VietNamNet Bridge - Many businesses still find borrowing at commercial banks too costly even though the State Bank of Vietnam is encouraging banks to lend.

VietNamNet Bridge – The negative impacts of climate change on Viet Nam are obvious but the country remains confused about an effective, comprehensive response strategy, experts said at a meeting held last Friday

A national assembly meeting (for illustration purposes only)The final session of the 12th National Assembly opens in Ha Noi today with a report assessing implementation of the country's socio-economic plan for 2010-11.

VietNamNet Bridge – The first ever series featuring the musical heritage of Viet Nam's ethnic groups will kick off tonight, according to Hoang Xuan Binh, head of the Ethnic Music and Dance Troupe of the Viet Nam Music and Dance Theatre.

Vietnam attends 2011 Hot Air Balloon Fiesta; Int’l musical evening “Say Hello to Vietnam’s Sea”; Festival marks Int’l Francophone Day in Hanoi; Show helps tourists learn Vietnamese people’s life

VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Thi Binh of Quang Ngai surpassed defending champion Pham Thi Hien of Thai Binh to win the Tien Phong newspaper's annual half-marathon in Dac Nong Province yesterday, March 20.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many Vietnamese passengers complained that despite having to struggle to get air tickets for flights from Japan to Hanoi, the flights turned out to have idle seats.

VietNamNet Bridge – Simon McMenemy had a poor debut in his role as manager of Dong Tam Long An when his team suffered a humiliating 0-3 loss against Hoang Anh Gia Lai yesterday, March 20.

Sixty-four people have been killed and 150 others wounded in the air strikes launched by western forces since Saturday, Libya's health officials said on Sunday.

Hong Kong television captures aromas of Vietnamese coffee; Countdown to Earth Hour; Hue fashion show; Earth ambassador

Traces of radioactive iodine had been detected in Tokyo and the surrounding Kanto region, according to the results of an investigation of radioactivity in precipitation and dust conducted by the government, local media reported on Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi’s March consumer price index (CPI) increased by 2.41 percent over last month and 13.56 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the Hanoi Statistics Office.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of people have come to the Bong Mieu gold mine in the central province of Quang Nam to illegally seek gold. On March 14, one died and one was seriously wounded owing to the collapse of a trench.

U.S. President Barack Obama, currently on a Latin America tour, said Saturday that he wants to open more markets around the world to promote business and create jobs for Americans.

Lowering charges to attract more clients is not the way telecom service providers are operating this year. Instead, mobile network operators have launched a lot of new service packages that target specific groups of clients.

The National Police Agency said Sunday that the catastrophic March 11 earthquake and ensuing tsunami have left 8,133 people dead in Japan by 12:00 local time (0300 GMT).

The United States Saturday launched the first Tomahawk missile attacks against the Libyan air defense from warships deployed in the Mediterranean, the Pentagon said.

Banknetvn, KFTC to boost cross-border transactions; Kohler opens biggest showroom in Vietnam; Ministry: CPI to increase two per cent in March; Cashew sector aims to earn $1.4b in exports  

VietNamNet Bridge - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan will hold a dialogue with 90 young intellectuals at the Government Office on March 23. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Women only knew that their husbands had infected them when they were pregnant.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese national women’s football team pounded Hong Kong 4-0 on Friday in Taiwan in the group A opening match of the 2012 London Olympics Asian qualifiers.

HCM City-based Grandmaster and world number 44 Le Quang Liem will play for the first time for Germany's Werder Bremen chess club in the country's chess Bundesliga. Viet Nam News spoke with him prior to this trip.

VietNamNet Bridge - The second Universe Dancing Contest for Artists in Ho Chi Minh City will be held on April 17 with participation of ten contestants. 

The Party Politburo has made public its expectations on the country’s socio-economic performance in 2011, identifying containing inflation, stabilising the macroeconomy, and ensuring social welfare as top priorities.

VietNamNet Bridge – “Mountain Shadow,” the first part of the “Ten years after Trinh Cong Son” series of music shows took place at the HCM City Opera House on March 18.