While gold deposit interest rates offered by many commercial banks are gradually reduced towards zero percent, some other banks are rushing to mobilize capital in gold by issuing gold deposit certificates which is an abnormal thing.

A World War II bomber on Monday crashed and burned after it took off from Aurora Municipal Airport in the west of Chicago and all the seven people on board have escaped without injury, according to aviation officials.

Although traditional markets are still dominating the Vietnamese retail market, the popularity of supermarkets and retail shops is forecast to increase strongly in the near future, said the deputy director of TNS market research company.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nga Son district in the central province of Thanh Hoa is famous for its sedge mats. The present time is the sedge harvesting season in Nga Son. Sedge is dried in the field, on the sand bank and in small yards of all families.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has given a nod to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s plan to register Tram Chim National Park in the Ramsar list of wetlands of international importance.

U.S. researchers have found an association between three gene variants and migraine, a move that may help scientists better understand the cause of migraine.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Summer Gala Concert 2011, featuring local artists who have won many national and international awards, will take place at the Hanoi Opera House on June 15. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions, exhibitions) club on June 9 made its debut in HCMC, calling on members from the country’s hospitality service to club together to promote the MICE industry in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Fourteen-year-old high school student Nguyen Huyen Trang no longer dreads literature lessons. Far from it – her eyes light up at the mere mention of fiction, poetry, drama and criticism.

VietNamNet Bridge – Total investment capital for Viet Nam's human resource development is estimated at VND2,135 trillion (US$102.6 billion) for the 2011-2020 period, according to a draft plan of the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

VietNamNet Bridge – Eight people died and 10 were injured in a coach accident on the Trung Luong Highway in the Ben Luc District of Long An Province early yesterday, June 13.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thailand's Chanacho Dejpirantana won the Viet Nam Amateur Open on Sunday at the Da Nang-based Dunes Golf Club, finishing on two under par with a total score of 286 after four rounds.

VietNamNet Bridge –Violators will receive a fine of up to VND100 million (US$4,800) if they are found to illegally set up educational institutions, under a newly-issued decree from Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

The Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organisations yesterday sent a letter to the China People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries expressing concern over Chinese ships repeatedly violating Vietnamese sovereignty

VietNamNet Bridge – The life and the unity between the people and soldiers in Truong Sa Island District are represented through 150 photos at an exhibition held on the occasion of the Nha Trang Sea Festival in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province.

Party leader to visit Laos; Vietnam actively takes part in ILO meeting; Vietnam gives priority to boosting ties with Cuba; Viet Nam-Myanmar look to improve economic ties

VietNamNet Bridge — Teenager Hoang Quy Phuoc clocked a time of 24.16 seconds to finish first in the boy's 50m freestyle at the Southeast Asian Age Group Swimming Championships in Da Nang on Sunday.

Ha Noi suspends sustandard antibiotics; ACB ex-official arrested for embezzling $1 mln; Woman’s corpse found floating on Huong River

Vietnam’s exporters not eager for export credit insurance; Expanded e-customs procedures urged; Dung Quat zone to be expanded; Ministry spotlights top exporters; EuroCham hosts seminars on global trends’ impact on local labor   

The maximum fine for travel companies that operate without the correct licence will increase from VND30 million ($1,400) to VND40 million (US$1,900) under a new draft decree drafted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.