In principle, e-commerce is a way of purchasing and selling goods via Internet. . But in Vietnam, they still have to meet face to face to wrap up transactions.

VietNamNet Bridge - Millions of US dollars in value-added tax have been refunded to firms though only 1 percent of their refund applications have been scrutinised, while tax evaders are let off scot-free.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Christmas atmosphere has covered every corner of the city.

Central region to experience downpour, colder weather; Bank official arrested for wrongdoings; Norway funds bio-security project in Vietnam; Initiative aims to reduce blindness; Cancer-causing agent found in Hanoi chili sauce

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is striving to reduce the trade deficit to 14 percent by 2015 and to obtain the payment balance in a few years. However, this proves to be a very difficult task, for many reasons.

VietNamNet Bridge - In light of Vinacomin’s plan for coal price hikes from early 2011, VIR spoke with deputy minister of Industry and Trade and Vinacomin’s board chairman Le Duong Quang.

VietNamNet Bridge - The tourism authorities of Quang Nam and Quang Ngai provinces plan to launch a tour combining islands and inland destinations to further build on their reputation as the land of heritage sites.

Prehistoric artefacts found in Ha Giang; Fabric patterns on display in Hanoi; Artificial snow, the latest Christmas attraction; US poet returns to Vietnam; National library presented with German books

VietNamNet Bridge – Experts believe that sooner or later a land fever will occurr , , and this should not be seen as a spontaneous phenomenon, but as the result of the lack of appropriate economic regulations.

VietNamNet Bridge – Though the rate of poor households in Vietnam (by Vietnam’s standards) continues to decrease, the rate of poor people in cities, particularly in Hanoi and HCM City, increases, according to a report by Oxfam and ActionAid.

VietNamNet Bridge - Non-performing loans (NPL) at foreign credit institutions had by end-October jumped 60% year-on-year to VND2.75 trillion despite their prudence, according to a central bank report.

Overseas remittances see impressive rise; Luxury apartment sales in Hanoi to remain in red until first half of 2011; 96 enterprises receive national quality awards; Gold advances on rising demand for wealth protector 

VietNamNet Bridge - Quang Nam Province is set to license a US$4 billion complex to the south of UNESCO heritage city Hoi An after scrapping a similar massive tourism project nearby.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Golden Bee Awards, the Students’ Short Film Festival, organised from December 13 to 15, attracts short films from over 100 young film makers throughout Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – There is a fierce competition in Vietnam’s e-commerce market, and experts believe that those enterprises which have long term and profuse capital will be the winners.

VietNamNet Bridge – 2010 was an unlucky year for businessmen as heaped up debts, unprofitable business and legal incidents made many of them bankrupt.

Dien Bien completes 20 of 50 planned border markers; Hanoi hosts workshop on blind prevention; $700,000 fine arts teaching agreement signed; President hails role of nation's historians

VietNamNet Bridge – Price of keo (mud skipper) fish, a popular Mekong Delta treat, have risen again following a recent rumour that the fish could be harmful to people was confirmed to be baseless.

VietNamNet Bridge – Cancer-causing Rhodamine B has been found in chilli sauce samples taken from Ha Noi-based Tuan Thanh Investment and Trade Joint Stock Company, the city's Environment Police Department reported on Monday.