From January 1, 2013, minimum salary may rise by VND700,000 ($35) to the highest level of VND2.7 million ($135) per month, according to a proposal of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

Local traders have been mislabeling Chinese  fruits and vegetables as consumers turn away from cheap, low-quality goods from China.

VinaPhone, one of the three biggest mobile network operators in Vietnam, has been providing mobile call services on some foreign airlines for one month. Meanwhile, domestic airlines still do not intend to allow to provide the service on flights. 

Vietnamese students and examinees always try to touch the heads of the turtles at Van Mieu (the Temple of Literature) for good luck during their exams. The behavior has been facing the violent criticism from the public.

VietNamNet Bridge – Every year, Quang Ninh province receives 90,000 Chinese travelers who go to Vietnam by land. However, Vietnamese travel firms do not earn much money from the Chinese market due to their uncooperative attitude.

VietNamNet Bridge – Building at the cost of $120 million by a foreign investor, the 100ha cemetery in Truong Tho commune Hoa Thanh district of Tay Ninh province, is called the cemetery for the rich.

Singaporean real estate investors have been present and reaping fruits in Vietnam over the last many years. Their money has been poured into all the segments of the property market.

 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved Marqibo to treat adults with a rare type of leukemia called Philadelphia chromosome negative acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

 Google has agreed to pay a record 22.5-million-U.S.-dollar civil penalty to settle charges that it bypassed Apple users' privacy settings to track their online activities, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Thursday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In late June and early July (lunar calendar), farmers in Hung Yen begin to harvest longan and prepare for processing dry longan, a famous specialty.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many travel firms in HCMC have launched tours on Vietnam’s National Day, September 2, with prices staying stable or a little bit lower than on normal days.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The annual ‘Autumn Melody 2012’ concert will take place at the Opera House in Ho Chi Minh City from August 17-19.

 Biggest gong found in central highlands; Fashion industry celebrates Designers House; Stage show gives visitors history lesson; Colour-changing stalactite discovered

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police in Ha Noi have prosecuted four top managers of Muaban24 Online Trade and Training Company for using computers, telecommunications networks and the internet and digital devices for fraudulent activity.

 Expo attracts firms from 30 countries; Accor opens Novotel in HCM City; Best Western inks Lao Cai hotel deal; Delta greets 12.8 million visitors

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Center for Preservation of Hue Relics has opened Khai Tuong Lau (An Dinh palace), where Vietnam’s last king Bao Dai and his family lived from 1945 to 1955, for tourists.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Quang Thai has never been able to stray far from his parents even though he is 18-years-old as he is paralysed. He is an ‘indirect' victim of Agent Orange/dioxin, a deadly toxin that was used by the US during the war.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty young women from nine cities and provinces in the northern region will compete in the finals of the Miss Vietnam Beauty Pageant 2012 from August 14- 25 in Da Nang City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister has asked State commercial banks to reduce interest rates on loans for farmers in the livestock and aquaculture sector while also giving them more time to pay back debts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The South Korean Government will help upgrade the Viet Nam-Korea Friendship Information Technology College in Da Nang City through an Official Development Assistance grant aid project of US$6.4 million.