Improper investment, capital, and technology policies have prevented the mechanical industry from reaching its set targets over the past ten years.

The Vietnam women football team has their sights set on the Women's World Cup 2015 and winning first place at the 27th SEA Games.

Co Loa: Special national relic; France introduces woven products in Hue; Nationwide New Year festivals draw visitors

The famous wooden sandals of Yen Xa Village in Hanoi's Thanh Tri District is being threatened in the face of tough competition.

In recent years, the time immediately following Tet has been very lucrative for fortunetellers.

Binh Dinh looks to make fisheries key growth sector; City sets target of achieving high export turnover, PM okays restructuring plan for Vinatex, Vinacomin

Nguyen Khac Phuc, a scriptwriter and film producer and commentator, talks about his recent movie and thoughts about Vietnamese contemporary literature.

Ha Noi will spend VND34.1 billion (US$1.6 million) on new technology to carry out organ transplants.

At secondary schools in Mo Duc District in the coastal province of Quang Ngai, teachers lecture every year about Viet Nam's sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago.

Famed for her irresistable voice and mastering of French love songs, Dong Lan has become a household name since dazzling in The Voice. She talks about her future plans.

Experts are calling on the Government to devalue the Vietnamese dong by three to four per cent against the US dollar, saying this adjustment would provide much-needed relief to export firms.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Images of the graceful ao dai on the streets of Saigon over the past half century ago has been archived by the famous magazine Life of the USA.

 More than 80 people from Viet Nam and around the world gathered together on their bicycles last Saturday in the name of a good cause.

Issuing local authorities bonds proves to be the only solution for localities now to cover the local budget deficit. However, this may be a big threat, according to experts.

 VietNamNet Bridge - With two strange horns on the head, this species of snakes reminds people of the legendary image of Satan.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation paid official visits to Belgium, the European Union (EU), Italy and the UK from January 17-24, 2013.

VietNamNet Bridge - Almost 17 years have passed from the day Patrick came to Vietnam when he was a second-year student. Now he has an Australia-Vietnam family with two children.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Temperatures of around 10 degrees Celsius and continuous rain at nights has made Ha Noi a desolate and quiet place in recent weeks.

Vietnamese street food not only attracts local people, but is also well-known internationally and is often served in five star hotels.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Central Khanh Hoa Province’s Nha Trang City will host a four-day sea festival featuring various events from June 8 to 11.