VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Department of Transport proposes to ban all vehicles in 10 streets in the central city from early next year, the department director, Nguyen Quoc Hung, said on Tuesday.

Nearly all the high quality products which have high sales have been counterfeited. Businesses have lost billions of dong because of the counterfeit goods, while state management agencies still fumble in the fight against counterfeiters.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of readers have emailed to VietNamNet to criticize the jury of the “Just Two of Us” TV show after the semi-final. They asked to have a new jury.

The U.S. federal government requires Facebook to respect its users' privacy and solve related issues, according to media reports on Thursday.

U.S. President Barack Obama announced Thursday that his administration is committing an addition 50 million U.S. dollars in funding for domestic HIV/AIDS treatment and care.

Health authorities are investigating an outbreak of Hepatitis C in east and central China in which the reuse of needles by an unlicensed doctor is suspected as the cause.

ICE tourism up significantly, says travel company; HCM City among top 10 in Asia for real estate investment; Investment rules to be tightened countries to be tightened; Three firms fined for forex violations; No tax breaks for Hyundai plant  

Belarusian Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich on Dec. 1 visited Ho Chi Minh City as part of his official visit to Vietnam.

The funeral of Most Venerable Thich Thanh Tu, Vice President of the Vietnam Buddhist Shangha’s Executive Council, was held at Hanoi’s Quan Su pagoda on November 30, with the participation of thousands of people and Buddhists

Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam front leaders meet in Phnom Penh; Leaders to visit Cambodia, Europe; Vietnamese NA delegation attends IPU hearing in New York

James Murdoch has been re-elected BSkyB chairman with more than three quarters of shareholders' votes, amid calls for his resignation due to the phone-hacking scandle in his defunct tabloid.

VietNamNet Bridge – Local authorities are searching for a new habitat for the critically endangered Indochinese silvered langur (or Trachypithecus germaini), to save the species from extinction.

Most of the insurance companies which “join hands” with foreign strategic partners are the “big cheeses”. Therefore, they do not aim to have more capital when inviting foreigners’ cooperation, but they expect the technology transfer.

Travel agents are offering many attractive tours for Christmas and New Year holidaymakers.

U.S. stocks soared on Wednesday, with major indexes hitting a two-week high, after the world's major central banks took coordinated action to boost liquidity in the world financial system.

Grant to help Quang Tri clear unexploded ordnance; Policeman returns $1,500 left in ATM booth to owner; Nation launches population planning month

Football experts have disagreed with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) on its reasons given for the national U-23 football team’s loss at the 26th SEA Games last week, and even accused the body of dodging its responsibilities.

If the State Bank of Vietnam keeps tightening the monetary policies, this would lead to the sharp fall of the productivity, which may make the high inflation return, economists have warned.

VietNamNet Bridge – Measures to fight wrongdoing and corruption in the banking system and ensure bank deposits are urgently needed, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said yesterday, Nov 30.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has submitted a proposal on a nine-day holiday for the upcoming lunar New Year to the government.