VietNamNet Bridge – Ancient Vietnamese used to place stone-made dogs at gates to drive away ghosts and devils, diseases and welcome luck. Today, some people collect stone-made dogs to decorate and keep house.

It’s still unclear about the fate of the 102 sea turtles which were seized in July in Binh Dinh province. Will the dead turtles be sold or ruined?

Vietnam has decided that by 2020 it will become a powerful sea-borne economy with 53-55 percent of GDP coming from the sea. However, in order to reach that goal, it needs to have a well prepared labor force.

The debut of a series of mobile phones with Vietnamese brand names from late 2010 has led to fierce competition in the market.

Investing tens of millions of USD in football annually to get losses, while the number of audiences is going down, football business is now in the time of misfortune. Many investors have planed to dismiss their clubs though they still love football.

Economic instability is eating away at business confidence in Vietnam, but some transnational firms are keeping the faith.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) will have its new General Director as of October 1, 2011, Mr. Nguyen Duc Loi.

VietNamNet Bridge – The compilation of the new Land Law in Vietnam is interested by many international organizations, ministries, sectors, local governments, businessmen and the people. There are disinterested and self-seeking interests.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 50 poor households in a mountain commune in Quang Tri province agreed to relocate their houses to donate nearly 55 hectares of land to build schools.

Vietnam aims to promote cooperation with Egypt; President Sang greets Aussie painter Burchett; Defence ties with Australia get boost; Arms wide open to Indian investment

VietNamNet Bridge – It is estimated that in the 2011-2012 crop, Vietnamese enterprises need to purchase 400,000 tons of coffee material to be capable to regulate the market.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Hoa Trang Nguyen (Poinsettia Flower) award for outstanding academic achievement in 2010-11 was conferred on 800 high-school students from 33 central and southern cities and provinces yesterday, Sep 18.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung last Saturday met Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni and paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Hun Sen as part of his official visit to Cambodia.

VietNamNet Bridge – Korean opera singers Cho Hae ryong and Park Seong do will perform with the HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) and conductor Tran Nhat Minh in a concert at HCM City's Opera House tonight.

VietNamNet Bridge – A mature elephant suddenly appeared in a residential area in southern Dong Nai Province's Dinh Quan District on Thursday, causing local residents to panic.

Hue Festival 2012, titled Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development – A Rendezvous for Historical Cities will open on April 7 next year at the Ngo Mon (Noon Gate) Square in Hue City, organisers announced at a press briefing on Thursday.

Ninh Binh will focus on developing two main kinds of tourism – ecological and cultural-spiritual, a tourism official in the northern province has said.

Twenty-one aspiring models have been short-listed to compete in the semi-final rounds of the Viet Nam's Next Top Model contest, organisers announced at a press conference on Thursday.

Vietinbank's bad debt ratio reached international standards as its total assets rose to VND450 trillion (US21.6 billion), an increase of 25 per cent, said bank chairman Pham Huy Hung on Vietinbank's Analyst Day yesterday in Ha Noi.

Logistics industry faces challenges to integration; Govt targets 2012’s CPI below 10pct; Cashew exports fall on rising prices; MoIT approves 50,000 tonnes of high-quality salt imports; Vietnam firms cut deals to invest huge sums in Laos