VietNamNet Bridge – Enterovirus 71 (EV71), the most dangerous of the viruses that cause HFMD, has been responsible for 22 deaths attributed to the disease in Vietnam so far this year, health authorities reported.

The prolonged hot and dry weather has dried the Vu Gia River in the central province of Quang Nam over last several days, but the Dak Mi 4 Hydropower Plant is still not releasing water from its reservoir.

Miss Vietnam 2012 was launched by Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper at a ceremony in the capital that included beauties from 18-27 years old yesterday.

U.S. Federal Reserve officials were wary of the firmness of economic recovery despite some positive signs, the minutes of the latest policy meeting showed on Wednesday.

Military-run Viettel Group yesterday officially unveiled its Movitel telecom network, a joint venture with Mozambique’s SPI Co, in Mozambique’s capital city of Maputo.

VietNamNet Bridge – A collection of woodblocks printed with Buddhist Sutras was officially listed as world heritage by UNESCO yesterday, May 16.

Congratulations to France, Senegal PMs; EU states ratify co-operative pact; President receives delegation of former cadres; State President visits Ho Chi Minh museum

Fiscal does not tone with the monetary policy in implementing a common task of fighting against inflation.

The Lam Dong provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has signed a decision, under which 247 pine trees of the Da Lat special-use forest in Da Lat City would be chopped down to give place for mineral exploitation.

VietNamNet Bridge – Trio Vu Ba Dong, Nguyen Tien Phuong and Tran Thu Ha will join 370 athletes from 36 nations at the World Championships in aerobic gymnastics in Sofia, Bulgaria, from May 31-June 3.

VietNamNet Bridge – The coach of Hanoi T&T FC will lead the Vietnamese national football team in the two friendly matches vs. Hong Kong and China this June. He will also be the national team’s coach from August to December, 2012.

VietNamNet Bridge – After months of research into the cause of numerous vehicle fires, mainly motorbikes, that have occurred nationwide since late 2010, scientists have concluded that poor quality gasoline was the main cause of the fires.

MTV Exit is organising a free concert at My Dinh National Stadium to promote human rights with the participation of international artists like the rock group Simple Plan, Korean pop sensations Brown Eyed Girls and Vietnamese star My Tam.  

The transactions and online payments from the PayPal accounts in Vietnam would be put under the special control.

The Government is striving to restructure the economy and resolve difficulties against enterprises in the wake of the current economic harships, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

VietNamNet Bridge – One year into a five-year programme to reduce environmental pollution in HCM City, very little improvement has been made, the city leader has admitted.

While businesses moan about big losses and heaped debts, banks still make fat profit, thus allowing their bosses to pocket millions of dollars a year.

U.S. biotechnology company Genentech announced on Tuesday that it has been picked for a first- ever Alzheimer's disease prevention trial which may determine whether one of the company's experimental drugs could delay

VietNamNet Bridge – The most famous temple in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is Doi (Bat) pagoda. This pagoda’s name is actually Mahatup or Ma Toc. But it is widely known as Doi pagoda, because the pagoda’s garden is the home to giant bats.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is seriously lacking manpower in some professions, while it has many redundant workers in other fields.

Okay, as a visitor to Saigon you are free 24 hours a day. What is the best way of spending your time in this historical and vibrant city?

American multi-millionaires to visit Vietnam; EU approve PCA signing with Vietnam; Sacombank to issue bonds in Singapore; VAT payment date extended to help struggling business; Speed bumps for auto-makers

VietNamNet Bridge – The maternal mortality rate in Viet Nam currently stands at 75 per 100,000 live births, over five times higher than that in developed countries, according to the HCM City Health Department.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled an online map on Tuesday aimed at helping job applicants find employment in local technical and digital media businesses.

The increasing number of students dropping out of school is a continual problem for educators in the central highlands province of Dak Lak.