• Int’l readers comment on honest Vietnamese taxi driver

    14/06/2010 05:00

    A story on Yahoo News about a Vietnamese taxi driver who returned bag with $26,500 to a passenger has attracted the special attention of many foreign readers. VietNamNet Bridge – An AP story on Yahoo News about a Vietnamese taxi driver who returned bag with...

  • Vietnam ranks 38th for global peace index

    13/06/2010 05:00

    Vietnam ranks 38th in the world on the Global Peace Index (GPI) of the Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace. VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam ranks 38th in the world on the Global Peace Index (GPI) of the Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace....

  • Tourists hospitalized en masse for food poisoning

    12/06/2010 05:00

    A group of over 100 tourists was hospitalized with cooking poisoning in Binh Thuan Province on June 10. A group of over 100 tourists was hospitalized with food poisoning in Binh Thuan Province on June 10. Ten die due to...

  • Youth in Vietnam more despondent despite material gains

    12/06/2010 05:00

    Though Vietnamese youth are materially better off than they were five years ago, they are suffering far higher rates of depression and despondency, a local news website quoted a national survey as saying. HCM City’s street kids...

  • Transport Ministry proposes road maintenance fee

    Transport Ministry proposes road maintenance fee

    08/06/2010 05:00

    Vietnamese motorists, who already complain (like motorists everywhere) that they have to pay far too much for petrol, are likely to see prices go up to nearly $1 dong per liter. Vietnamese motorists, who already complain (like...

  • SOCIETY IN BRIEF 7/6

    07/06/2010 05:00

    Pontoon bridges relieve Duong River traffic; Blood tumor surgery proves successful; Pedestrian killed in coach collision; 1,000 tonnes of rice aid for poor farmers; Agent Orange victims receive US$132,500 Pontoon bridges relieve Duong River traffic Two...

  • 150 overseas young people to return for summer camp

    07/06/2010 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - The largest ever Vietnam Summer Camp will take place in 10 cities and provinces from July 15 to Aug. 3, attracting 150 young Vietnamese from abroad. Vietnam Summer Camp 2009 opens Organised by the Committee for Overseas...

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