Lending interest rates have climbed to new heights, while banks have stopped providing loans to export laborers in their strategy to restrict credit. Many export laborers have to cancel flights even though they have fulfilled necessary procedures.

VietNamNet Bridge - A collaboration exhibition called ‘To Ho Chi Minh City with Love: A Social Sculpture’ by Phong Bui, is opening at San Art in Binh Thanh District.

VietNamNet Bridge – David Cook and Alexandra Burke, the winners of the American Idol and X-Factor (Britain) will perform in the H-Artistry show in Hanoi in June, with Vietnamese Australian singer Thanh Bui.

Barack Obama ended his first state visit to Britain Wednesday with his attendance at a farewell dinner hosted by Queen Elizabeth II, during which the president once again stressed the "special and essential" ties between the two allies.

Ten people, including all seven on board and three on the ground, died when a small chartered civil aircraft crashed into a residential area in Delhi's suburban town of Faridabad on Wednesday night, said local police on Thursday.

Many songs that are strongly criticized and “honored” as “disasters of Vietnamese music”, but they are “top hits” on the Internet or being downloaded mostly as ringtones. Singers also become “famous”. As a result, many more “disasters” are launched.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many people, especially low income earners in Ha Noi, have taken a risk to buy mini apartments in shared blocks as their first property, despite legal concerns over the stability of this type of real estate.

World No. 2 Novak Djokovic extended his winning streak to 41 matches after his Romanian opponent Victor Hanescu retired due to injury mid of their French Open second round match.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Minh Thuyet, vice chairman of the National Assembly's Culture, Education, Youth and Children Committee, spoke with Khoa hoc & Doi song newspaper about the development of education in Viet Nam.

The number of universities in Vietnam have been increasing rapidly, while the number of university lecturers have not been increasing accordingly. As a result, universities, especially newly established ones, are seriously thirsty for lecturers.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government plans to raise fine levels for motorists whose vehicles fail to meet safety regulations and whose horn exceeds permitted noise levels.

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite returning home empty-handed from the Asian Wrestling Championship, Nguyen Thi Lua still remains a firm hope for a berth at the London Olympics.

VietNamNet Bridge – A group of Australian dancers will perform for Ha Noi students at the National Economics University tomorrow, May 27.

VietNamNet Bridge – Celebrated Vietnamese artists and poets have been portrayed in a series of documentaries by director Le Van Duy.

Fruitful co-operation with Britain praised by Prime Minister Dung; Russia backs expat Vietnamese; Auditor praises Indonesia

Worries have been raised about the feasibility of the pilot agricultural insurance project to be kicked off on July 1.  

VietNamNet Bridge - Two more children died from hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) this week in Ho Chi Minh, bringing this year’s HFMD death toll in the city to 11, the Health Department announced Tuesday.

  300, 000 Vietnamese kids’ passive smokers; Education attracts investment again; Tours suspended in Din Ky Tourist Area; Price structure rise in medical services; 14% Vietnamese gay men HIV positive         

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh will compete in both the Singapore Open Super Series and the Indonesia Open Premier Super Series next month.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of National Defence yesterday, May 25, briefed foreign military attaches on efforts to search for foreign soldiers who remain missing in action (MIA) after the wars.