VietNamNet Bridge – There's a high risk of blue-ear disease spreading further among pigs, and localities have been urged to stay alert.

VietNamNet Bridge – In 2011 alone, there were four big M&A deals in Vietnam committed by Chinese investors, worth 749 million dollars.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is deeply concerned about the recent dispute over the Scarborough Sandbar between the Philippines and China, said a spokesman for the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry on April 25.

VietNamNet Bridge – Le Van Duan of Sai Gon Plant Protection won the eleventh stage of the HCM City Television Cycling Cup yesterday, April 25.

Bayern Munich qualified for the final of the Champions League Wednesday night after knocking out Real Madrid in a penalty shoot-out.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has said all ministries, agencies and localities must consider corruption prevention and detection their central, regular and constant task.

The 2012 Asian Taekwondo Championships will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from May 4 to 11.   

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam-Laos relationship is an invaluable asset of the two nations which should be kept, upheld and passed to future generations.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will meet hosts Thailand in the final of the Southeast Asian Futsal Championship tomorrow, April 27, in Bangkok.

A student was found as not concentrating and talking on mobile phones with friends during the lesson hour. After the lecturer gave a warning to him, the learner quarreled with the lecturer.

The Ministry of Health has so far identified the ‘Ricketsia’ virus as cause of the bizarre skin disease that has afflicted residents in the central province of Quang Ngai, said a health official on April 24.

Several years ago, Vietnam witnessed the tendency of using renewed Black Berry products. And now it is witnessing the movement of hunting for renewed cheap iPhones.

Scientists have warned that the production activities have also generated negative impacts on the environment and threatened the sustainable development.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and the UK Foreign Secretary William Hague have agreed to further strengthen the two countries’ strategic partnership in the 2011-2015 period to fully tap their potential.

Israel's military chief said on Wednesday that Iran is unlikely to pursue nuclear weapons while stressing that a military option is prepared for such a prospect.

 Italy, Vietnam promote cooperation; Vietnamese general delivers speech in Cambodia; Vietnam concerned about Sudanese tensions

Egyptian ex-Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq has been given green light for the presidential election set on May 23 by the Higher Presidential Election Commission (HPEC), official news agency MENA reported.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ninh Thuan Province Department of Natural Resources and Environment asked the provincial People's Committee to punish Fococev Company's tapioca processing factory for polluting the environment.

Windows 8 release preview will be out in the first week of June, Microsoft announced Monday evening.

U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is planning to suspend his campaign, according to media reports Wednesday.

Self-reproach, depression, fear of loss -- all of these moods are harmful to a husband who takes care of his wife suffering from cancer.

Despite the slowing demand for cheap tours, long-haul and high-class tours have still marked good growth, with many high earners booking tours at prices nearly four times higher than normal ones.

VietNamNet Bridge – E-publication is growing rapidly in the world and it is forecasted to develop in Vietnam in the near future. This market, hence, needs to be legalized as soon as possible.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is becoming an industrialized and modernized country but the planned minimum salary for civil servants by 2018 is only VND3 million ($150) per month. It is too low, commented VietNamNet’s readers.

VietNamNet Bridge – A strange thing is occurring in Vietnam: while businesses declare big losses or bankruptcy, banks still make big money.