Although Ho Chi Minh City has a distinct advantage to attract international cruise ship visitors, this market has not developed fully because of lack of infrastructure and demand for high quality of service. 

U.S. Democratic Representative Barney Frank, a gay pioneer in Congress, will retire at the end of his current term, his 16th in Congress, Media reported on Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – At birth, Thach Thi Sa Ly had several small spots which looked like moles on her back. One year later, pimples emerged on her entire body. They grew and deformed her body.

Vietnam attaches importance to relations with Belarus in various domains, especially in trade, investment, education and training, and tourism, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said.

Jan-Nov export tops $87 billion; Domestic fuel price steady despite global plunge; Central international airport lacks major features; FDI disbursement levels hold steady; Kon Tum boosts cooperation with Cambodian province

VietNamNet Bridge – After making a field trip to three big hospitals in HCM City on November 28, Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien was heart-rending to see several patients lying on one bed and some had to lie down on the ground.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Central Anti-smuggling Steering Committee coded 127 has ordered its locality level units to tighten control of beer, wine and tobacco transports, trade and production before and after the upcoming Tet holiday.

The U.S. stocks soared on Monday, with the S&P 500 snapping a seven-day losing streak, as investors were encouraged by strong holiday sales and new hopes for a more radical European debt solution.

Foreign firms, with their deep pockets, cornered a lion's share of advertising on television, with their local rivals, especially small and medium-sized ones, unable to match them in the spending stakes.

Experts say the animal husbandry is trying to build a house with no foundation, because both the input materials and the sale of finished products have been relying on foreign companies.

The U.S. FBI and police in the Philippines have arrested four alleged hackers in Manila with connections to a terrorist group in Saudi Arabia, according to media reports Monday.

Work starts on Zen monastery; Next Top Model to sue contestants for US$714,000; Thrilling ox race to come back in early Dec; Chinese paintings, calligraphy on show in Hanoi; VND 1,500 billion to preserve ethnic cultures  

VietNamNet Bridge – Some people are ready to pay up to VND70 billion ($3.34 million) to own a three-room timber-made house with fine bas-relieves, pillars of dark-red color with veins in Bac Giang city.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two hundred and fifty of the best photos at the sixth International Artistic Photo Contest in Viet Nam are now on display at the Temple of Literature in Ha Noi.

Fitch Ratings on Monday lowered its outlook on U.S. credit rating to "negative", warning to slash U.S. triple-A credit rating if policy-makers failed to agree on a cut plan in 2013 to address the country's ballooning budget deficit.

VietNamNet Bridge – One week after being trounced 4-1 by Myanmar in Indonesia, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and the coaching board of U23 Vietnam squad met on November 28 to analyze the failure.

VietNamNet Bridge – Mister Vietnam 2010 will participate in the beauty contest for men in Bangkok, Thailand from December 7 to 17.

Governor of the State Bank Nguyen Van Binh is a newly appointed minister, but he has to deal with old problems – high interest rates and weak banking system.

After exploring My Son Sanctuary and the ancient town of Hoi An, the two World Cultural Heritage sites in Quang Nam Province, tourists should stop by Phu Ninh Lake to enjoy a peaceful and tranquil atmosphere.

“Hue Rainy Color” group exhibition by three artists, Dang Mau Tuu, Phan Thanh Binh and Le Nhuong, opened at Phuong Mai Gallery in HCMC’s District 1 on Sunday, bringing to town a different color tone and pensive look about rain.