The Ministry of Health has announced that the Hanoi-based National Pediatric Hospital is the second hospital in the country eligible for redefining gender. The other is the HCM City-based Children's Hospital 2.

 Japan kept its position as the world's largest creditor nation for the 22nd straight year in 2012, government data showed Tuesday, as the dollar's gains helped inflate the value of overseas assets.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many provinces and cities nationwide have announced travel stimulus programs for this year with steep discounts to attract tourists, especially domestic ones, as the summer vacation is nearing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – “Leasing the body,” delivering food at night, reading books ... are the jobs that some young people in Hanoi and HCM City do during their free times.

VietNamNet Bridge – Though having several beautiful sites, the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has failed to attract tourists from Southeast Asian nations, especially Thailand and Cambodia,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Huynh Ngoc Anh of the National Assembly (NA) last Wednesday blamed the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) for the wide gap between local and global gold prices,

VietNamNet Bridge – To change or not to change the country's name was among the topics discussed by National Assembly deputies during a working session on the draft amendments to the 1992 Constitution in Ha Noi yesterday.

 The 86th annual National Spelling Bee kicks off Tuesday with 281 youngsters from eight nations putting their ability to spell some of the most obscure words in the English language to the test.

VietNamNet Bridge – A painting that was initially valued at just 50 pounds ($75) sold for HK$3.03 million ($390,000) in a weekend auction by Christie’s International in Hong Kong, setting a record for a work by a Vietnamese artist.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A draft decree prepared by the Ministry of Science and Technology seeks to tighten controls over the import of machinery, equipment and production lines by State-owned enterprises (SOEs).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The massive blackout in 22 southern provinces and cities on Wednesday raised concerns over the security of the national power grid.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has signed a decision to appoint three Vice Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Health and Transportation.

VietNamNet Bridge – Chinese coach Chen Yun Fat and his team will receive a VND1 billion ($50,000) of bonus after entering the final round of the 2014 Women’s Asian Football Cup.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has instructed central provinces to plant rice varieties that are drought resistant and have shorter maturing periods in this year's summer-autumn crop.

 VietNamNet Bridge – "I have no arms and no legs, yet I am complete and lacking nothing".

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama presented her best works at a contemporary art exhibition that opened at the Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Hanoi on May 25.

Automobile manufacturers have successively launched the car models with the cylinder capacity of less than 2.0L, hoping the models would help stimulate the demand.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Former Swedish player Fredrick Ljungberg will arrive in Viet Nam and meet local fans on June 4 in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – Proctors seem to feel more worried than the examinees who attend the high school final exams, because they fear they may violate the exam regulations accidentally.

VietNamNet Bridge – Online data storage services have been booming as businesses have realized that the services allow them to cut down expenses.