The banking sector requires a high degree of transparency and professionalism, which attaches special importance to improving the quality of human resources for the system.

Fragments of a defunct Russian military communications satellite, Molniya-1T, fell into the Pacific Ocean Saturday night, according to local media reports.

The death of some “big guys” in the fisheries sector in Can Tho and Soc Trang provinces has sounded an alarm about the financial situation imbalance, which may lead to the bankruptcy of a lot of seafood companies and fish farmers as well.

The U.S. dollar climbed against major currencies this week as concerns about the European debt crisis again weighed on the euro and upbeat U.S. job data helped restore investors' confidence in the U.S. economy.

VietNamNet Bridge – A meeting attended by representatives from nearly 150 foreign direct investment enterprises to solve difficulties in foreign labour administration was held in HCM City on Thursday.

With vast gardens of green coconut trees, Ben Tre Province is considered the “capital” of coconuts in Vietnam. For the local people, coconut trees have a special place in their cultural life as well as the economic development process.

The Vietnamese tourism authority, buoyed by the rapid growth in Russian tourist arrivals in the last two years, has drawn up an ambitious plan to treble the number of Russian visitors to the country to 300,000 in 2014 from the 2011 figure.

Domestic coffee businesses continue hit snags as farmers still speculate products and sell them based on rumours.

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Minh Quang, including other senior officials, yesterday answered public questions about land use polices and the environmental effects of production on the Government website www.chinhphu.vn.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam always gives top priority to consolidating and strengthening special ties of friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Laos, considering the relationship an invaluable asset for future generations.

If still following the current urban development programs, HCM City will move in a rut just like Bangkok City’s flooding, experts warn.

Ba Ria-Vung Tau is the only place in southern Vietnam and Southeast Asia as a whole that hosts the greyhound racing events.

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A series of events will take place this year to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries and the 2012 Year of Friendship, announced Indian Ambassador to Viet Nam Ranjit Rae.

The Dak Lak Elephant Conservation Centre on Thursday requested an official probe into the deaths of three wild elephants in the Central Highlands district of Ea Sup during the final week of March.

Some 30 foreign reporters from around the world are in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) capital to cover the country's satellite launch, the official news agency KCNA reported Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge – For the first time in its 16-year history, the Golden Ball Award may be presented to a foreign-origin player – Brazilian-Vietnamese striker Huynh Kesley.

Cong Thanh Village in Binh Dinh Province is located amidst a forest of luxuriantly green coconut trees. The soil for cultivation is affected by alkalinity, so only sedge plants are suited to grow there.

The information that the US hedge fund Elliot Advisors decided to drop the lawsuit against Vinashin has set everybody’s curiosity agog. Why did the fund make such a decision after four months of intensively preparing for the case?

VietNamNet Bridge – Three Vietnamese choreographers who are working overseas will work together in a modern dance show entitled “Moc” on April 25-26 at the HCM City Opera House.