VietNamNet Bridge – I'm not usually one to shy away from shopping. In fact, I'd say I'm very partial to the occasional guerilla style sweep of local shopping haunts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s government is outlining new regulations to manage direct selling as pyramid schemes are on the rise.

VietNamNet Bridge – Up to 42% of people in rural areas say they are unhappy with current living conditions, largely due to low income, according to a survey conducted by the Central Institute for Economic Management.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In Vietnamese parents’ thoughts, “international schools” means international high education quality. However, the truth is quite otherwise.

 Authorities in Zambia have began a process of slaughtering pigs infected with African swine flu in Lusaka, the country's capital, in order to contain the outbreak of the disease,

The ‘Buc Tuong’ (The Wall) rock band, one of the most successful Vietnamese rock bands, will participate in a musical program at the Nguyen Du Indoor Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City on December 7.

Customs officers at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City seized 2kg of methamphetamine being smuggled into Viet Nam yesterday.

 2013 export turnover to hit over US$132 billion; HCM City pledges favourable conditions for Japanese investors; Vietnamese cashew nut exports rocket in 2013; HCM City crucial to Mekong growth

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked relevant ministries and authorities to investigate the trafficking of 600 heroin cakes from Vietnam to Taiwan detected and confiscated by Taiwanese authorities.

 Vietnamese players have brought home five bronze medals from the 2013 Southeast Asian Tennis Championships held in the Thai capital Bangkok over November 22–25.

Paul Le Hung, a Vietnamese American, wanted to grant "humanitarian aid" of $10 billion per year for Vietnam. Some businesses and provinces have signed "memorandums of understanding" with him but Tien Giang province refused the offer.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong Delta must invest in transport infrastructure to tap its vast potential, speakers at a conference said on Monday, Nov 25.

 Long-term supplementation with multivitamins plus selenium for HIV-infected patients in the early stages of disease who had not received antiretroviral therapy may safely reduce the risk of immune decline and illness,

 VietNamNet Bridge - Ho Chi Minh City’s War Remnants Museum has launched an exhibition tracing the history of Vietnam’s iconic long dress--Ao Dai, during wartime.

The public will have an opportunity to enjoy the dances performed by artists from Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia ... and taste cuisines of Southeast Asian countries at the newly-opened Southeast Asia Museum in Hanoi .

 VietNamNet Bridge – One hour after being vaccinated with 5-in-1 Quinvaxem vaccine, a 5-month-old baby girl turned pale, foamed and died at the hospital of Phuoc Long district in the southern province of Bac Lieu on November 24.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After nearly 12 hours in the operating room, doctors of the Children’s Hospital 2 in Ho Chi Minh City completed the separation of two boys conjoined at the heart and liver.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mobile services providers are using various methods to retain their regular customers, as the local market is reaching a saturation point with 140 million mobile subscribers.

 French President Francois Hollande visits Spain on Wednesday for a bilateral summit seeking a common stance on banking supervision to avoid a repeat of the eurozone debt crisis.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While observers believe that budget airlines cannot make profit in the current difficult conditions, some Vietnamese budget airlines have reported profits and plans to expand their fleets.