Businesses complain that the currently applied ceiling of the spending on marketing and advertisement has become “out of date,” which makes it impossible to run marketing campaigns to introduce new products to consumers.

The European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) has insisted all unnecessary restrictions to investment and trade to be removed, and to support the business community to cope with challenges in 2012.

In preparation for the 2012 National Tourism Year, the Hue Festival will open on April 7 next year.

Vietnam and the EU have entered the final negotiation stage, so that the granting of FLEGT certificate in accordance with the EU’s rules to Vietnamese exporters may be started prior to March 3, 2013, the time when FLEGT takes valid.

Vietnam’s fashion industry is integrating into the world. Many foreign models have developed their career in Vietnam. VietNamNet would like to portray some of them.

VietNamNet Bridge – There are 44 vocational schools in HCM City. But there are up to 50 universities allowed to enroll students for their vocational training system. The universities have been “encroaching on vocational schools’ territory”.

Officials from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam will discuss the controversial Xayaburi dam in Mekong River next week.

VietNamNet Bridge - Prince Frederik André Henrik Christian waved flag in the final game of the race for solar-energy vehicles in HCM City on December 1.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked ministries and localities nationwide to show determination to fulfil the country’s socio-economic development goals in 2011.

The U.S. Senate Thursday unanimously approved tougher economic sanctions on Iran, vowing to penalize foreign financial institutions that do business with Iran's central bank.

VietNamNet Bridge – The fuel of the atomic reactor at the Atomic Research Institute in Da Lat has been replaced by low-enriched uranium, confirming Vietnam’s commitment to use nuclear energy for peace.

British ambassador to Iran Dominick Chilcott on Friday accused the Iranian government of supporting Tuesday's storming of British embassy compounds in Tehran by Iranian students.

VietNamNet Bridge – A visit to Hue would not be complete without a boat excursion on the gentle Huong (Perfume) River, exploring life beside its banks amidst the romance of the ancient royal capital city.

The foreign direct investment (FDI) into the real estate sector has been decreasing recently. Meanwhile, it is now the time when real estate developers need foreign capital most.

Italy has a new HIV infection every three hours on average, the national department of health said in a statement during the World AIDS Day commemoration Thursday.

Vietnam fulfils import, export targets; Vietnam Airlines receives Airbus A330; Agricultural trade surplus at US$8.2bi; WB managing director to visit Vietnam; Banks told to boost anti-corruption fight; State-owned outbound investment tightened  

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese and Australian scientists have found two tree frog species of the genus Theloderma tubercles in Kontum and Langbiang highlands in Vietnam.

Jazz artist Michelle Manzo comes to town; Hue Temple of Literature gate inaugurated; 3D comic book on Hanoi set for online release; HCMC conservatory to strum guitars on 55th birthday; Vietnamese ao dai to be showcased in London

Twenty percent of teachers do not master the skills for using teaching aids, 44 percent cannot use microscopes, while only 49 percent of students can do experiments in groups sometimes. A lot of students cannot understand maps and diagrams.

In the last three weekends, musicians from the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra, the Vietnam National Opera – Ballet, and the Vietnam National Academy of Music, have played classical music for free on the pavement of a Hanoi street.