The prices of essential goods have been increasing sharply by 10-20 percent, or even 100 percent just over the past few weeks. But the actual income of regular employees does not increase.

Indonesian garment firm enters market; Work halted on river restoration; I Am Giant returns to HCM City; Bazaar to raise funds for charity; Ba Na communal house to be rebuilt; Orchestra to hold free concerts

VietNamNet Bridge – Theatres in Ha Noi have been finding it difficult to get sponsorship or support themselves through ticket sales without funding from the State – unlike their southern counterparts.

VietNamNet Bridge – The burden of bringing up two mentally disabled sons has become easier for 69-year-old war invalid Do Thi Mui since she joined an older people's self-help club three months ago.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is one of only two countries or territories globally where climate change is the people's top concern, according to a survey by HSBC.

VietNamNet Bridge – Record-high tides on the Sai Gon River and heavy rains over the weekend caused flooding in several residential areas in HCM City, prompting city officials to call for the rebuilding of 58 dykes . . .

VietNamNet Bridge – The Quang Tri Smallholder Forest Certification Group has been awarded the Forest Stewardship Council certification making it the first group of small forest owners in Viet Nam to receive the internationally recognised standard

VietNamNet Bridge – South Korean dancers will debut a performance entitled Look Back into Love – Orpheo at the Au Co Theatre in Ha Noi tomorrow, Nov 11.

VietNamNet Bridge – The three women finalists – and, to many people, the front-runners – in the nation's top reality music show may be attracting an increasing number of fans but they are not resting on their laurels . . .

Flag raising heralds Asian Games opening; HCM City to reward gold medal winners; National team to play charity football match; Student basketball tournament begins

A study released on Monday found that the U.S. fast food industry is stepping up marketing efforts to target children starting as young as age two.

Thousands of passengers on board a cruise ship were stranded about 150 miles (240 kilometers) south of San Diego, Southern California after the ship caught fire, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam ranks 113th for the Human Development Index (HDI) in 2010, the same as last year, according to the UNDP’s Human Development Report released on November 9.

Google on Tuesday unveiled a new "Instant Previews" feature of its search engine, which the company said will enable users to evaluate and choose the right search results in a faster way.

The United Nations has developed an alert system in Haiti to report new cases or resurgences of water-borne diseases, such as cholera, which has left 544 people dead, UN spokesman Farhan Haq said here Tuesday.

Newly released information that Vietnam has imported 1000 tons of gold in the last 20 years has stirred up the public.

A train carrying nuclear waste continues on its unpopular journey in northern Germany, as protesters obstructed the railway, some hanging themselves over tracks, delaying the transport for over two hours early Sunday.

A South Korean musical drama entitled ‘Look Back into Love – Orpheo’ will be performed in Hanoi for the first time at the Au Co Arts Centre on November 11.

VietNamNet Bridge – Once big hydro-power plants are built in the Mekong River, the challenge for cooperation among countries that share the river will grow.

Using renewable energy has become a growing tendency in the world, especially when fossil fuel sources are becoming exhausted. However, this kind of energy has not been widely used in Vietnam.

Despite uncertainties about inflation and the dong, many foreign investors have set their sights, once again, on Vietnam

Experts discuss plans for Truong Son Mountains; Transport dept pinpoints sites prone to landslides in city; Businesses urged to use ‘green' materials; Sanitation, bridge projects rile public

The Wernigerode Youth Choir from Germany will have two concerts at Hanoi’s Tuoi Tre Theatre on November 10th and 11th.  

State Bank’s decision pulls down gold price; World Bank calls for more reforms; New programme promises export credit guarantees

Nowadays, more and more Vietnamese businessmen show their corporate social responsibility (CSR) by funding cultural works or financing constructions of pagodas. However, in many cases, their crude interference ruins the cultural value.