VietNamNet Bridge - The amended Law on Securities passed last year and taking effect this July 1 includes notable provisions which will help the nation's securities market develop more transparently and efficiently.

VietNamNet Bridge – US-based Vietnamese musician Nguyen Xinh Xo has just released his first album in English in Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Local forest keepers in Ninh Thuan Province call it Hanging Lake. A five or six kilometers walk up steep paths through the dense forest of Nui Chua National Park, Hanging Lake is an unexpected sight on the mountain.

VietNamNet Bridge – Drawing up business plans for a new year has never been a difficult task for business managers unlike now  when seeking capital is the biggest headache for them.

A man brought his wife to many hospitals over the past 13 years to cure infertility because he and his wife didn’t know that she had a coil. This is the case of a farmer family in Ha Nam, a northern province of Vietnam.  

At the age of 24, Thuy Dung – the top female tennis player in Vietnam – has begun to thinking more about his sport, and not only how to win.

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite the strong flow of foreign direct investments (FDI), economists are concerned on the increasing number of foreign investors switching from producing to importing, which will widen the trade deficit.

VietNamNet Bridge – In the fight against corruption, it is imperative to have co-ordination in the political system, Government Chief Inspector Tran Van Truyen told Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Vietnam Economic Times).

Businesses have complained that they have been facing a lot of difficulties since previous investment incentives have been suddenly cut after Vietnam joined WTO.

VietNamNet Bridge – Imported fruit, which are advertised as clean and with no preservatives, have become the choice of the well-off people.

VietNamNet Bridge - With its white sands, crystal blue waters, and lush vegetation, Doc Let Beach attracts both local and international tourists.

Newer mobile service providers like Viet-namobile and Beeline have received higher marks from customers than established giants on the market like Viettel and MobiFone.

VietNamNet Bridge – Tamed elephants are exhausted serving tourists, the living space for wild elephants is shrinking while the elephant preservation project is still on papers only.

VietNamNet Bridge – Transport Minister Ho Nghia Dung talked to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Vietnam Economic Times) about the need for more diversified financial resources for investment in traffic infrastructure.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many major traffic infrastructure projects have sufficient capital from foreign sources but lack funds from the State budget to be spent on site clearance and other costs, according to ministry officials.

It is predicted that in 2011, there will be a greater flow of foreign portfolio investment (FPI) in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Director of the Southern Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology Bui Chi Buu spoke to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Vietnam Economic Times) about the need to invest more in agriculture in the Mekong Delta.

Vietnam-favourite destination for investors; HCM City trade centre puts focus on US, Japanese export markets; Industrial production up 16.1% in January; Three new bridges to cross Saigon River

VietNamNet Bridge - Much has been said of Vietnam’s obsession with rice. There are rice noodles, rice desserts, rice pancakes and just plain rice... and then, there is com.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam will look to spell out more stable economic growth in 2011 after the year of being heated by gold and US dollar prices.