VietNamNet Bridge - Many businesses still hesitate to opt for electronic invoices as they doubt the safety of the new invoice, which will be applied from May 1st. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Putting a burning piece of coal into the mouth, breaking a bulb and chewing it, putting a snake into the mouth and let it crawl through his nose… are the shows of a teen boy in front of restaurants in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi authorities have instructed relevant agencies to accelerate the dredging of the Hoan Kiem Lake to finish the task before May 7, 2011.

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite the great efforts made by educators, parents and relevant agencies, school violence still cannot be stopped and it has been spreading.

VietNamNet Bridge - The country's export revenue in the first four months of the year surged 35.7 per cent over the same period last year to reach US$26.94 billion, the General Statistics Office estimated.

A shareholders meeting of Saigon Telecommunication and Technologies Corp (SGT) has just approved the company's plan to buy nearly 36 million shares, or a 30 per cent stake, of Saigon Post and Telecommunications Services Corp (Saigon Postel).

Coming to Tan Long commune, within the mountainous Huong Hoa District in the central province of Quang Tri. These days one will see bustling banana markets. Thanks to bananas, many people have built spacious houses and got rich.

VietNamNet Bridge – Japan is going to help the Mekong Delta adapt to the effects of climate change as part of a non-refundable US$2million technical co-operation project that was signed Thursday in Ha Noi

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Education and Training has been providing financial education for students, especially those in high school, as part of a soft-skills training programme for them.

Vietnam’s National Financial Supervisory Committee (NFSC) has forecast the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Vietnamese dong will change little in the rest of the year, said Le Xuan Nghia, vice chairman of the committee.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam and Cambodia will increase customs co-operation, focusing on border co-operation, to create favourable conditions for the two countries' trade and struggle against smuggling and trade fraud

Malaysia's Hong Leong Bank opens in Ha Noi; Hoa Phat posts high Q1 profits; State-owned steel firm to hold IPO; MobiFone receives VICTA award;  Building open with hanging gardens

Finance and banking experts believe that with the measures to stabilize the foreign currency market, the dong/dollar exchange rate would be stabilized in the upcoming months.

Vietnam cancels anti-gov't cable network; Int’l arrivals in Vietnam continue rising; Policeman dies of rabies from domestic dog; Education Publishing House increases textbook prices; National workshop on reducing harm to sex workers   

VietNamNet Bridge – Hoa Phat Hanoi’s Nigerian striker, Timothy Anjembe, has been fined VND10 million ($500) and suspended from four matches at V-League 2011, for insulting referees in the game between his club and Khanh Hoa last weekend.

VietNamNet Bridge – Officials of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) have met to discuss the selection of a new coach for the national football team.

VietNamNet Bridge - The property market, especially the residential segment, has almost touched the freezing point, with most high-profile developers holding a downbeat view on 2011 and having revised down their business targets for the year.

“Sapa in the Clouds” Festival 2011; HCM City – Firework to Celebrate Reunification Day; Performance at Youth Theater; Wasted Youth of a Nation at Hanoi Rock City; Come Together at Heresy for Cedric

City bustling with fun activities for national holidays; Ha Long Tourism Week 2011 kicks off; Vietnamese Film Week opens in Laos; Vietnamese actress returns from Hollywood sojourn  

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign investors in HCM City said though the local business climate was good, there were some concerns for US businesses.