VietNamNet Bridge – Over the years, a total of 71 legal documents and ordinances and 73 decrees have been enacted by the National Assembly and the Government to regulate planning in Viet Nam.

Separate jails proposed for transgender, gay prisoners; Container of smuggled goods found at Saigon Port; Experts combine traditional and modern medicines to treat Nguyen Ba Thanh; Two die in air tank accident

VietNamNet Bridge – The prime minister just agreed to revise several contents in the restructuring plan of major state-own shipping giant Vinalines in the period 2012-2015,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Shipping Lines Corporation (Vinalines) has completed the process of value assessment to that it can carry out privatization in the first quarter of next year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign investors have shown more interest in seaports following a decision by the in Prime Minister to reduce the state’s stake in the ports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While Cat Lai Port in HCM City is overloaded with goods and containers, other ports in the southern region have little business.

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered the General Police Department for Crime Prevention to investigate 16 tonnes of allegedly tainted grass jelly after three ministries provided conflicting test results. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Import/export companies say that there was no legitimate reason for the Saigon Port Corporation to raise service fees, complaining that the fee increases would push enterprises up against the wall.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Former football star Pham Huynh Tam Lang died yesterday after suffering a stroke at the age of 72.

 VietNamNet Bridge - HCM City on Saturday welcomed the largest ship ever that docked at the Sai Gon Center Terminal Port, through the newly-dredged Soai Rap Estuary.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The French cruise ship Le Soleal set sail from Saigon port, Ho Chi Minh City, on February 6, finishing an eight-day voyage from Hai Phong City to the southern hub for 200 passengers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon of 150 years ago was lively in photos by French photographer Emile Gsell. During his visits to this land in the years 1860-1880, Gsell used his camera to record the changing life is this bustling city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has urged HCM City and other relevant authorities to speed up relocation of ports along the Sai Gon River.

From now to 2014, the first-class stated owned ports -- namely Hai Phong, Da Nang, Quang Ninh, Saigon and Quy Nhon would undergo the equitization process, during which 25-49 percent of the state’s capital would be sold.