The Ministry of Information and Communications has asked businesses to give priority to Vietnam's ICT development plan to 2010 with a vision to 2020, called "Planning on Development of Information and Communication Technology".

Firms urged to boost presence in French market; Dragon fruits fly record high in Binh Thuan: 1,000 tons a day; Interest rates on dollar deposits hit record highs; Vietnam to export 1.5 million tons of cement in 2011; Ukraine halts tra imports

VietNamNet Bridge - The State Bank of Vietnam has yet to give the market a clear view of its policy direction, leaving market players unsure whether the authority wants to further growth or lower inflation.

VietNamNet Bridge – Contestants of the Hot Vteen 2010 performed their talents at the award ceremony in HCM City on January 22.

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People's Committee has assigned local tour company Saigontourist Holding Company and other administrative agencies to organise the Tet Tan Mao Festival in the city's downtown.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam Idol 2010 Tran Nguyen Uyen Linh and the show's top ten finalists met their adoring Hanoian fans during a show at Hoang Mai Gymnasium on the night of January.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Finance has once again urged the Taxation Bureau to regulate the transfer pricing mechanism used by foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) to declare losses to evade taxes in Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge - UK and Vietnam signed a strategic partnership in September 2010 showing their strong commitment to a wide range of new initiatives.

VietNamNet Bridge – Go lua (fossil wood) that is thousands of years old have become unique artworks, which are owned by super wealthy men in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has announced that the Earth Hour 2011 will take place at 8.30 pm of Saturday, March 26. The major difference is that more thanlights will be turned off for one hour.

Vietnam moves up 16 places in quality of life rankings; HCM City to face labour shortage after Tet holiday; Poor children receive Tet gifts; More rice delivered to needy people

VietNamNet Bridge – In interminable cold, gardeners have to warm imported flowers to stimulate them to blossom for the lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

VietNamNet Bridge – La Nina cooling pattern has been cited as the main reason behind the unusual climate in many places in the world, including the north of Vietnam which is facing a very cold winter.

VietNamNet Bridge – “Vietnam will not adjust the dong/dollar exchange rate before Tet” was the message released by the Chair of the National Financial Supervision Council three months ago, in October 2010.

Steel and cement producers are happy with billions of dollars worth of turnover from exports in 2010. Meanwhile, electricity and coal producers, who provided energy to serve the steel and cement production, are forced to suck up their losses.

Nursery schools begin their Tet holiday on January 28, 2011. Meanwhile, state employees still have to work until the end of January 30. Therefore, there is a high demand for childcare services.

About 123 people injured in Monday's explosion at Moscow's Domodedovo airport are still hospitalized, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said Thursday.

After seven years of surveying, members of staff at the Palace Museum in Beijing have finally completed an inventory of the many treasures housed at the former Qing Dynasty (1644 -1911) palace.

Hong Kong's Hospital Authority ( HA) announced on Wednesday that a 27-year-old female patient infected with the A/H1N1 flu virus was certified dead at Tuesday night.

Internet giant Google Inc. said it plans to hire at least 6,200 people this year in the company’s biggest expansion yet, according to media reports Wednesday.