VietNamNet Bridge – According to the Forest Protection Agency, 16 provinces are now at level five warning level for risk of forest fire – the highest warning level.

Though the tra fish prices have risen to their highest ever of VND25,000 a kilogram, production is marred in the Mekong Delta as input costs skyrocket and farmers lack capital to continue production.

VietNamNet Bridge – Travel firms are planning to raise inbound tour fees since the fees of all other services have increased. However, they well understand that overly high tour fees will make it impossible to attract foreign travelers.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese coaches said they were not surprised by coach Henrique Calisto’s decision but they didn’t agree with Calisto’s argument for his decision.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of fishermen in central Vietnam were hit big when the oil price increased by VND3,500 per liter on February 24. As the cost rose by 30 percent, fishermen’s profit will fall. Many of them cannot even go out to sea.

The world’s famous social network Facebook witnessed a sharp decrease of 70 percent of page views and one million users in January 2011, according to a newly released report by DoubleClick Ad Planner.

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced Tuesday that its Glory satellite is scheduled for launch on Friday, March 4.

VietNamNet Bridge – The US-based AES Group surprised the public when they announced the sale of 49 percent of stakes of the Mong Duong 2 thermopower project to two foreign partners.

Personal income tax payers, who are listed as “high income earners” in society, say that the personal income tax law is “out of date” with a taxation threshold that is too low.

The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a bicycle plan as part of a campaign to turn Los Angeles into a "green" city.

VietNamNet Bridge – The sharp price increases have been burdening all people, from urbanites to rural areas’ residents, and from workers to students.

Fan Yang to perform in VN to raise charity fund; Japanese writer to talk on contemporary literature; Painting exhibition of women artists in HCM City; 

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese goldsmiths have spent nearly six months to decorate an iPhone 3GS with a dragon of the Ly Dynasty, nearly 590 diamonds and 4 taels of 18K gold.

VietNamNet Bridge – Market Control Agency of the southern province of An Giang has seized a Buddha statue of 82 kilograms in weight, which is rumored to be made of gold.

The 65th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday adopted a resolution to suspend the rights of membership of Libya in the UN Human Rights Council.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 3,000 apartments for low-income earners in the capital were expected to go on sale this Saturday with an aim to reduce the pressure on housing accommodations.

VietNamNet Bridge – On my trip to Kien Giang Province, in the far south of Vietnam, I traveled to Kien Luong coastal district to see what is reputedly the most beautiful island in the Mekong Delta.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 10 months have passed since Hoang Thi Phuc was informed that her husband must have a kidney transplant to save his life.

Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) will work with three leading European partners in a programme on research and application of nutrition science to develop special nutritional products for Vietnamese children.

VietNamNet Bridge – A company commissioned by HCM City authorities to build 11,000 apartments in the south of the city for people relocated to make way for public works has backed out pleading lack of capability.