2011 proves to be a difficult year for Vietnamese games producers. However, they still have been surviving difficulties and developing.

Vietnamese tourist arrivals in Japan have grown since a short interruption that followed the powerful earthquake and tsunami in March.

The credit growth in 2012 will be around 15%-17%, a little higher than the actual figure this year but far lower than the average rate in the past few years, the central bank’s Governor Nguyen Van Binh stressed.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training announced Friday its decision to ban three colleges and universities from taking in new students in 2012.

Several fundamental labour rights for workers are not being fulfilled by employers, according to the latest inspections.

Fabric paintings have recently drawn much attention from many domestic and overseas art lovers thanks to the efforts of young art students. 

2011 is considered a golden year of rice exports as Vietnam expects to ship a record volume of seven million tonnes abroad and earn US$3.7 billion in revenue.

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Tax compliance will be observed more strictly given the recent changes in Vietnam’s tax policy, said experts of Deloitte at a recent seminar.

The fourth meeting of the 11th Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) closed in Hanoi on Saturday, stressing mobilisation of all sources for infrastructure construction and all-out efforts to strengthen the Party. 

Spectacular fireworks and crowded parties will ring in the New Year for revellers around the world, as billions mark the end of 2011 with noisy celebrations from Sydney to Stockholm.

The luxurious Kobe beef that has been offered in Vietnam in the past few years has in fact been illegally imported without passing any quarantine check, officials said.

Thousands of people last night flocked to the biggest flower festival yet held in the capital city.

Inefficient investment in non-core areas is dealing a major blow to business plans of State economic groups and corporations. Capital divestiture is an effective solution to remedy the situation.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese throughout the country welcomed the New 2012 Year with joy and happiness.

More foreign visitors have been robbed in HCMC in recent times, sparking concerns over tourists’ safety among tour operators.

The disbursement of foreign direct investment (FDI) this year reached last year's figures of US$11 billion despite challenges caused by tough economic conditions, the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) reported yesterday.

When mentioning churches, people might think about priests offering Mass, chorus singing, elderly people praying and children learning Bible lessons.

The Viet Nam Association of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (VinaSME) has called on the Government to reschedule old debt to create favourable conditions for their members to access new loans to recover production and business.

All the modern industries and services can only develop on the basis of mathematics, and all economies need mathematicians. Meanwhile, the number of mathematicians in Vietnam remains modest.