Most National Assembly deputies yesterday expressed their pleasure at a draft law on higher education after hearing a presentation by Chairman of the NA Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children Dao Trong Thi.

The global financial crisis has presented an opportunity for countries to change and make a breakthrough by building a new, suitable model of development, said State Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan.  

One of the six WIPO’s (the World Intellectual Property Organization) prizes has been awarded to the most excellent female scientific research work author – Vietnamese Dr Nguyen Thi Loc, for her environment friendly bio-products.

Defence officials from 27 members of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) shared their concerns and stressed the importance of regional security, particularly maritime security, at a regional security policy conference in Phnom Penh on May 25.

It’s really enigmatic that study consultancy firms, operating in the Vietnamese territory, have not been put under the control of any state management agencies.

VietNamNet Bridge – If anyone see this number "8932006280207," he/she may think that this is  bar code of goods but it is the story about the life of a “special product’ – a six-year-old kid.

The National Assembly (NA) deputies stressed on Wednesday there should be insurance for deposits in gold and foreign currencies, although NA committees feared that it would disturb the monetary market.

Performances by art troupes from Cambodia , Laos , Malaysia , Thailand , and Indonesia will be the highlight of the annual Southern Fruit Festival that opens at the Suoi Tien Park in HCM City 's District 9 on June 1.

A fire that broke out overnight on a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered submarine docked at a shipyard in Maine, northeast of the United States, injured at least seven people, the Navy said on Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The decree on the gold market management would take effects as of May 25. However, goldsmith companies have been facing big difficulties over the last many years in the economic downturn.

Several National Assembly deputies have came out against the Government’s economic restructuring plan, calling the content vague and cursory.

California-based private company SpaceX announced Thursday that its Dragon spacecraft completed key on-orbit tests as part of a historic attempt to be the first commercial company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station.

Minister of Defense Phung Quang Thanh confirmed with VietNamNet that his Amerian counterpart, Leon E.Panetta, is paying an official visit to Vietnam from June 3-5.

VietNamNet Bridge – For the last two years, the Party Secretary of Binh Ninh commune in the southern province of Tien Giang, has used two cars with Cambodian license numbers.

Ministry sets finance management rules for state-owned enterprises; Deals cut to export US$200 mil. worth of cashew nuts; US slashes anti-dumping duty on Vietnamese carbon steel pipes; 6 fuel wholesalers to come under scrutiny

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam hopes to receive more effective support and assistance from the World Bank to implement development targets.

VietNamNet Bridge – Khoang Xanh-Suoi Tien is a tourist destination 60km from Ha Noi on the way to Son Tay and located in an area of primitive forest in Van Hoa Commune, Son Tay District.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Department of Transport will co-operate with the city police on a month-long campaign beginning this Saturday to inspect traffic on the city's waterways.

A circus from Yunnan province in China will go on tour in Vietnam , giving 23 performances across the country from May 26 to June 30.

Several trees were uprooted in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday afternoon after torrential rainfall accompanied with strong winds lashed the city, causing flooding and traffic chaos along many streets.

A Government report showed important results and key solutions to realise the targets for 2012, yet it did not comprehensively reflect the "real health" of the economy so as to work out "effective treatments".

One of the country's top anti-virus software developers, Bach Khoa Antivirus (BKAV) has launched its free online scanning service that allows individuals and companies to better manage security risks on their websites.

Four Vietnamese students studying at Portland State University, have recently won first prize at the Cornell Cup USA 2012. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese artists arrived in France on May 21 and they appeared on the red carpet on May 23.

VietNamNet Bridge – A toll-free wild animal protection hot line was established by Education for Nature Viet Nam (ENV) on Tuesday to mark International Biodiversity Day.