A young man stands under the scorching sun at noon. He holds a cement bag in one hand and he hits the bag with a wooden stick with the other. For over 50 years, many people have earned their living by this dusty job.

From the Harvard Business School, Professor John A.Quelch sent a congratulation letter to the announcement ceremony of VietNamNet's V1000 ranking – the list of the top 1000 enterprises, as based on tax contributions.

Fifty two big Japanese manufacturers have expressed their intention to purchase industrial parts and accessories from Vietnamese producers.

Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated from coastal areas in the path of Typhoon Megi in southeast China, disaster relief authorities said Thursday.

VN, Cuba move to step up cultural cooperation; Vietnam attends Francophone Summit; Vietnam strengthens ties with Bulgaria; Vietnam, US boost foreign relations; Vietnam to host ASEAN engineering conference

Poor people to be given storm-resistant houses; PM guarantees food supplies for flood victims; Vietnam, RoK promote cooperation in gender equality; VN Assemblies of God holds first general assembly

VietNamNet Bridge – The oil rig explosion in Mexico Gulf which cost BP Group tens billion dollar has worried Vietnamese environmentalists.

WTO adjudicates lawsuit between Viet Nam and US; Good news lifts indexes; Two new low-income housing projects slated for construction

VietNamNet Bridge – Cao Bang Province, about 286 kilometers north of Hanoi, has a landscape that begs exploration and a history that demands looking back at.

Only one downpour can submerge many places in HCM City, especially the areas where especially the areas with anti-flood projects going on or being completed.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many clubs have resumed training to prepare for the V-League 2011, which will begin in mid-January 2011.

ASEAN symphony orchestra performs in Vietnam; Clowns to entertain at special shows in HCM City; Baroque symphony in HCMC to mark Pergolesi’s 300th birthday; 8,000-year-old human remains found in northern cave

Many enterprises fear that the foreign trade volume may decrease in the next six months, the survey conducted by Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) shows.

VietNamNet Bridge – Xin Chao Art Performance Co. Ltd. is investing heavily in the upgrade of the Ho Chi Minh City Circus Theater at September 23 Park in District 1 in preparation for the premiere of a major show about Vietnam , , ,

VietNamNet Bridge - The national Olympic football team of Vietnam will face stiff competition in group B with upper tier teams Iran, Bahrain and Turkmenistan at the 2010 Asian Games, which will be held from November 12-27 in Guangzhou, China.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vinashin is on the brink of bankruptcy is thanks to poor oversight, dereliction of duty and intentional wrongdoings, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said in a detailed report to the National Assembly deputies.

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) is planning to sharply cut the import tariffs on trucks to be imported under the mode of complete built units (CBU) as of January 1, 2011.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, or PetroVietnam, is considering buying BP’s stakes in their joint projects in the country.

The percentage of women who make scientific research is still very low in Vietnam: women only account for 11 percent of total PhDs and MAs

VietNamNet Bridge – The Russian and American Foreign Ministers will return to Hanoi next week as the “special guests” of Vietnam – ASEAN Chairman 2010 - at the fifth East Asia Summit (EAS).