From now to 2014, the first-class stated owned ports -- namely Hai Phong, Da Nang, Quang Ninh, Saigon and Quy Nhon would undergo the equitization process, during which 25-49 percent of the state’s capital would be sold.

VietNamNet Bridge – Renowned Australian ballet dancer Colin Peasley has completed preparing dancers from the Viet Nam National Opera and Ballet for a Graduation Ball.

VietNamNet Bridge – The reverse of the “industrialization medal” is that it has brought big corollaries to the rice farming.

VietNamNet Bridge – Earlier this month, 23-year-old Nguyen Chi Linh (not real name) finally got his long-awaited moment in the spotlight. He celebrated his graduation from a hospitality training programme as a security guard.

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite the current strict rules on hotel room rate setting, hoteliers still can play tricks to raise the hotel room rates in the last moment.

While waiting for the job opportunities to come, unemployed university graduates attend training courses to obtain master degrees, hoping that higher education would bring better jobs.

The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement is believed to bring the golden opportunity to change the look of the agriculture, in which 70 percent of Vietnamese get involved.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A jazz-rock concert featuring French maestro Charles Pasi takes place at Idecaf (31 Thai Van Lung St., District 1) at 8 p.m. on June 11.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A few months ago, two-year-old Nguyen Tran Gia Huy, who had begun vomiting in the middle of the night, was taken to a new paediatric ward at Tan Phu District Hospital.

 VietNamNet Bridge - 36 years living on Sai Gon River, Mr. Ba Chuc has become the archenemy of Death by saving 200 people.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Baked bananas, bread with grilled pork, nem cua be, bun rieu cua ... are among the Vietnamese cuisines that are world well-known.

Each 1% increase in the number of copyrighted software will generate an extra US$50 million for Vietnam, says a research project conducted by the Software Alliance in collaboration with the U.S.-based business school INSEAD.

 Vietnam’s inflation beats all regional nations; SOEs reform is too slow; Farmers shy away from shrimp farming despite good price; Firm hand on asset tiller buoys market; State Audit reports on SBV performance in 2011

 VietNamNet Bridge – Against the hustle and bustle of city traffic, a young boy is quietly putting up a large poster on an empty wall next to a restaurant.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government purchased one million tonnes of winter-spring rice from February 20 to May 20 for temporary stockpiling in the Mekong Delta.

 Newspaper receives award for contribution to journalism; Appeal trial held for eight defendants; Ministry to get tougher on immunisation malpractice; Swimming lessons protect children

  Theatres around Hanoi and HCM City are staging new plays aimed at entertaining young audiences during the summer holiday and on International Children's Day on June 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many traditional markets in Viet Nam are housed in downgraded conditions that failed to ensure food hygiene.

VietNamNet Bridge – Experts say they are not quite sure about the feasibility of the Nhon Hoi oil refinery when asked about the prospect of the project.

VietNamNet Bridge – A popular children concert called ‘Tuoi Than Tien’ (Childhood-a fairy age) will return this summer and is expected to lure a large number of children after a long gap.