Trinh Cong Son’s paintings come to city; Vietnam preserves Buddhist heritages; Prize-giving ceremony for “Vietnam Today” photo competition held; Ancient Hoa Lu festival opens  

VietNamNet Bridge - Poor households are to benefit from financial assistance that has been provided to pay their power bills following the recent rise in electricity prices.

A trip to Wudang Mountains can be preceded or followed by side trips into other parts of Hubei province, which will be a journey into the heart of China as well as into a time when the place was known as the Kingdom of Chu.

Many fatal railway accidents have been reported recently. VietNamNet’s reporters were in the cabin with drivers of a Hanoi-HCM City train to see how dangerous that train driver’s job is.

A study released Thursday by the World Bank Group's infoDev program reveals that virtual online currencies and digital work are providing income and jobs opportunities to some poor and unskilled workers in developing countries.

The number of award categories will be reduced from 109 to 78 for next year's Grammy Awards, a move intended to streamline the ceremony, it was announced on Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The beauty of Vietnamese architectural works is reflected in entries of a photo contest named “Hallmark of Masterpieces”.

VietNamNet Bridge - The U.S.-based Pioneer Hi-Bred is eyeing Vietnam as a potential market for introducing its genetically-modified seeds owing to positive response from farmers, said the company’s president.

Đa Nang - Quang Ngai Highway project ratified; Indian ambassador hopes to boost trade; Rotterdam seeks new port of call in Vietnam; Rising labour costs bring benefits; Province told to pull its socks up

Thirty three percent of businesses cannot afford the current long term lending interest rates of 12-13 percent and higher. One third of enterprises had their profits decrease in the first quarter of the year, a survey has found.

A latest research has shown that worldwide camera phone sales, driven by fast growing high- tier camera phone market, will top 1 billion units for the first time in 2011.

Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced that it has appointed Chris Capossela as chief marketing officer, responsible for the software giant's marketing, advertising and corporate communications.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh, the world’s number 7, has entered the quarter-final round at the Yonex Australian Grand Prix Gold after defeating Li Yu from China at the third round on April 7 in Melbourne.

VietNamNet Bridge - A radioactive cloud from Japan’s quake-damaged Fukushima I nuclear power plant is spreading to Southeast Asia with radiation levels 100 times higher than before, but it is still much lower than danger levels.

VietNamNet Bridge – The anniversary began on April 7 on Nghia Linh Mount in Lam Thao district, in the northern midland province of Phu Tho to commemorate Hung Kings’ dead anniversary.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade plans to raise the import tariffs in order to control the importation of luxury goods which still have been flocking to Vietnam in big quantities, despite efforts by the ministry to curb the trade deficit.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many shops in Hanoi are still posting prices in dollars and collecting dollars from sales, ignoring the regulations on prohibiting sellers to post prices in foreign currencies.

Experts have pointed out the network security in Vietnam has become increasingly problematic because businesses and agencies do not make appropriate investments to protect their websites.  

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of university students, who follow advanced training programs, has been decreasing year after year. The training costs are 10 times higher than the costs of normal programs.

VietNamNet Bridge – Though the four-day April 30 holiday is long, many Hanoians would rather stay at home rather than taking tours, because they have decided to curb expenses in the price storm.