Fourteen Vietnamese films earned around VND715 billion (US$30.7) in ticket sales in the first five months of the year, a year-on-year increase of 40 per cent, according to CGV Cinemas Viet Nam. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Private film companies in HCM City sunk large amounts of money into movies for release during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday with high ticket sales, while theatres saw less crowds.

In 2009, farmer Bui Van Chung in northern Nam Dinh Province’s Hai Quang Commune made the difficult decision to chop down ornamental trees to grow dinh lang (Polyscias fruticose), a medicinal plant species.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fishermen in the central region have seen bumper catches and big profits during Tet (the Lunar New Year).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many small food stalls scattered around Hanoi's streets and alleys are making large profits thanks to their special dishes.

VietNamNet Bridge – The use of rubber plantations as an engine of growth and poverty alleviation in the nation's northern region needs to be weighed against the environmental and economic risks involved,

 VietNamNet Bridge – A series of big enterprises, the biggest cheeses in the national economy, have one after another asked for the permission to delay the tax payment or reduce tax rates.