The growth of the community using Internet-based and mobile services has made the competition for providing content apps and online commerce service stiffer. More and more investment funds have announced the plans to pour money into the sector.

MOIT thinks that the petroleum product pricing mechanism has become inextricable due to the unreasonable pricing management by MOF. In reply, MOF argues that if enterprises continue incurring loss, they should leave the market.

After the Government approved Hanoi’s master plan by 2030, many experts in the property sector have regarded it as an important legal foundation for investors to effectively exploit potential and make a transparent development plan in the capital.

Although Cam Ranh Airport in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa was upgraded to an international airport status two years back, it is still not serviceable for international flights.

As the UN on Monday pursued the world's top killer -- non-communicable diseases (NCDs) -- a leading doctor from the World Health Organization (WHO) called for preventative measures on such chronic diseases to be placed higher

VietNamNet Bridge – Over 100 amateur guitarists from the Guitar Club of the Hanoi University of Technology grouped up in an offline meeting on the bank of the Red River on September 11.

VietNamNet Bridge – Those who use Trinh Cong Son’s music will have to pay royalty to the Vietnam Center for Protecting Music Copyright (VCPMC).

China will launch an unmanned module next week, paving the way for a planned space station, a spokesman for the space program said on Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Commercial banks have begun restricting the lending in dollars by raising the lending interest rates. The actual dollar price applied in the transactions at banks is higher by 100 dong per dollar than the quoted level.

Hanoi sees trade deficit, HCMC sees surplus in first nine months; Customs upgrade to cost $126m; Plastics industry to expand by 30% this year; Throughput at Vietnam ports declines; Nova Scotia Bank buys into VietinBank

VietNamNet Bridge – For the first time the grand prize of the Do Re Mi music competition for children was granted to a boy. Do Tri Dung, 8, cried when his name was called in the final night in Hanoi on September 18.

The death toll of earthquake which hit the northeast Indian state of Sikkim has risen to 58 in India, as rescuers are fighting to get into the inner areas against damaged roads and bridges, mudslides and bad weather in the hilly state,

Customs upgrade to cost $126mil; Designer seized for stealing software for sale; Vietnamese satellite centre to be set up; Man stopped by traffic police causes uproar

VietNamNet Bridge – To protect their health in sunny weather and from dust, Hanoi’s traffic policemen are permitted to wear sunglasses and masks while performing their duty.

VietNamNet Bridge – Striker Le Cong Vinh on September 18, confirmed to leave Hanoi T&T because the two sides could not reach agreement. However, one day later, he announced to sign a three-year contract with this club.

With little economic effectiveness gained from the large number of mining projects around the country, the Prime Minister has ordered ministries and localities nationwide to temporarily stop licensing new projects since August 30, 2011.

Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt is to face a Senate hearing on whether the company is abusing its dominance in Internet search, according to media reports on Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Of 19,000 traffic rule breaking cases recorded in the last two weeks, Hanoi police imposed fines on 1,000 drink-and-drive cases.

Businesses and households are now in a state of anxious suspense after the Electricity of Vietnam proposed to raise the retail electricity price.

Press photo contest launched; Design concept approved for Hanoi Museum; 200-year-old mummy unearthed in Dong Nai; Photo exhibition highlights beauty of Vietnamese women; Hanoi flower festival 2012 to open in December