For illustration purposes onlySmall- and medium-sized enterprises in Vietnam are the world’s second most confident in terms of local economic growth in the next six months.

VietNamNet Bridge - The national flu supervision system on January 19 reported that 39 new cases of A/H1N1 flu were detected in some cities and provinces since October 2010.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Viet Nam Gold Traders Association has asked the Ministry of Finance to reduce the export tax on gold and gold jewelry from 10 per cent to zero, arguing that the tax was contributing to the nation's growing trade deficit.

VietNamNet Bridge - Rising inflation and difficulty in accessing credit have led to a drop in confidence among Vietnam’s businesses, raising concern over economic growth this year.

The giant God of Prosperity, which is the largest of its kind in Vietnam, is now displayed on the pavement of Lieu Giai-Van Cao street, Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge – The domestic gold price has been falling continuously in the last week. Meanwhile, commercial banks have turned their back to gold deposits.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of holidayers in Phan Thiet cheered on their favorite team at a banh chung wrapping contest at a festival at Sea Horse Resort on Tuesday night.

Vietnamese people contribute to strengthening Vietnam-Australia ties; Reburial for war martyrs; Journalist burnt in home attack; Int'l business school opens in HCM City; Antiseptic provided for blue-ear disease

VietNamNet Bridge - Increases in the consumer price index cooled in January in two of Viet Nam's biggest cities.

Experts believe that the progress in farm produce exports in 2010 will continue in 2011, especially when the world market is showing good signs for seafood, coffee and rubber products.

Vietnam will surely surmount all challenges that may arise to make bigger accomplishments on the path to becoming a modern industrialised country by 2020 as planned, said President Nguyen Minh Triet.  

VietNamNet Bridge - Sales of automobiles manufactured or assembled in Vietnam fell 6 percent last year to 112,224 units, the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association said.

To make IT and communication one of the three breakthroughs in the socio-economic development in the next 5-10 years, the education system needs to be reformed the guests of VietNamNet’s Vietnam Economic Forum said.

The boy band that was nominated for Grammy and whose albums were the best sellers in the last two decades will perform in Vietnam for the first time this March.  

Former Second Division footballer Tran Thanh Truong, who was struck by lightning while playing a match in 2008 and has become partially paralyzed, will get a compensation of just VND69 million (US$3,450), authorities announced yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge - A Javan rhinoceros that was found dead in the Cat Tien National Park last April may have died of infection after being shot in its leg, the World Wildlife Fund said Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoians have begun to purchasing votive paper products to burn for the Kitchen God Festival (ong Tao) on lunar December 23, which will fall on January 26.

VietNamNet Bridge - “The 11th National Party Congress has successfully completed all programmes as planned,” said newly-elected Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in his closing speech on January 19.

VietNamNet Bridge - The 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has received warm applause from international experts and reporters over the past ten days.

Once again, the people who live near Hanoi’s oldest bridge – Long Bien became the center of a multinational art project.