The Bui Xuan Phai – Love for Ha Noi awards were yesterday presented to individuals and organisations who have made great contributions to the capital in the fields of culture, arts and society.

HCM City has kicked off the project to replace all the diesel run buses with green environment-friendly buses by 2015. However, in order to fulfill the plan, experts say it is necessary to offer incentives to green bus developers.

China is ready to remove obstacles and join efforts with Vietnam to step up friendly exchanges and deepen bilateral cooperation to keep bilateral relations on track.

VietNamNet Bridge – At the age of 8, little girl Ngo Thi Kim Thuy contracts oedema, gout, kidney and heart diseases. Dozens of kids in the tomb hamlet in Ward 15, District 8, HCM City also contract fatal diseases.

French poet Madeleine Riffaud, who has been honoured by France as a heroine, remains a strong friend of Vietnam despite her dioxin-related illness. She has always demonstrated a relentless enthusiasm and sentiment toward the Southeast Asian country.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) of the United States on Friday filed lawsuits against 17 financial institutions to recover losses to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for mortgage-backed securities.

The consumption price index (CPI) in September is expected to continue its decline at a rate of 0.8 per cent, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade's Market Watch Team.

The National Day of Vietnam (Sept. 2) was celebrated imposingly at Vietnamese embassies abroad on Sept. 1 and 2.

As of the end of August, the number of telephone subscribers in Viet Nam is estimated at 128.8 million, a 4.3 per cent year-on-year increase.

Prosecutors in Bac Giang northern province will seek indictments against Luyen, who killed three people and injured a little girl at a jewelry shop in the province on August 24, and four others for their role in the crime.

Vietnam’s Prime Minister said there is an urgent need to upgrade the education quality in the country, focused on renewed and better curriculum and teaching methodologies to meet with international standards.

The Government will invest VND170 billion ($8.25 million) in developing key plant breeds, according to VietGAP (Vietnamese Good Agriculture Practices) standards.

Restructuring the banking sector is necessary to improve its safety and soundness but the work should be done with caution if it is to be effective, high-ranking financial official say.

About a 45 minute boat ride out into Nha Trang Bay sit the islands of Mun, Tam and Mot. In recent years, the area has become popular among fishing enthusiasts looking for a quiet, tranquil place to pursue their hobby.

Illegal logging of mangrove trees for producing charcoal in Ca Mau Cape National Park, a UNESCO world biosphere, has worsened this year and forest protection authorities could not control the situation.

This year witnesses a high turnover of key personnel at commercial joint-stock banks

Many foreign investors study opportunities of investing in real estate, and some buy into property projects developed by local companies

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign importers continuously contact to place orders, but this does not make Vietnamese exporters happy: they do not have tra fish to sell.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's U-23 football team will gather together on September 11 to start intensive training in preparation for the 26th Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia.

VietNamNet Bridge – Three years after Ha Noi expanded its municipal boundaries, suburban hospitals in the capital city's outlying areas are still struggling to overcome a shortage of doctors.