spread to the capital on Wednesday.

A ship carrying 2,400 tons of sulfuric acid capsized on the Rhine River in Germany early Thursday, causing two crews missing and a halt on vessel traffic, authorities said.

The death toll in the storms that hit Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state this week has reached 444 as rescue workers continued to search for survivors in debris Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Central Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) has described the 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) as an important political event to Vietnam’s Party, State and people.

VietNamNet Bridge - Financial experts are confident that the foreign exchange rate will be stable in 2011 thanks to the huge foreign currency supply and the central bank’s more flexible monetary policies.

VietNamNet Bridge - Tour operators in HCMC have said they have missed a great business chance for launching more tours for the Lunar New Year (Tet) as the long holiday schedule was announced a little bit so late.

VietNamNet Bridge -  Vietnam is rated the world's 139th freest economy in a 2011ranking released Wednesday by the U.S.-based Heritage Foundation, up from 144th last year.

Unilaterally breaking his contract with Nam Dinh club, Hoang Danh Ngoc, a member of the national football team for the less than 23 years old (U23), was suspended for 18 months and has to pay VND2.4 billion ($120,000) to Nam Dinh.

Garment sector looks to boost world export standing; Tariff rules stir auto industry optimism; Aluminium project to begin production; Labor strikes increase before Tet; Footwear industry needs leg-up

Female stars of the Vietnamese showbiz reaped both sweet and bitter fruits in 2010.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many private-owned enterprises are seeing the country’s economic picture this year through rose-coloured spectacles.