VietNamNet Bridge – Manholes that are broken or lose covers on HCM City’s Vo Van Kiet avenue; the section crosses District 6 and Binh Tan District, have become dangerous traps for travelers.

VietNamNet Bridge – About 18 puppetry troupes will be performing at the first national puppetry festival from Monday to Saturday in the northern province of Hai Duong.

The fact that the State Bank of Vietnam has set up the interest rate ceiling on dollar deposits at 2 percent, plus the measures to strictly control the foreign exchange market, have brought fat profits to some banks and big worries to others.

VietNamNet Bridge - Consumer confidence in Viet Nam dipped by five points in the first quarter to 98, below the Asia Pacific average of 106 but still higher than the global average of 92, a global survey by market research agency Nielsen has found.

The festival was part of the “Sapa Culture – Tourism Week” which took place from 27 April to 04 May, in the resort town of Sapa, the northern mountain province of Lao Cai.

The Binh Minh 02 incident caused economic losses for Vietnam and was an act of violence in civil name, Deputy Minister of Defense - Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh said in a talk with Tuoi Tre on June 6.

Over 100 artworks made from fruits and seeds were displayed at the “Southern Fruit Festival 2011” in HCM City’s Suoi Tien park, to mark 100 years since President Ho Chi Minh left Vietnam to seek ways to liberate the country from colonialism.

VietNamNet Bridge – In the next two days, the legendary turtle will return to its natural environment. Thousand fishes have been released into the lake as food for the turtle.

VietNamNet Bridge - Participants at a seminar on Nha Trang Bay have agreed that one of the measures to preserve the bay is to increase the community’s role in management and exploration of coral resources.

VietNamNet Bridge – Around 60 German online newspapers have posted articles about German coach Falko Goetz’s deal with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

Most banks saw their first-quarter profits soar year-on-year, but a more thorough analysis suggests those rosy figures may not be so positive. Notably, bank profits were ascribable mainly from surging credit liabilities, which come with huge risks.

VietNamNet Bridge – In the morning of June 9, a Chinese fishing boat accompanied by two fishery administration vessels cut cables of a Vietnamese oil exploration ship which was making a seismic survey within Vietnam’s continental shelf.

The deadly strain for the E. coli outbreak was found again on cucumbers, authorities of German state Saxony-Anhalt said on Wednesday.

Facebook Inc. will be probed by European Union (EU) regulators over its latest facial recognition feature rolling out worldwide, U.S. media reported on Wednesday.

Marking 30 years of the HIV- AIDS pandemic, scores of heads of state and government and ministers took to the UN General Assembly podium on Wednesday to list their country's accomplishments and list challenges in the battle.

VietNamNet Bridge – A National Young Fine Arts Festival will be held to find works that reflect contemporary life, the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition announced yesterday, June 8.

VietNamNet Bridge - Local travel companies have launched a cooperation program in a bid to woo more Vietnamese travelers back to Japan after a period of uncertainty following March’s natural disasters and radiation fears.

VietNamNet Bridge – Local governments in the north-central provinces have taken multiple measures to support offshore fishing activities so that fishermen can be assured of a livelihood.

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Liver and Gall Association has sounded a Hepatitis C alarm, saying that more than 5 per cent of the country's population, or 4.5 million people, are infected.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Government will make it easer for the private sector to access official development assistance (ODA) through the public-private partnership model.