Most enterprises believe that bribery has become a common practice and an “unwritten rule” in Vietnam, according to a survey on corruption sponsored by the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID).

FPT revenue reaches $1.6b in first 10 months; Vietnam trade gap shrinks US$2 billion; Twelve e-commerce websites fined for violations; MPI wants higher public debt threshold; Tra fish exporters want ice-ratio rule delayed

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon is a hub for people of different nationalities coming to work or settle down. Each of them in some way contributes to the diversity and the beauty of this city. Chun Yoo Oh, a Korean businesswoman

 VietNamNet Bridge – GlobalVue has ranked Viet Nam as one of the top 10 potential markets for franchise ventures in 2013.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Museum of Fine Arts is displaying art pieces made from everyday objects across the nation at an exhibition in Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Phan Dinh Phung Street is known as one of the most romantic roads in Hanoi, with ancient dracontomelum trees along the sidewalks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoians can be proud of their famous dish “Bun cha” (vermicelli with grilled pork), which is similar to the dish from Hue.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many Thai and Japanese goods are being sold on HCM City sidewalks and along roads.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts doubt that Vietnam can export specialists on a large scale, claiming they are not qualified to work in an international environment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dirty toilets and bathrooms gave 40 per cent of HCM City students diarrhea, according to UNICEF Viet Nam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Within a short time, foreign institutions and enterprises have announced a series of huge investment deals in Vietnamese-listed companies.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After nearly 100 years of existence, the mansion or palace of Hoang A Tuong, the King of the ethnic Meo people in Bac Ha, Lao Cai province still retains the majesty of the most powerful clan in the white highlands.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While ambling in an early morning at the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens last weekend, my eyes stopped at a middle-age artist who is surrounded by many pieces of silhouette pictures.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Russian atomic energy group Rosatom has stated that it will give priority to Vietnamese sub-contractors for construction of the Ninh Thuan 1 nuclear power plant, the first of its kind in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon in the days of old was full of poetic and picturesque images, among which were carts pulled along by horses or cows galloping or trotting along dirt roads on the outskirts.

 Taylor Swift has become the first female singer to succeed herself at the top of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

 VietNamNet Bridge –  Big cities are spending more and more money treat the rapid increase in the volume of waste, causing difficulties for local authorities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The US dollar price has unexpectedly been increasing in recent days, but the nominal exchange rate remains unstable. Economists believe an adjustment of the exchange rate would not boost exports.

Viet Nam should improve public transit and road safety rather than limiting the number of motorbikes, as the two-wheeled vehicles will continue to be the country's main form of transport for the foreseeable future.

 The third Hanoi International Film Festival scheduled for November 23-27 in Hanoi will be a chance for filmmakers to sound out and approach films projects while the audience will also enjoy many movies.