VietNamNet Bridge – The Central Highlands province of Dac Lac is being stripped of its cultural heritage as gongs, drums and many ancient hunting knives and tools are used to feed the thriving trade in ethnic antiques, officials warn.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ngoc Dai and his group Dai Lam Linh will perform with Danish saxophonist Lotta Anker in a concert of contemporary music in Ha Noi on Friday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Furniture makers found the way to foreign markets this year too rough with many obstacles including high interest rates and increasing material prices, so they switch to the local market, which has a growing demand.

VietNamNet Bridge – School violence has become more serious with many more violence cases discovered. Students not only assaulted classmates, but they also brought lethal weapons to schools and threatened teachers.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam Records Books (Vietkings) announced it has necessary papers to prove Tran Thi Viet from the southern Long An province is 118 years old and is thus the oldest documented person Vietnam.

Two suicide bombers Monday targeted a meeting of pro-government tribal elders in a Pakistani tribal region and killed at least 50 people, officials said.

Vietnam is now ranking fifth among the 10 countries, which are facing the highest risk, in the 2010’s reports about information security released by prestigious security firms, including McAfee, Kaspersky or CheckPoint.

VietNamNet Bridge - Up until now Vietnamese real estate developers used the services provided by foreign consultancy firms. This has changed recently as they need new solutions to boost their sales in the gloomy market.

VietNamNet Bridge - The travel industry has called for organising sales programmes during the low tourist season to attract more visitors and persuade them to loosen their purse strings.

VietNamNet Bridge - The trade deficit may be narrowing year after year but remains a concern, a minister has said.

Japanese martial arts performed in Hanoi; Vietnamese cultural space opens in Cuba; Cultural activities to celebrate the Christmas Seasons; Viet Nam's first coffee museum set to open; City to host international food festival

VietNamNet Bridge – The first-ever Vietnamese fashion show in the UK took place in London on December 5 evening.  

US congressmen support Vietnam’s Agent Orange victims; Vietnam, Thailand cooperation develops on many levels; Gov’t provides VND335 billion for disaster-hit provinces; HCM City’s official meets Russian guests

National action month for population launched; Indonesian community donates blood; Artist's Viet Nam ride promotes road safety; Thua Thien Hue trains rural workforce; Market violations continue to rise; Investors reticent to support culture

Masters set for showdown; Seminar spotlights VN taekwondo; Japanese perform martial arts; VN plan for extra height, fitness

VietNamNet Bridge - Commuters squeeze into a narrow strip of Le Van Sy Street in HCMC that is blocked by an ongoing city improvement project

VietNamNet Bridge - One in every four resorts in Binh Thuan Province does not treat wastewater because of lacking wastewater facilities, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

VietNamNet Bridge - Viet Nam's football team will meet Singapore in a make-or-break match in Group B of the ASEAN Football Championship AFF-Suzuki Cup tomorrow.

A project that focuses on policies and measures to attract Vietnamese experts and intellectuals living abroad will be completed in 2011 and submitted to the Secretariat of the Party’s Central Committee.