The Japanese central bank has decided to loosen the monetary policy in an effort to raise the inflation rate to 2 percent, which would bring benefits to many Vietnamese businesses.

Vietnamese side Thai Son Nam grabbed the last qualifying slot for the finals of the AFC Futsal Clubs Championship after a 6-3 win over Australian Dural Warriors yesterday's third-place playoff match at the Panasonic Sports Complex, in Malaysia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A highly significant and historic diplomatic letter from Viet Nam to Japan written in 1591 is now on exhibition in Japan together with eight other old letters.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The domestic digital content market, estimated to be worth billions of dollars, may be out of reach of domestic enterprises if they don't receive State support.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There are whispers and comments of people in the town of Cai Be in Cai Be District, Tien Giang Province, about an “influential” who was buried amid the residential area.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Law makers yesterday, April 16, backed the Government's proposal to reduce the current general level of enterprise income tax to 22 per cent in an effort to boost investment in Vietnamese businesses.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam supports efforts on reforming the global governance system, Vice Chairman of the National Financial Supervisory Commission of Vietnam Ha Huy Tuan has said.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government Office on Monday, April 15, disputed recent media reports about unhealthy chickens originating from China being sold in large quantities at a conference in Ha Noi.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two children have died and six others injured when a warhead exploded yesterday afternoon in Thuan An Commune, Dak My District in Central Highland Province of Dak Nong.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has given the green light to a master plan on environmental protection in craft villages from now until 2030.

All the three ports SP-PSA, TCCT and SITV have reported the sharp falls in the yield which is much lower than the designed capacity.

Committees in charge of housing projects set up; Over EUR1.2 million for reproductive health care of working women; City to improve medical stations; Australian Questacon show to stimulate sci-tech interests

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Hard-engineering solutions have been adopted on a large scale to deal with the on-going intensive drought that has beleaguered the central coastal provinces, particularly those in the basin of Vu Gia-Thu Bon rivers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The British TNT Theatre will present a stage production based on children story Gullivers Travel to a Vietnamese audience next month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – People who leave litter on streets or in urban drainage systems may be fined between VND500,000 (USD23.8) and VND1 million (USD47.6),

While keeping complaining about the small scale of the Vietnamese market and the changeable policies, foreign automobile manufacturers still have been flocking to Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The qualifying round for the Miss Jewelry 2013 pageant will take place from May 19 to June 21. 

Extra classes are the main source of income for many teachers. In exam season, a teacher has 4-6 extra teaching shifts a day.

The Ministry of Information and Communications has rejected a proposal by the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group for the merger of their two mobile network companies, Vinaphone and MobiFone.