VietNamNet Bridge – Cai luong (reformed opera) actress Que Tran won the award for Favourite TV Cai Luong Actress at the fifth HCM City Television (HTV) Awards on Monday.

The Truong Sa (Spratly) district off the south-central province of Khanh Hoa on April 5 held a ceremony to mark the 36th anniversary of its liberation (April 29). 

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam always attaches importance to developing the relations with the Philippines  for the benefits of both countries and contributing to building the ASEAN Community. 

A woman's breast milk cells may be used to predict cancer in future research, according to a study published by HealthDay News on Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The eighth Mot Trai Tim – Mot The Gioi (One Heart – One World) charity arts programme will take place at the Ha Noi Cultural Friendship Palace on Saturday.

Ceasefire is apparently in place hours after calls on Tuesday from Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent Laurent Gbagbo, who is reportedly negotiating terms of departure from power after the final offensive launched the previous day

VietNamNet Bridge – After attracting considerable controversy and debate over the nominations, there were very few surprises when the Cong Hien (Devotion) Music Awards 2010 were handed out last night at the HCM City Opera House.

Banks have announced that they will restrict the lending to non-production sectors. However, the policy has narrowed the banks’ door to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and they have to borrow money under the mode of consumer credit.

VietNamNet Bridge – General Secretary of Viet Nam Real Estate Association Nguyen Van Minh spoke with Hai quan (Customs) Newspaper about rental housing as labourers experience a shortage despite unsold apartments being available.

The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, announced Tuesday it would raise the benchmark one-year borrowing and lending interest rates by 25 basis points beginning Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Thanh (not her real name), who lives in Ha Noi's Dong Anh District, was completely isolated after word got out she was HIV-positive after contracting the virus from her husband six years ago.

EU President Herman Van Rompuy said Tuesday that the comprehensive package of economic measures approved last month was necessary to save the European social model.

VietNamNet Bridge – In a slum on the banks of the Red River, soiled kids playing in the middle-ground of the river, etc. are shown in impressive images at an installation exhibition entitled “Nomads in city”.

Jeremy Browne, British Minister of State will pay a visit to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from Tuesday to Thursday this week to boost Vietnam-England bilateral relation in major sector includes diplomacy policy, education, commerce and investment.

McDonald's Corp. announced Monday the company and its franchisees launched an ambitious campaign to recruit 50,000 people on April 19 to its already massive workforce of 600,000 in U.S. and 1.7 million world-wide.

VietNamNet Bridge – A tall building breaks through the white clouds like a rocket and rises high up into the sky. People live close to each other in this building, peacefully and harmoniously. 

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City in June will approve a detailed plan to redevelop the seaport area along the western bank of Sai Gon River, according to a source from the municipal People's Committee.

Vietnamese, Cambodian NA strengthen ties; US defence official visits Viet Nam; Lao PM receives delegation from Vietnamese province; Vietnam confers Gold Star Order on Lao security forces

The organizing board of the second Universal Steps, the Vietnamese version of the world-famous “Dancing with the stars” show, has invited ten professional dancers and a choreographer from Europe to join the show this year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Dr. Doan Thi Kim Hong has been invited to join the judge’s panel of Mrs. USA 2011 pageant. She is the first foreign jury member of this beauty contest.