As a 2004 European Union (EU) directive on herbal medicine is to be fully implemented on May 1, herbal medicinal products without a license will no longer be allowed in the EU market,

VietNamNet Bridge – Food samples recently taken from four major markets in Ha Noi revealed that they were contaminated with lead.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has been working with Phu Tho Province to assemble a dossier on Xoan singing aiming to seek UNESCO recognition of it as an ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage in need of Urgent Protection’.

From July 1 businesses and individuals will be required to join auctions if they want to do business in the mining field. Deputy chief of office at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Lai Hong Thanh talked about the new regulation.

VietNamNet Bridge - The number of one- to four-star hotel rooms in HCMC, the country’s biggest tourism base, increased by more than 1,300 in the first quarter.

U.S. President Barack Obama announced Sunday night that a U.S. operation had killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan and put his body in U.S. custody.

VietNamNet Bridge - In Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, people are eating and using gold in skincare products because of its alleged health benefits, though doctors disagree.

VietNamNet Bridge – Since mid March 2011, shipping firms have been imposing a lot of new surcharges on enterprises which has burdened Vietnamese import and export companies.

Around 40,000 Vietnamese go abroad for medical treatment annually. They pay more than $1 billion for the services, but many of them spend money and only get worse.

VietNamNet Bridge - All manufacturers that discharge from 50 cubic meters of wastewater a day into the Saigon River will be subject to inspections by the HCMC Environmental Protection Agency between now and mid-May, an official said.

VietNamNet Bridge – All 70 families of Mong ethnic people in Sai Khao village, Muong Ly commune, Muong Lat district in the central province of Thanh Hoa, involved in chopping down forests to grow cassava and maize.

VietNamNet Bridge – Museums in HCM City are hoping to lure rural youngsters away from dubious forms of entertainment like karaoke by taking exhibitions to their doorstep.

VietNamNet Bridge - In the hope of becoming an information and communications technology (ICT) powerhouse within 10 years, Viet Nam will continue to create favourable conditions for investors.

VietNamNet Bridge - The 44th annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), to take place in Hanoi from May 3-6, is a unique opportunity for Vietnam to profile its progression to a middle income country to the entire world.

VietNamNet Bridge – There is a clear tendency of shifting investment capital flow from regional countries, which should be seen as a great opportunity for Vietnam to grab and improve the quality of the foreign direct investment (FDI).

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is set to suffer heavier flooding again in the upcoming rainy season due to more delays in drainage projects.

Dollar sales rampant despite ban; Software technology park breaks ground in Hanoi; Ministry urged to revamp road contracts; Land prices feed market volatility; Non-life insurance earnings jump

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has upped its forecast for agricultural exports this year to $23 billion following the sector’s robust performance in the first quarter.

VietNamNet Bridge - The national tourism year 2012 themed “Hue-Ancient capital city-New experiences” will be held in central Thua Thien-Hue province.  

VietNamNet Bridge - Samsung Electronics has won the lawsuit to gain the priority right in its registration and usage of the domain name samsungmobile.vn, after two years chasing for.