The dragon has been a long time symbol of loyalty and power in Vietnamese culture and spiritual life. The sacred creature deeply influences people's activities, particularly royalty of the past.

VietNamNet Bridge – A special comedic show by leading comedians of Vietnam was recently filmed at a convention center in Prague, the Czech Republic.

The demand for small change has become increasingly high. The State Bank has said that the supply of small change would not be big, while the suppliers on the black market charge exorbitant high fees.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh was defeated 0-2 by Indonesia’s Taufik Hidayat (world 9th player) on the afternoon of January 12.

Artist Michelle Pontie is using her latest exhibition at Tu Do Gallery in HCM City to encourage people to discover a love for lacquer art, a famous ancient trade of Viet Nam.

The U.S. federal government reported a budget deficit of nearly 86 billion U.S. dollars in December, the U.S. Treasury Department announced on Thursday.

Gong culture exhibition opens in Gia Lai; Restoration lacks professionalism; Party on HCMC’s tallest skyscraper to welcome Tet; HCMC to open theater on traditional music; Vietnamese-American actress who sued Amazon reveals identity  

Measures to curb traffic accidents, road congestion in big cities and transport infrastructure projects were highlighted during yesterday's online dialogue between Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang and citizens at home and abroad.

VietNamNet Bridge – The World Gymnastics Federation on January 12, announced that Vietnamese gymnast Pham Phuoc Hung won a ticket to the Olympic London 2012 for men’s all-round event.

Vietnam trio confirmed dead in Antarctic ship fire; US$93 million for rural water supply project; US consul general visits tumor patient; Poor City students receive Tet gifts; German Red Cross helps flood victims  

Ha Noi's unemployment rate has nearly doubled in the last two years and is forecast to be even higher this year.

VietNamNet Bridge – The votive object market is heating up as the Land Genie and Kitchen God Day and the Lunar New Year are nearing. People now tend to buy hi-tech products to offer to their ancestors this year.

Senior leaders pay New Year visits; NA Chairman meets Mexican legislators; Ireland, Vietnam to cooperate in youth education; Bar Association urged to sharpen capacity; Vietnam highly values UNICEF’s assistance  

Search engine giant Google has officially picked CleverAds Joint Stock Co as its Google AdWords Premier SME Partner – its first high-level partner in Vietnam.

The National Finance Supervision Council has released the report on the economic prospect in 2012-2013, designing three economic scenarios for 2012.

The Emir of the State of Qatar, Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, will pay an official visit to Vietnam on January 16-17, according to the Foreign Ministry.

Vietnam is not experiencing a banking crisis, despite a quick increase in non-performing loans recently and plans to restructure the troubled sector, the central bank governor, Nguyen Van Binh, said on Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – This year HCM City will need nearly VND47 trillion ($2.3 billion) to implement key projects, such as the urban rail route No. 1, the Saigon 2 bridge, ten bridges on Provincial Road 9, etc.

Ten Vietnamese crewmembers who are in the custody of Thai authorities after their ship sank due to a collision with a royal Thai Navy boat will be tried for allegedly violating Thailand’s territorial waters, the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry said.

The year 2012 is believed to be one more difficult year of the national economy. Therefore, where to inject money in proves to be an inextricable question for many investors.