Ha Noi, the capital of Viet Nam, has been listed among Top 10 Travellers' Choice Destinations.

Hanoi asks for more vigilance against terrorism, Vietnam attends regional forum to counter extremism, US war veterans visit Viet Nam, New Qatari ambassador welcomed in Hanoi

 The proposal to reduce the number of crimes subject to the death penalty in an amended Penal Code sparked heated debates at a conference held yesterday in southern Hoa Binh City.

 The most prominent outcome of President Truong Tan Sang’s recent visit to Laos is strong consensus towards pushing the Vietnam-Laos relationship forward, said Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Minh Khoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The practical application of "green" knowledge has slashed the use of chemical fertilisers by half by farmers in central Thua Thien-Hue Province.

Vietnam will do its utmost to prepare for and make the 132nd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly (IPU-132) a success, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung assured IPU President Saber Chowdhury during a reception in Hanoi on March 25.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung spoke of the need to push reform during a working session with the General Department of Customs and relevant agencies in Hanoi on March 25.

A 30m high scaffold structure collapsed at the Vung Ang economic zone in central Ha Tinh province late on March 25, killing at least 14 workers and injuring tens of others.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Those fond of old furniture should head for Bui Thi Xuan Street in Tan Binh District, HCMC. Numerous pieces of old furniture are on display for sale there.

  Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has told local authorities to remove industrial parks (IPs) failing to attract investment projects.

 VietNamNet Bridge – BRG Group has just signed a contract with Nicklaus Group to gain the monopoly to open Jack Nicklaus Academy of Golf, the first professional golf training institution in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Post Office building, a symbol of HCM City, was repainted yellow last December, which was said to be more appropriate to its old beauty.

Police bust online soccer betting ring, Two arrested for possessing drugs & guns, Ha Noi to crack down on illegal taxi enterprises, HCM City authorities seize millions of fake products, Earth Hour event saves Hanoi 240,000 kWh

 VietNamNet Bridge - According to the General Department of Customs, by the end of February 2015, Vietnam’s four major export markets, the US, China, Japan and South Korea, brought $9.8 billion to the country.

More foreign owned banks to open in Vietnam, Vietnam’s Q1 inflation sluggish in decade, Russian firm to build Vietnam's first solar power plant, ADB forecasts Vietnam’s GDP to grow 6.1% in 2015

VietNamNet Bridge - Many economic zones (EZs) have been left idle because they cannot attract investors, but experts agree that revoking investment licenses would not be a good solution.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has directed relevant bodies to ask bear breeders in Quang Ninh to quickly hand over all bears to the Tam Dao Bear Rescue Center.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A baby elephant was discovered dead in a ditch in the field of a local family at the La Nga Forestry Farm in Thanh Son commune, Dinh Quan district, Dong Nai province on Monday, March 23.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After monks at a pagoda in southern Soc Trang Province suspected two novices of stealing money, they beat and forced the novices to put their hands in a pan of boiling water to prove their innocence.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two Buddhist record certificates were presented on Monday to venerable monk Thich Tho Lac of Dong Bac pagoda in Ninh Binh province and the world’s largest flower-made Buddhist flag was given to the province authorities.