Huge demand backs construction market growth

VietNamNet Bridge- A young population and fast urbanization are the major elements turning Vietnam into a promised land for local and international property development companies.

Vietnam commits to tiger conservation

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam stands ready to cooperate with foreign countries and international organisations to improve tiger conservation in the country and the region.

Veteran preserves American pilot’s keepsakes for 40 years

Nguyen Y Chi, a former police officer, has kept the belongings of an American pilot who died in Quang Ngai province over 40 years ago. He wished to hand over the keepsakes to the pilot’s family on the Day for Reconciliation (September 9).

National Assembly closes eighth session

VietNamNet Bridge - The eighth session of the 12th National Assembly wrapped up in the capital city of Hanoi on November 26 after more than one month of sitting.

By the people, for the people

VietNamNet Bridge - Propaganda art is well-known in Vietnam and has proved highly popular with tourists but in this era of mass-marketing, billboard advertisements and TV commercials is anyone producing original propaganda art anymore? 

Cabinet's extra budget voted down at Japan's upper house

The Japanese cabinet's extra budget for financing a stimulus package worth about 5 trillion yen (59 billion U.S. dollars) was voted down at a plenary session of the opposition-controlled upper house on Friday.

Obama hurt in basketball game, gets 12 stitches in lip

U.S. President Barack Obama was hurt in a basketball game Friday morning, and got 12 stitches in his lip, the White House said.

Apple makes big land purchase to expand headquarters

Rapidly growing Apple Inc. has bought 98 acres of land in Cupertino, nearly doubling the size of its headquarters in the city in U.S. state of California, U.S. media reported on Friday.

How to achieve the target of sending more workers abroad

A project to support poor districts in promoting labour exports for 2009-2020 has achieved initial results. Thousands of workers across the country have been sent abroad in nearly two years.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 27/11

Hue paves the way for investment; Agricultural exports top year's targets; Industrial production rises 13.8%

Going green way to bigger profits

The adoption of more energy efficient technologies and practices by enterprises will not only help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it will also help the firms become more profitable

Government tackles harmful pesticide issue

The Prime Minister has signed a decision regulating the treatment and prevention of environmental pollution caused by plant protection substances.

Work starts on France, VN satellite project

Work on the first Viet Nam-France satellite officially began yesterday with a ceremony in Ha Noi to announce that preparations for the US$77.4 million three-year project were complete.

Workers fight for survival as prices soar

As the lunar New Year festival approaches, the prices of goods have soared as usual. But the increase has come earlier this year. As the Vietnamese dong continues to depreciate, people have been faced with increased living costs.

Right names but wrong man

Vo Van Hung, handcuffed and escorted by uniformed policemen, was led into a police truck as his neighbors were wondering what causes his demise. It turns out the answer lies in the three names.

Danish development agency to focus on education in Vietnam

John Nielsen, the newly appointed Danish Ambassador to Vietnam, says the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) will focus on Danish cooperation within the educational sector to ensure prosperity during the period until 2016

The condotel has landed

The condo-hotel is an alien concept for Vietnam but developers now believe the time is right to introduce this product to the market.

Three-part exhibit features multiple shades of Ha Noi

An exhibition entitled Ha Noi – City Mirrored in Art displaying works by more than 20 artists who have featured the capital city in their creations opened on Thursday.

Real estate ‘fails' to strike balance with social housing

The real estate market had failed to strike a balance between commercial and social housing projects, deputy Construction Minister Nguyen Tran Nam complained in Ha Noi yesterday.

Moderate growth despite difficulties, says chairman

The efforts of the Party, the army and the people had allowed Viet Nam to record moderate economic growth, increase State revenue and stabilise political life

VN exceeds previous tallies

The Olympics sports of athletics, rowing, and wrestling shined at the 2010 Asian Games (ASIAD) in Guangzhou, China, providing moments for sports fans to savour after Viet Nam won more medals than in previous years.

Plastic progress

Vietnam’s younger generation is where the future lies for banks and their credit cards.

Vietnam’s NISCI and IBM collaborate for Cloud Computing Leapfrog

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam National Institute of Software and Digital Content Industry (NISCI) today shakes hand with IBM to promote cloud computing in Vietnam.

Time to restructure State enterprises

The ineffective use of capital, natural resources and personnel has made the restructure of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) imperative

Wedding day blues

VietNamNet Bridge - As the bride’s family foots the bill at a Co Ho wedding party, families with a lot of nubile daughters are often left facing bankruptcy.