Firms fume at new duty-free check; Sudden rush to buy super-fat pigs by Chinese traders; Credit institutions to shoulder burden of debt restructuring; Listed companies post big losses

 VietNamNet Bridge – Looking for a "green" drink in Ha Noi? A network of restaurants and cafes has been set up to offer small gifts or discounts to customers riding any kind of bicycle.

VietNamNet Bridge – Anybody who has ever visited the northern region during the harvest season cannot help but be astonished at the stunning beauty of terraced fields which undulate around the hillsides and mountainsides

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City targets developing the bio-technology industry until 2015 by applying advanced scientific research and technology in agricultural production to raise productivity and quality.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In November, Vietnam had four new FDI projects in the fields of real estate with a total value of approximately $300 million, the highest since the beginning of the year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The shooting team is considered Vietnam’s “gold mine” at the 27th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Myanmar this December.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The dollar market, which has been stable for a long time, has heated up with the prices increasing in both the black and official markets.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thirty years ago, the Japanese television drama Oshin, aired in Vietnam and 85 other countries, affected millions of viewers who often shed tears.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government spent more than VND700 trillion (36 billion USD) on nationwide poverty reduction efforts in the 2005 – 2012 period, an average of 90 trillion VND (4.2 billion USD) per year,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign investors may soon have their hopes of higher ownership ratios in listed companies realised.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Microsoft has released a report saying that 1/3 of the computers in Vietnam have been infected with Trojan, worms and viruses, but BKAV has denied this.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Van Khang is no ordinary bronze casting artisan. The Hanoian craftsman creates traditional bronze reliefs using modern industrial methods, an innovation that helped him earn the title of Meritorious Craftsman,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese delegation has set a target of at least four gold medals for judo veterans (ranking in the top two) and is sending all “big names” to the forthcoming regional sports festival in Myanmar next month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Run by an American, a Vietnamese garden market in Washington DC offers a variety of Vietnamese vegetables such as morning glory, luffa, okra leaves, and herbs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A group of 40 future bachelors of the Hanoi Banking Academy stood in “SEX” shape in front of Thang Long Royal Citadel relic to have pictures taken, which has raised a wave of public protest.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Hai Van Pass in Central Vietnam is often described as a giant white linen that swings through forests, rocks and blankets of clouds on the sides of the end section of Truong Son Mountain Range.

The Trans Pacific Strategic Partnership Agreement is believed to create 1 million jobs in Vietnam’s leader and shoes industry. To take full advantage of the agreement, Vietnamese shoes makers have to settle the existing material problem.

 A byproduct of cholesterol may function like the hormone estrogen to fuel the growth of breast cancer in mice, and perhaps in people, according to a U.S. study.

Saigon-based promoters Loud Minority just mere weeks after the visit of UK indie heroes The Cribs have pulled off another huge coup luring American rock and roll outfit Black Rebel Motorcycle Club to town...

Recent deaths and hospitalization of infants after vaccination has increased worry and fear among parents who now are resorting to willing pay more for better quality vaccines than use those provided free by the government.