VietNamNet Bridge - Expectations of an impending price hike prompted petrol stations in several Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta localities to close down and/or rationed fuel sales during the just concluded Liberation Day and May Day holiday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam-based outsourcing enterprises will face stiffer customs controls.

U.S. superstar Mariah Carey and her husband Nick Cannon welcomed their first babies on Monday, which is also the couple’s fourth wedding anniversary, according to MTV.com.

VietNamNet Bridge – Educators have given a warning message to parents that the number of students who always play truant is increasingly high.

New York City stepped up its police force in major public locations on Monday in the wake of the death of Osama Bin Laden.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many people may be surprised to know that there are over 300 film theatres in Vietnam, according to a survey by a company that plans to invest in a network of 3D box offices in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - To attract more customers and bring in more money, many cafés in Ho Chi Minh city now add a side service to their menus: sexual stimulation of all kinds.

VietNamNet Bridge - Russian VimpelCom Group, one of the world's largest integrated telecommunications service operators, announced it would invest US$500 million in local mobile services operator Beeline through 2013.

VietNamNet Bridge - Recent years have seen an increasing number of Vietnamese films entering the world film market, with the establishment of private film studios.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Industry and Trade has asked the Government to draw up a regulation that would require producers to maintain a fertiliser reserve to avert supply shortages and price hikes.

VietNamNet Bridge – Germany would strongly support Viet Nam's efforts to increase co-operation with the European Union, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has given approval for work on the Long Thanh International Airport near Ho Chi Minh City to start in 2015.

A Los Angeles judge on Monday postponed the trial of Michael Jackson's personal physician until September at the request of defense, so as to allow for more time to fully prepare.

VietNamNet Bridge – Instead of moving fallen leaves to dumping grounds, environmental workers burn them on the street, turning Hanoi’s roads into fields after the harvest season.

U.S. stocks on Monday pared earlier gains triggered by Osama bin Laden's death before closing and ended lower, as investors became concerned about possible new terror attacks fueled by the killing of the al-Qaeda leader.

If Vietnamese enterprises have thorough preparations, they can take full advantage of the opportunities to be brought by free trade agreements (FTA) between Vietnam and other countries in the world.

The largest natural lake in Vietnam, which is located in the northeastern province of Bac Kan, is being threatened by untreated waste water from a mining company. Experts have warned that the lake may disappear in several dozens of years.

Vietnamese projects get thumbs up in Cambodia; France’s Bouchet: SBV on the right track; Moody’s: Vietnam outlook negative; Retailer trademarks seen popular, says expert; Tenders invited for first land lot in Thu Thiem

VietNamNet Bridge – The community includes the members who spend huge sums of money to buy the mobile phones not to surf on websites or listen to music, but use for unusual purposes.

VietNamNet Bridge - Enterprises that are granted business licences for the telecommunications sector will be required to pay a new fee based on company size and revenues.