Developing nations in the Asia-Pacific region must build up climate resiliency and shift towards lower-carbon pathways if they want to sustain hard-won human development gains attained over the past decades in the changing climate context.

The Ministry of Transport plans to inject 100 trillion dong in Vinalines to rescue the big shipping corporation which has been caught in a shoal. However, experts have expressed their doubts about the rescue plan.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many elderly people are suffering from malnutrition but unaware of the symptoms of the condition, according to the results of a recent study.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism have imposed VND3.5 million ($170) each on supermodel Thanh Hang for smoking at Elle Show and singer Thu Minh for wearing scanty clothes in a music show.

Land disputes between State forest enterprises and local people have turned sour in many localities nationwide, said director of the Consultancy on Development Institute Pham Quang Tu at a workshop in the capital yesterday, May 15.

VietNamNet Bridge – One of the two men who assaulted referee Vo Minh Tri was among a group of Hai Phong’s fans who waved a flag during the football match at Cao Lanh Stadium on May 13.

VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists said that there is a strange line on the right brain of the 11-year-old girl in HCM City--who can radiate and burn things that surround her.

Mobile phone service provider Vinaphone today said it has ceased providing text messaging copy services in a bid to preserve the privacy of its subscribers.

With the launch of the first satellite (VINASAT 1) into space on April 19, 2008, Vietnam has realised its dream of owning a telecom satellite and affirmed its sovereignty over space and ability to master the technology.

Tam cycles to sixth stage victory; Coal, Minerals demolish Iron, Steel; National Muay Clubs Cup to kick off

Despite their differences over how to drag Europe out of its current economic swamp, German and French leaders pledged to make joint effort to reinvigorate growth in the continent during their first meeting on Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Phuong Mai, who finished in the top 10 in the 2009 Asian Super Model contest will be among 18 women and men contestants in the final round of the annual Viet Nam Supermodel Contest beginning today, May 16.

VietNamNet Bridge – The trafficking of decomposed cattle meat or organs has been on the rise in many localities, with the latest case occurring in Thanh Hoa Province on Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The foreign ministries of Vietnam and Israel held the third joint political consultation on May 14 during Deputy Foreign Minister Le Luong Minh’s visit to Israel.

79,000 businesses in 2011, and 18,000 more businesses in the first four months of the year reportedly got dissolved. In such conditions, debt and asset trading has emerged as the highly possible solution to rescue businesses.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Tuesday that its representatives will meet again with Iranian officials over nuclear issues after ending their two-day talks.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam opposes the Chinese Department of Fisheries’ ban on fishing in the East Sea, says Le Thanh Nghi, spokesman of the Foreign Ministry.

VietNamNet Bridge – The fifth conference of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) (11th tenure) successfully concluded on May 15 after a fortnight working session.

VietNamNet Bridge – A young leopard has been rescued and moved to the Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Centre in Cuc Phuong National Park in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

VietNamNet Bridge – An Ariane 5 missile brought Vietnam’s Vinasat-2 and Japan’s JCSAT-13 satellites into the orbit, from Kourou launching ground in Guyana.

The high prices of sweet potatoes paid by Chinese merchants prompted Vietnamese farmers to expand the sweet potato growing area. However, Chinese merchants have left right before the harvesting time, leaving Vietnamese farmers in distress.

VietNamNet Bridge – Passing through the hands of the old couple, clear glass plates become resplendent with gorgeous landscapes and the stuff of Buddhist legends.

Hundreds of Hanoian parents spent sleepless nights queuing up in front of the Giang Vo Experimental School to buy application forms for studying at the school.

Acupuncture appears to be associated with improvement of dyspnea (labored breathing) on exertion, in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD),

Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Le Nam Thang believes that it’s now the right time to begin the transition from analog television to digital terrestrial television.