The man who first brought dog racing into Viet Nam expects to expand it to other localities around the country, with the first new course to open in Ha Tinh Province.

The newly-appointed Governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam, Nguyen Van Binh, discusses the past year of ups and downs for the financial market and answers questions on plans to reform the banking system this year.

Several local banks are readying themselves for strategic moves to invest in other countries, focusing first on neighboring markets and then on those destinations where their customers are moving to, said central bank officials.

VietNamNet Bridge – District 10 has become HCM City's first locality to achieve the target of sending all five-year-old children to school.

A programme to popularise high-quality Vietnamese products in rural areas begun three years ago has achieved great success.

A lot of regulations have been promulgated, while a lot of action plans have been drawn up within the framework of the sea conservation strategy. However, not much has been done to protect the sea.

Amongst the 12 animals represented on the Chinese calendar, it is only the dragon that is not real but an imaginary and mythical creature, which nonetheless for the Vietnamese signifies material and spiritual wealth.

VietNamNet Bridge - Con, also known as club in English, is one kind of weapon in many traditional Vietnamese martial arts schools.

VietNamNet Bridge – New Year's eve this year – the Year of the Dragon, bears a special significance because the dragon is the symbol of power and prosperity according to the Asian people.

My Son is an ancient monumental treasure in Vietnam. However, some statues and exhibits were stolen or had collapsed during the war or over time.

Following are excerpts from Director Francis Donovan’s talk about the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) and USAID’s activities in Vietnam 2012.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday denied that it had agreed that Saif Islam Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, could be tried in Libya.

n recent years the Vietnamese music industry has been lit up by a new generation of emerging female artists who can write their own songs and perform them with their hearts and their talent.

While FDI is declining, new industrial park investments are becoming increasingly attractive among foreign manufacturers.

Millions of people in some Asian countries, especially China on Jan. 22 celebrated the arrival of the Lunar New Year of the dragon with fireworks and best wishes.

2001 is considered a golden year for the Vietnam’s Haiphong- born female gymnast Phan Thi Ha Thanh.

The travel company Vitours will welcome 32 Australian visitors on a two-week trans-Vietnam tour and the Vietravel company will welcome nearly 50 Chinese and Japanese tourists during the first days of Lunar New Year.

The atmosphere of the traditional Lunar New Year festival (Tet) is overwhelming in the house of the Vietnamese Students Association in Hawaii.

The economy must be restructured and the model of growth shifted in order to ensure rapid but sustainable development.

The first visitor of the New Year is very important to Vietnamese because they he or she is believed to decide the luck of the host for the entire year. Traditionally, the visitor is a member of the family or a good friend.