VietNamNet Bridge - The Mekong Delta provinces are in the midst of their peak harvest season with a bumper summer-autumn rice crop this year.

VietNamNet Bridge - Apart from foreign owned Vietnamobile, the domestic telecom market is dominated by Vietnamese network providers.

VietNamNet Bridge - Ever since the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Circular No.20 regulating new procedures for passenger cars of less than 10 seats, many car importers have shut shop while consumers are paying sky high prices for cars.

VietNamNet Bridge - Tensions in the disputed waters of the East Sea threaten to distract Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a visit to China intended to build on a recent thaw in bilateral military ties.

VietNamNet Bridge - A club comprising 30 companies allowed to serve Thai and Lao visitors to central Vietnam will organize a trip to Chiang Mai of Thailand in September to promote road tours for Thais, the club chairman said.

Hanoi heavy rains uproot tree; cars damaged; HCM City fines market violators; Techcombank official surrenders over $680k debt; Power cuts, inflation worry investors

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of local shamans, who play important roles in the life of various ethnic groups, is slowly reducing, putting traditional local customs at risk,

A study from Australia's University of Adelaide found smoking men are less likely to need hip and knee replacements as they get older, researchers said on Friday.

While Vietnam annually tries to find its representatives for international beauty contests, many winners of local pageants are neglected.

VietNamNet Bridge – Cooking rice, cleaning house, washing dishes, sewing, etc. are housework that Saigonese children had to do during the four-day course on living skills in the resort city of Da Lat.

VietNamNet Bridge – Doubts have been cast on the feasibility of targets set for a new programme in Viet Nam to control the imbalance of the sexes at birth.

VietNamNet Bridge –More than 10,000 tourists and locals gathered on Lang Co Beach in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on Saturday for the opening of the Lang Co Festival 2011.

VietNamNet Bridge – Top middle-distance runner Truong Thanh Hang clocked 2 minutes 1.41 seconds to win gold in the women's 800m event at the Asian Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan, yesterday, July 10.

Nearby markets are the ones that Vietnamese travel firms are targeting now, because they believe that in the context of economic difficulties, when travelers have to fasten their belt, they would plan short-distance tours to save up money.

VietNamNet Bridge – It is estimated 80 per cent of traditional craft villages in northern Thanh Hoa Province do not have industrial waste treatment facilities.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 2nd Plenum of the Party Central Committee ended yesterday, July 10, after agreeing to a list of 24 ‘crucial' issue groups that need to be prioritised to meet requirements set by the Party's 11th National Congress.

Iraqi leading political parties on Saturday decided to meet in two weeks to give final decision about the extension of the U.S. troops' presence in the country beyond the end of 2011 deadline, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said.

Party resolution creates positive change in rural areas; Viet Nam recognises South Sudan independence; Vietnamese, Russian newspapers boost cooperation

At the requiem for Mong Diep, the concubine of Vietnam’s last king Bao Dai, held in the ancient capital city of Hue on July 1, many people were attracted to an old lady, who kneeled in front of the altar for over one hour, with a respectful face.

VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang stunned Song Lam Nghe An 3-1 at home yesterday, July 10, in the most anticipated match of the 20th week of the V-League season.