The hotel room rates, car rentals and meal service fees have all increased dramatically; thus, putting a heavy burden on travel firms.

HCM City presents portrait exhibition; Vietnamese historical film to be aired on TV; Tuong Festival 2011 to be held; Sketches highlight artists’ bravery during war           

The FTTH (Fiber To The Home) service fees have been decreasing rapidly over the last five years, since the services were officially provided in Vietnam.

In the next five years, Hanoi will need VND260 trillion, equivalent to $12.9 billion to develop traffic gridlocks, according to the Hanoi Transport Department’s plan.  

Vietnam Television (VTV) has decided to stop broadcasting a TV soap opera series Wednesday after it received strong criticism from viewers.

VietNamNet Bridge – Herbs used in traditional Vietnamese medicine may be lost completely unless measures are taken to manage their cultivation and exploitation.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi environmental police discovered that a paper-making plant in Ung Hoa District has been dumping untreated waste into the Nhue river.

Tim Hetherington, an award- winning photographer and Oscar-nominated film director, was killed on Wednesday in Misrata of western Libya while covering fighting between government and rebel forces, media reports said here.

The US-based Sigma Designs Inc and Vietnam Multimedia Corp (VTC) have reached an agreement to establish a joint venture to develop and market set-top boxes for digital television, smart energy products and home connectivity solutions.

VietNamNet Bridge – President Nguyen Minh Triet has signed into law the Law on Civil Procedures (revised), the Law on Anti-Human Trafficking, the Law on Independent Auditing and the National Assembly's Resolution

VietNamNet Bridge – Educational experts have criticised the draft Tertiary Education Law for being virtually indistinguishable from existing regulations.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese films need a dedicated export strategy and strong support from the Government to make inroads into the global film market.

The government has decided that from June 1, 2011, the electricity pricing mechanism will go in accordance with the market rules. However, analysts have raised their doubts about the operation of an electricity competitive market.

NATO advised on Wednesday Libyan civilians to keep themselves away from Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces to help NATO airstrike achieve "greater success."

VietNamNet Bridge – Local authorities in the central province of Binh Dinh's Quy Nhon City are facing difficulties in clearing its coastline of unplanned aquaculture to prevent shark attacks due to strong opposition from local fishermen.

Vietnam Television VTV has new boss; Japan helps overseas students return to study; WB provides Da Nang with urban energy solution; HCMC toll to increase from July 1; Allowance support for low-income teachers 

VietNamNet Bridge – Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN) said 3.5 million poor and low-income households had so far registered for power rebates.

Vietnam Airlines plans to launch direct flights to the United Kingdom by the end of this year, president and CEO Pham Ngoc Minh said.

A phenomenon in which trans-sexual ‘girls’ lured foreigners to hotel rooms to have sex and then stole their assets has recently been reported in Ho Chi Minh City, especially in District 1 – the backpacker’s area.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of people are struggling to collect the fuel oil (FO) that spilled into the Tra Khuc River in the central province of Quang Ngai Province, from a sugar factory that is being dismantled for relocation.