Google announced it is selling the Motorola Mobility Home unit to global communications technology company ARRIS in a cash and stock deal valued at $2.35 billion.

The real estate price in 2012 dropped by 30 percent if compared with 2011.

As students continue to flock to business and finance despite the grim job market, Vietnamese Education and Training Minister Pham Vu Luan is calling on colleges and universities to stop enrolling students in these degree programmes

 The deadly US shooting rampage last week has revived debate about access to mental health care -- a tough issue as state funds dry up and laws make it difficult to treat people against their will.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mai Nguyen Hung retained the yellow jersey after the third stage of the ADC Tour of Viet Nam yesterday, Dec 19.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Christmas is now less than a week away, and festive fever is taking over Ha Noi.

VietNamNet Bridge – The number-one position on the FIFA rankings in December does not change, regardless of the results of the AFF Cup.

VietNamNet Bridge - On the way to a construction site in Laos, a bus carrying 15 Vietnamese people crashed into a bridge under construction and fell into an abyss. Nine people died on the spot and four others were seriously injured.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hearing of a whale stranded on the beach, members of the Thang Loi Cooperative in Bac Lieu Province mobilized hundreds of fishermen to rescue the fish because they believed that this species is very sacred.

VietNamNet Bridge – Do Minh Quan, Vietnam’s top tennis player, has decided to hang up the racquet after the Masters Vietnam tournament to study for becoming a coach.

An agreement on amendment to the Vietnam – US Bilateral Air Transport Agreement has been signed. However, the Vietnamese national flag air carrier has not made any statements about the opening of the direct air routes.

All the rivers in Vietnam, both small and big, have and would have hydropower plants on them.

 Park Geun-hye of South Korea's ruling Saenuri Party won the tightly contested presidential election held Wednesday, becoming the first woman to lead the country and extending the conservative rule for another five years.

  PM pushes for closer Vietnam-US ties; Party committee delegation ends 10-day visit to US; PM departs for ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit; Partnership agreement with Laos to cement relationship

VietNamNet Bridge – How is the Vietnamese national education in the eyes of experts? Here is what they say about it.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has raised the doubts about the sum of 38 trillion dong disbursed to catfish farmers reported by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

Zing has launched Zing Blog service at blog.zing.vn which has been developed on the blog foundation of the social network Zing Me.

VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists recently announced a new tree frog species in the lowland in southern Vietnam.

Ministry urges companies to quicken disbursement; Consumer goods import still strong; DOC cancels antidumping review on Agifish; Vietnam-Thailand road extension mulled; Billion-dollar steel projects get moving

VietNamNet Bridge – Tens of thousands of swallows have been resided in the My Hiep industrial complex in Cao Lanh district, southern province of Dong Thap for nearly two months, making an unprecedented phenomenon.

VietNamNet Bridge - For more than 35 years, he has never lived peacefully because of the pain caused by thousands of tumors. His children also suffer tumors like their father.

The majority of Vietnamese don’t believe on the predicted doomsday. However, this is still a golden opportunity for businesses to grab up a boost in sales.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi ca tru singing festival 2012 will take place at the Temple of Literature on December 20 and 21.

 Ratings agency Standard and Poor's raised Greece's sovereign debt rating by six notches on Tuesday encouraged by a burst of support for Athens from eurozone partners.

  Protecting Vietnamese workers overseas; Gov't cracks down on food safety; Hepza workers' Tet bonuses revealed; Conjoined twin girls face separation; ADB’s US$212 mil loan for safe water project