VietNamNet Bridge – Prolonged rains in the central region has caused serious flooding, which had killed at least nine people and isolated hundreds of villages.

VietNamNet Bridge – Photos of Hanoi’s Old Quarter in late of the 19th century from the collection of Doan Thinh and Doan Bac.

VietNamNet Bridge – Here are invaluable photos about Hanoi’s kids in the past, which come from the collection of Doan Thinh and Doan Bac.

VietNamNet Bridge – These photos come from a collection of 2000 photos about Hanoi in the past by retired teacher Doan Thinh and his son, architect Doan Bac.

It is difficult for Vietnam to select its film for Oscar 2011 because highly-commented movies failed to meet the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ regulations, while those that satisfy regulations are not highly appreciated.

VietNamNet Bridge – Legends about 1000-year Hanoi were told through dragon dances at Hanoi’s My Dinh Stadium on October 2 evening.

VietNamNet Bridge – On October 2 afternoon, “King Ly Cong Uan” arrived in Hanoi after a long trip from the former capital Hoa Lu (Ninh Binh province). Hundreds of people stood on the Red Riverside to welcome the “king”.

Garments continue topping list of exports; Footwear industry submits strategy; Province cuts red tape for investors

VietNamNet Bridge – Electricity of Vietnam Group and its Russian partner, Rosatom Group, will sign a cooperation agreement on construction of Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Plant 1 during the Russian President's visit to Vietnam in October.

The U.S. dollar traded in the lower 83 yen level Monday in Tokyo.

Australian Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan on Monday warned banks that there will not be justification for them to lift rates above the official cash rate

VietNamNet Bridge – This is the third and the last performance art show in Dao Anh Khanh’s “Flow of 1000 Years” program. The two others – “Convergence of Light” and “Bridge of Sound” – were held in 2009.

Brazil will hold a runoff between presidential canidates Dilma Rousseff and Jose Serra as neither of them won an absolute majority in Sunday's presidential election

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra will perform on the prestigious stages of Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Centre in New York City from January 8 – 11.

Unlike previously, when banks restricted loans to meet requirements on their capital adequacy ratio, they now have profuse capital and rush to find borrowers.

Educators all agree that students should not be allowed to use cell phones during lessons.

Many parents complain that their children are overloaded by regular school hours and they do not want them to attend extra classes, but they must.

After Vinashin Motor launched Diamond Blue, a new scooter, Piaggio and Honda Vietnam implied that the model ‘has problems.’

HCM City companies are on an intense search for workers to expand their production scale. Many workers remain indifferent to the varied offerings by employers.

Garment and footwear exports are promising to bring tens of billions of dollars in export revenue this year. However, the actual profit they pocket is really modest.

VietNamNet Bridge – The rate of forged transactions by cards in Vietnam was sometimes three times more than the world average and ten times over the regional average, reported the Vietnam Banking Association on September 30.

VietNamNet Bridge – Eight years since it was excavated, the royal citadel opened to the public the first time on October 2 at 18 Hoang Dieu, Hanoi.

The rapid appreciation of the yen recently has made Vietnam’s actual ODA (official development assistance loans) debt increase by 50 trillion dong, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

VietNamNet Bridge – Norwegian orchestra Bodo Sinfonietta will join students and professors from the HCM City Conservatory for a concert at the conservatory.

VietNamNet Bridge – The organizing board of the Thang Long-Hanoi Great Anniversary has announced detailed activities for the ten-day anniversary (October 1-10).