A drug found to affect the cognitive ability of toddlers born to women who took the medication for epilepsy has a longer-term impact on their IQ, a study said on Wednesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam lost more than 3,000ha of its forest cover in 2012, a year-end review conference heard last week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Thanh Tan, former CEO of Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank), the local largest state-owned bank has been arrested on vague charges of ‘wrongdoings’, an official has said.  

 Bookworm to host early Tet Festival on Sunday; Talk to offer tips for enjoying ‘spa at home'; Cycling event to benefit wildlife conservation; Performance to raise funds for orphanage

 Top seed Nguyen Dac Tien is in the hunt for two more titles to add to his tally at the International Tennis Federation's 14-and-Under Division 2 Championship in HCM City, after qualifying for another final.

A lot of commercial banks have raised the existing banking service fees, while having imposed new kinds of fees. They have been warned that their move may do more harm than good.

VietNamNet Bridge - According to the police of Loc Tho and Tan Lap wards, Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province, they have recently been reported about the violations committed by foreigners everyday.

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will lift a ban on women serving in combat, a senior defense official said Wednesday, after a decade of war that saw female troops thrust onto the battlefield. 

 Google on Tuesday reported strong earnings in the fourth quarter of 2012 which topped estimates by Wall Street analysts though its revenue was lower than expected.

After concerts in Haiphong, Hanoi, Hue and Danang, RockStorm 2012 organized by MobiFone comes to HCMC at 6 p.m. on January 26 at the Military Zone 7 Stadium in Phu Nhuan District with 10,000 fans expected to attend.

  President receives Lao Presidential Office Minister; Party leader visits Ho Chi Minh historical site; Costa Rica: Vietnam is a friend and partner; Signing of Paris Agreement marked in Russia

 The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to suspend the US debt ceiling until May, averting a potential default crisis and buying time for high-stakes budget negotiations.

Suspecting his wife of adultery, Hung and his accomplices forced Hau to write an “adultery report,” to take off all clothes and led the man to the police station. However, Hung and his accomplices were prosecuted for humiliating others.

VietNamNet Bridge - Just over a month after giving birth to her first daughter, dancer Linh Nga has returned to the dance floor. She is busy to prepare for a large dance show named “Lotus” with her colleagues.

Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of state owned enterprises (SOEs) would be dismissed if their businesses take loss for two consecutive years.

The Vietnam Multimedia Corporation (VTC) has unwillingly got involved in a trouble when SaigonTel, a telco, has denounced VTC of appropriating its US$3.9 million, which is the capital contribution to a joint venture between the two parties.

Travel firms have decided to spend big money to upgrade railroads in an effort to persuade more people to travel by railways.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Airline industry insiders are mulling market development perspectives for 2013 as they try navigating an economy that is cloudy at best.

Teachers complain that the democracy and the new education methods all have corrupted students nowadays. The students who insult teachers could only be the products of the modern times.

A pair of robots manufacture by a Vietnamese company has been invited to participate in three live TV programs after their impressive appearance at the Consumer Electronics Show CES 2013 early this month.

On the 23rd of the 12th month of the lunar year, February 3, Hanoians will carry an earthen tripod of 1.2m high, a 3.5m long carp and 12 trays of specialties in a parade from the ancient pottery village of Bat Trang to the Hanoi’s center.

According to Mr. Nguyen Van Phuc, Vice Chair of the National Assembly’s Economic Committee, the amended Constitution will further promote the ownership of the people on the principles of all state power belongs to the people.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The water surface of southern Bac Lieu Province has been significantly contaminated by untreated waste water discharged from hospitals and factories, said the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

VietNamNet Bridge - At first glance, it's hard to imagine that these fancy necklace, bracelets, earrings ... are the jewelry of Vietnamese ethnic minority women.

VietNamNet Bridge – A Japanese football club - Consadole Sapporo - met with striker Le Cong Vinh early this week to invite the top striker of Vietnam to join the team for one year.