VietNamNet Bridge - Constrexim’s main products are interior furnishings like wardrobes, chairs and tables, but the company no longer finds it worthwhile to make them.

Canadian country music singing star Shania Twain, a five-time Grammy Award winner, received the 2,442nd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, capping a successful career as a singer and a songwriter.

VietNamNet Bridge – A dozen of parking lots in Hanoi have been fined for overcharging customers. Police officers are allowed to disguise to find out parking fee violations.

VietNamNet Bridge – Phan Thi Mo, one of the top five contestants of Miss Vietnam World 2010, has been invited to take part in the Miss Asia USA 2011 pageant.

VietNamNet Bridge – The land areas in Hanoi which industrial factories will leave after the relocations are always the aiming points of real estate developers, because they deserve the “golden mines” for the developers to dig.

VietNamNet Bridge – A series of new policies relating to the automobile market have been announced recently. Government agencies do not conceal the intention of restricting the consumption of cars, which are listed as a luxury product.

VietNamNet Bridge – Wildlife At Risk (WAR) in collaboration with the Khan Quang Do (Red Scarf) children magazine have handed out awards to the 17 best paintings submitted for a contest titled Treasures of the Forest.

Favourable conditions and policies will continue to be offered to attract sustainable and environmentally sound private investment in the forestry sector, an official of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said.

Call for fewer food additives; Drainage system unable to prevent flooding; Dam project announces resettlement plan; Uong Bi City established; Agricultural insurance pilot plan hits hurdles; Vietnam Airlines plane struck by lightning

VietNamNet Bridge - The Miss Ethnic Vietnamese pageant is the only national beauty contest in Vietnam in 2011 that aims to seek three representatives to take part in international competitions.

VietNamNet Bridge – Robert Gates, US defence secretary, on June 4 warned that there were “increasing concerns” about recent Chinese provocations in the East  Sea and other disputed waters in Asia.

VietNamNet Bridge – The “thirst for summer classes” has become more serious than ever. Parents have to queue up through the night to register summer classes for their children.

Old village gates ‘fossilized’ for art; Charity tour in Hanoi; Famous French photographer to visit Hanoi; A French gastro-vaganza; Free multicultural event with music and art in HCMC; Hanoi to host H-Artistry musical concert         

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Finance has made several changes to stock trading regulations to improve liquidity.

One more Vietnamese company to exploit minerals in Laos;  Tax rates on steel, cement, and wood to increase; Fruit, vegetable exports reach US$213mln; Retail sales lose momentum amid high inflation   

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite the great efforts by service providers, the payment via mobile phones (Mobile Payment) is still far from becoming popular in Vietnam, because Vietnamese people still prefer using cash in payment.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Monday announced his official bid for a second term as the UN chief, saying "if supported by the (UN) member states, I would be deeply honored to serve once more."

VietNamNet Bridge – A woman from Lai Thieu town, Thuan An district in the southern province of Binh Duong on June 6, found out a big white mushroom which is over 50cm high.

VietNamNet Bridge – La Thanh Huyen, actress and the winner of Women in the 21st Century - a reality show on national Vietnam Television (VTV) – has been strongly criticized for her sensitive pictures.

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of sexually assaulting a New York hotel maid.