A senior official believes in raising Vietnam’s image by offering refund on VAT on commodities purchased in Vietnam by foreign travellers at point of departure at Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat International Airports from July 2012 till June 2013.

VietNamNet Bridge – An industrial accident happened at a coal mine in the northern province of Ninh Binh on April 29, killing four workers.

VietNamNet Bridge – May will make a record for the highest number of new movies that will come to Vietnamese cinemas, including blockbusters like “Titanic 3D”, “The Artist”, “Midnight in Paris”, etc.

Giant barbs or Siamese giant carps, a freshwater fish in the Mekong River, are found in Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. In Vietnam, they live mostly in Vam Nao, an area linking the Tien and Hau rivers in An Giang Province.

VietNamNet Bridge – The fuel price increase is always a big worry for fishermen. The aquatic resources are getting scarcer, while the fuel price has been escalating, because of which fishermen have to leave fishing boats ashore.

Microsoft and U.S. book retailer Barnes & Noble on Monday announced an e-book venture to challenge Amazon and Apple in the market.

Japanese Cabinet Office released the result of a survey on Wednesday, saying that about 23.4 percent Japanese adults have thought of committing suicide, 4.3 percent higher than last time in 2008.

VietNamNet Bridge – The second show of the final round of the Vietnam’s Got Talent competition took place in HCM City on April 29, with seven performances.

While the long holiday was expected to be a bonanza for local tour organizers, many of them in fact had to cancel their offered tours at the last minute due to the exorbitant accommodation and service costs in tourism spots around the country.

Latest collections for spring and summer were introduced by leading models in HCM City on April 28. VietNamNet Bridge introduces some designs.

The Australia New Zealand Bank (ANZ) has reported first-half underlying profit of over 3 billion U.S. dollars, a result that stands in stark contrast to its refusal to keep in step with the central bank's official rate movements this year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Consumers have never before witnessed so many automobile sales promotion campaigns like these days. Sharp price reductions of 30-100 million dong have been offered to car buyers.

New corrections weaken market uptrend; Promoting tourism in Russia, Japan and RoK; Province urged to boost cross-border trade; Electronics firms battle downturn; Supply woes tie up garment sector; Cash to flow back into real estate

U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, with the blue-chip Dow rallying to a fresh four-year high, as market sentiment was boosted by upbeat manufacturing data.

Australia's second largest telecommunications company Optus on Wednesday announced a major operational restructuring plan that will see 750 job cuts from the company.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem has regained his International Super Grandmaster (GM) title, the World Chess Federation (FIDE) announced on May 1.

VietNamNet Bridge – Air temperatures in Northern Vietnam reached 43 degrees Celsius at 1pm on May Day, affecting the lives of many locals.

The wives and girlfriends (WAGs) of Real Madrid FC stars were enchanted with Vietnamese dishes when they arrived in Germany for a European Champion League match between Real Madrid FC and Bayern Munich FC.

U.S. President Barack Obama signed the strategic partnership agreement with his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai in the wee hours of Wednesday shortly after he arrived in the Afghan capital Kabul for a surprise visit,

VietNamNet Bridge – There were nearly 200 traffic accidents in the country during the recent four-day holiday from April 28 to May 1, according to a quick tally by the National Traffic Safety Committee.