VietNamNet Bridge - Ban Vat Waterfall is known for its pristine natural beauty and as the historical home of the Thai ethnic minority of Muong Sang Commune in Moc Chau District of the northwestern province of Son La. 

A source from the State Bank of Viet Nam says that outstanding loans of joint-stock commercial banks nationwide reached VND1,200 trillion (US$57.1 billion) by February, equivalent to 55 per cent of the banking sector's total.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and Australia should step up legislative relations, people exchanges and cultural and sports cooperation, along with developing cooperative ties between governments, ministries and sectors.

White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Monday that the United States would not apologize for its unilateral action in Pakistan last week that killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

VietNamNet Bridge - View more pictures In many places in the Mekong Delta, poor management has resulted in a wasteful construction of bridges.

VietNamNet Bridge – Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong joined four other candidates for the 13th National Assembly in meeting with voters in Ha Noi's Tay Ho District on May 9, as part of their election campaigning.

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Monday announced that the House of Representatives has been dissolved, paving the way for the general election on July 3.

VietNamNet Bridge - World famous Canadian Vietnamese bubble artist Fan Yang will perform at the Hanoi Friendship Culture Palace from May 28 – June 2 to celebrate the International Children’s Day (June 1).

China and the United States on Monday voiced their will for further cooperation at an ongoing high-level dialogue between the two countries.

VietNamNet Bridge – Canadian supermodel Heather Marks will be the guest model of the upcoming Long-legged Festival fashion show this May. The show organizer – Venus – will pay around VND1 billion ($50,000) to invite Marks to Vietnam.

Education Festival 2011 promotes advanced education; New charitable healthcare program launched; Gold shop robber caught red-handed; Four arrested after brutally beating worker; First heat wave to hit central region    

French hotel chain to expand to Danang; EVN’s debt tops $450 million; New tool proposed for stock market; LienViet Bank aims for higher growth; Firms invest US$1.8 billion overseas in four months; Gas climbs to highest price this year

VietNamNet Bridge – In order to negotiate for free trade agreements (FTAs) with partners, Vietnam needs to the labor standards.

A military parade marking the 66th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi in the Great Patriotic War was held on Moscow's Red Square Monday.

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) on Monday detected radiation levels in the building housing the faltering No. 1 reactor that far exceeded expected levels reaching as high as 700 millisieverts per hour, the utility firm said.

There is "no military solution solely" to the Libyan conflict, the NATO chief said on Sunday.

Phan Thi Huong Giang, who represents Vietnam at the Miss Global Beauty Queen pageant in Seoul, South Korea from May 3-10, is the winner in the online pole to be the first who enters the top 15. The finale will take place tonight, May 10.

VietNamNet Bridge - S&P Indices has launched the S&P CIVETS 60, a tradable index comprised of second-generation emerging markets, characterized by dynamic, rapidly changing economies and young, growing populations.

Province offers incentives to investors; Sugar makers face difficulties; Property investors sell to reduce loans; Investors to suspend delayed projects; Farmers switch to cassava as prices rise

VietNamNet Bridge - Investors should set up independent portfolios for stock trading, instead of watching which way the wind blows with the VN-Index, recommended FPT Securities Co analysts in their weekly market report.