The State Bank of Vietnam does not have the right to force people to make payment in check and eliminate the payment in cash. This would violate the constitution, experts say.

As a non-Christian, I have always been impressed with the domes, high towers and heavily decorated ceilings of Catholic cathedrals. I still remember how amazed I felt at seeing the high-ceilinged hall inside Notre Dame, in Paris.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Wildlife consumption is deeply ingrained in Vietnamese culture and steeped in tradition. However, with species disappearing rapidly, and Viet Nam's legal framework on biodiversity conservation growing, this is going to change.

According to many researchers, the flute martial arts (also called Thiet dich) is a traditional genre known to very few people. It is full of national identities and has existed for hundreds of years.

VietNamNet Bridge - While same-sex marriage is still a controversial issue and not legally recognized, gay couples are still living together and do not stop struggle for their happiness.

Having realized that Vietnamese users turn their back to Chinese WeChat, other service providers have launched a lot of free apps to attract users.

VietNamNet Bridge - Although Vietnam still lags behind advanced countries in the research and application of biotechnology in agriculture, it has achieved encouraging achievements in this field.  

Observes have commented that the unsettled big problems would put a heavy burden on the Governor of the State Bank--Nguyen Van Binh on the next year of his term.

Exactly 40 years ago this month, Vietnam ended the American War with an emphatic victory at the Paris Peace Agreements. Lady Borton and participants have teamed up to create a new book providing a behind-the-scenes insight...

VietNamNet Bridge - Ornaments, lucky money envelopes, Feng Shui statues… are sold very well on the days before the lunar New Year.

Miss Vietnam 2010 Ngoc Han and leading model Ngoc Quyen appear in two new collections of ao dai, designed by Ngoc Han herself and Lien Huong.

VietNamNet Bridge - Starting with mice, fish became his passion. Dr. Nguyen Thai Tu has devoted his life to the search for new species of fish for Vietnam and the world.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hospitals in Ha Noi have announced that they are ready to care for patients during the upcoming Tet holiday, which will last for nine days beginning this Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prior to every Tet Lunar New Year festive season, which this year falls on February 10, hundreds of cases of firecrackers are seized by customs authorities at border gates from China,

Samsung’s second plant to take shape in Vietnam; Clothing exports surge by 28 percent; Vietnamese seafood gains firm foothold in US; No price hike during Tet; VND16.9 trillion invested in power transmission

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lights, flowers and decorations fill the streets around the capital as Hanoians count down the days to the lunar Year of the Snake.

VietNamNet Bridge – U.S.-based Starbucks Coffee Company opened its first store in Vietnam at the New World Hotel in downtown HCMC last Friday, sparking curiosity in a country

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 2013 ASEAN Regional Disaster Emergency Simulation Exercise (ARDEX) is scheduled to take place in Viet Nam in October.

Stalls overflow with bouquets in the markets, blooms hang from pot plants in the streets and flower growers make hay while the sun shines. It's spring festival fever. Hoai Nam reports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Parking lots in big cities have dramatically hiked fees as Tet approaches, defying cutoffs set by local authorities.