Local residents call it “Ha Long Bay on land;” visitors refer to it as “the waveless bay.”

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has announced that “Exotic Beaches and Islands” will be the theme of the National Tourism Year 2011.

The central bank is likely to hike interest rates in the coming months since the government is determined to curb inflation and limit the devaluation of the dong, according to the Hong Kong-Shanghai Banking Corp

Building a mechanism to enhance corporate governance of State-owned enterprises (SoEs) and groups should be based on real lessons to accelerate business reform and economic growth

VietNamNet Bridge – The 11th Binh Duong Television Football Cup 2010 will take place from November 19-28 in the southern province of Binh Duong.

President Nguyen Minh Triet received representatives from the Japan-Viet Nam Friendship Parliamentarians Federation (JVFPF) in Yokohama yesterday

ASEAN and Viet Nam were ready to co-operate with the Group of Twenty (G-20) to carry out its development agenda, affirmed Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

The National Assembly Standing Committee on November 11 sent a dispatch as feedback for deputy Nguyen Minh Thuyet’s proposal to establish a provisional committee to investigate the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group’s failure.

In Ho Chi Minh City, titillation for teenagers now comes in 3-D form. Pornographic pictures and films, reportedly smuggled in from China, are widely available and popular especially among university students.

Book celebrates Ha Noi music; Singapore hosts VN art show; Italian books published in VN; Writing contest on water saving

The Channel K+ scheme to charge for access to elite European football matches continues to upset the nation’s fans. Several experts comment on the social implications of ‘privatising’ football matches. 

The Ministry of Information and Communications has certified that K+ holds the exclusive broadcasting rights to Sunday matches of the English Premier League (EPL) in Vietnam.

The Government has countless regulations against prostitution but the oldest profession just continues to adapt to the environment. Is it time to choose a more effective management model?

VietNamNet Bridge – Wind power is developing rapidly in the world, with a total capacity of over 100,000 MW at this moment. Vietnam is not on the outside of this expansion.

Vietnam’s first wind power plant has provided electricity to the national grid, though the offtake price has not yet been fixed.  

Policies advocated by the Vietnam Energy Association to create a friendlier climate for development of technologies that make renewable power seem to have won the Government’s support.

VietNamNet Bridge – because of annual floods being late Many people in Vietnam’s southwestern region have left their homes to earn their living.

After the opening ceremony of the Asian Games tonight, Vietnamese sportsmen will compete in major sport disciplines. The head of the Vietnamese delegation at ASIAD, talks about advantages and disadvantages for Vietnam.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance has proposed an export tariff on several products, including 20% on gold, equal to that of precious metal ores.

Dutch aid Mekong Delta climate battle; Delta struggles with waste as landfills keep on overflowing; Iron-ore mine starts clean-up after mudslide