Local people rush to dig for gold, hoping to have a new life. With their actions, they are killing themselves because they are damaging the environment where they live.

VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 270 athletes will compete in the Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper national cross-country run and semi-marathon in Hue City.

Though the lending interest rates have been decreasing significantly, banks still cannot push up the lending.

President of Myanmar Thein Sein will pay an official visit to Vietnam from March 20-21, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

VietNamNet Bridge – The British Council and some related agencies held a seminar on Vietnamese education in London on March 13.

VietNamNet Bridge – The controversy continues over rights to air the national football championship, V-League, on television after the inspection department of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism rejected an appeal

Vietnam requests China to respect its territorial sovereignty and stop all activities that violate Vietnam’s sovereignty of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi on March 15.

VietNamNet Bridge – By 2020, Vietnam will have to still fight forest fires manually, said a senior official of the General Department of Forestry.

VietNamNet Bridge – British explorers have discovered seven new caves in the Phong Nha – Ke Bang national park in the central province of Quang Binh.

Real Madrid had few problems in qualifying for the last eight of the Champions League as they defeated CSKA Moscow 4-1 in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Wednesday night.

Foodborne disease outbreaks in the United States caused by imported food appeared to rise in 2009 and 2010, according to a research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) presented Wednesday

Below are black-and-white photos of Hue city, which are showcased at a photo exhibition opened on March 11 at the Thua Thien – Hue Province Literature and Art Association, 26B Le Loi, Hue city. The event will last until March 28.

While domestic banks want to buy back weak banks, which are now in big supply, thanks to the ongoing bank restructuring process, foreign banks tend to buy the stakes of powerful domestic banks.

VietNamNet Bridge – The organizing board of the Olympic 2012 has left Vietnam out of the list of countries which receive wild cards because the country has had many athletes who win tickets in the qualifier round.

Apple on Wednesday made an official announcement that the third-generation iPad will arrive at Apple's retail stores and its online store on Friday in the United States and nine additional countries and regions.

The Afghan Taliban has suspended preliminary peace talks with the United States, according to a statement of the outfit released on Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – State-owned enterprises (SOEs), specifically corporations and economic groups, are like old coaches, which run slowly but consume a lot of gas. These coaches need to be overhauled.

Dietary cadmium, a toxic metal widely dispersed in the environment and found in many farm fertilizers, may lead to an increased risk of breast cancer, according to a study published on Wednesday in Cancer Research,

Gov’t to buy real-estate projects to unclog capital flow; France remains a good market for apparel exporters; FDI projects help develop VN tourism; AusAID, World Bank confirm support; PM pushes World Bank-funded project

Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang has approved a plan for the industrial development of the Lang Son-Ha Noi-Hai Phong-Quang Ninh economic corridor in the north.

VietNamNet Bridge – According to the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), 79,014 companies were dissolved last year; 7,611 of them were established in the same year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ao Dai Huong Sac Viet (Vietnam’s spirited ao dai) photo exhibition, initiated by fashion stylist Vo Thuong, is on display at the five-star Rex Hotel Saigon in District 1.

Local circus artists awarded in Russia; Celebrated thespian dies at 69; S.Korean stars arrive in Hanoi for concert; Binh Thuan hosts balloon festival next month; Thai bands to rock the night away; Martial arts classes for the mind and body  

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung requested that a report on the case must be submitted to him prior to March 25.

Vietnam Football Federation Chairman Nguyen Trong Hy will meet with the referee department today to discuss whether or not foreign referees should be hired to work in the V-League.