VietNamNet Bridge – The car market, which had been gloomy for many months, has suddenly heated up as people are rushing to buy cars to avoid higher ownership registration tax.

VietNamNet Bridge – Streets were stuck. Restaurants were fully booked. Kids laughed with Santa Clauses. Couples showed their love at churches. Below are pictures of the Christmas celebrations in Vietnam’s two biggest cities.

VietNamNet Bridge – Mister Vietnam 2010’s Mister Environment competition took place in the morning of December 25 on the beach of Vung Tau.

Information Technology and Communication plays an important role in poverty reduction around the world and particularly in Vietnam. Therefore, it is necessary to universalize informational technology and application in the educational system. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The 15th ASEAN University Games (AUG-15) closed in Thailand on December 23.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in December increased a record level by 1.98 percent over the last month, raising the CPI for the whole year to 11.75 percent, said the General Statistics Office (GSO) on December 24.

HCM City plans to slow mother-child HIV transmissions; Seized fishermen back home for Tet; Four Vietnamese hotels in world’s top; Fundraising for the poor; Vietnam acts to overcome UXO consequences

23rd Charming Vietnam Gala to take place in Phu Yen; Ha Long Bay ranks sixth on National Geographic list; HCM City university kicks off fashion design contest; Ethnic man wins prize in traditional architecture contest

VietNamNet Bridge - Viet Nam has invited English Premier League club Arsenal to play a friendly during their Asian tour next year, a source from the British sports marketing firm Strata said yesterday.

Property firms need more cash to operate; OTC shares attract eye of institutional investors; Belgian firm to outfit fish oil refinery; $14m to extend condensate refinery plant; HAGL sells shares to Deutsche Bank

Despite its sanctions and trade embargoes, the U.S. government has over the past decade allowed American companies to do billions of dollars in business with Iran and other countries blacklisted as state sponsors of terrorism.

VietNamNet Bridge – The US believes that Vietnam is a good destination for its investors. Experts are now talking about the third US investment wave in Vietnam.

Political stability, economic growth, children's welfare, weather abnormality and the new strategic arms reduction treaty (START) with the United States have been the five top events for Russia in 2010.

Colour has the strongest influence on emotion, according to artist Van Duong Thanh. Her art is not about the tangible but about the abstract. But although the universe is like a fantasy, it does evoke very strong images and feelings.

VietNamNet Bridge - Inflation for the entire year raced past any prior targets to hit a double-digit figure of 11.75 per cent, driven mostly by food and housing costs, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced yesterday.

According to sources from Ho Chi Minh City Export and Processing Zone Authorities (HEPZA), until now 40% of businesses have reported their Tet Tan Mao (Traditional New Year) bonus for 2011.

VietNamNet Bridge - Viet Nam's infertility rate for both men and women is 8 per cent, much lower than that in European countries where it is from 13 to 15 per cent and occasionally as high as 20 per cent.

The capital should tap into its natural resources and cultural and historical heritage, and diversify its unique tourism products and services, said the municipal Culture, Sports and Tourism Department's deputy director Mai Tien Dung.

VietNamNet Bridge - Domestic and foreign investors should consider carefully before deciding to invest in the nation's aviation market.