Instead of pushing up lending, commercial banks have spent money to buy government bonds, accepting the low government bond interest rates.

Nearly 200 antiques selected from collections by members of the HCM City Antique Association are exhibited at the HCM City Museum, 65 Ly Tu Trong Street, District 1, HCM City. The exhibition will last until December 27, 2012.

VietNamNet Bridge – The scorching heat of mid-May in Hanoi cannot stop the vitality of lotus in the West Lake and Dinh Gian Lake.

Among proposals to make tedious and boring history more enjoyable and appealing to the young, is the idea to turn it into pictorial books, which so far has been successful in that it has brought history closer to the public.

Le Quang Trung, deputy director of the Employment Department, under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, talks about unemployment insurance policy.

After more than 40 years in theatre, People's Artist Kim Cuong has performed in several hundreds of plays and recorded albums praising Vietnamese culture and lifestyle in both traditional and modern styles.

A series of activities have been held in many countries throughout the world to mark the 122nd birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh.

Travelling by hydrofoil boat between HCM City and Ba Ria-Vung Tau is wrought with many dangers, as most of the boats are almost 20-years-old and badly in need of repairs and with several   serious accidents having occurred in the past.

A lot of investors have registered the investments at the Hoa Lac hi-tech park and got investment licenses, but have not taken any move to implement the projects.

A lot of rare and precious fishes have been named in the Vietnam’s Red Book, because their existence has been threatened.

Parents who are always eager to seek useful addresses to enrich their children’s knowledge never think of taking their kids to museums, though nearly 20 museums of Hanoi are situated at the best locations.

Apple's sixth generation of iPhone may have a larger screen than its previous models, U.S. media reported on Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Objects preserved at museums and the Presidential Palace partly shows President Ho Chi Minh’s simple life.

A new worry has been raised that the capital flow to the stock market would be blocked when the watchdog agency releases a new circular on the organization and operation of securities companies.

Yen The is a mountainous district in north-west Bac Giang Province. Today, Yen The has developed and become a bright spot of Bac Giang Province in the cause of economic development and new life construction.

Drought hits summer crop; Investors slow to partner State; Ministry delays plan for property market; Coal shortage may affect power sector: Vinacomin; Twenty-six per cent had a pessimistic outlook; Auto sales plunge in April

Online social network company Facebook's co-founder and chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg announced on his Facebook timeline Saturday evening that he and longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan have tied the knot.

Passion for mathematics and mechanical engineering has led 27-year -old Nguyen Binh Duong, from the central highland province of Dak Lak, to achieve phenomenal success in his studies.

The inspectorate of the Ministry of Education announced the conclusion of a report that revealed widespread violations in joint training programmes by Haiphong Medical University.