Two Chinese scientists were granted a top U.S. award Tuesday for innovative research that led to a new therapeutic approach to acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL).

State’s role needs to be clarified; Foreign investors eye Vietnam’s weak banks; PM urges freeze on new economic and industrial zones; Capital makes plans for elevated highway; Ministry confirms fuel hoarding, promises crackdown

Vietnamese student Thai Minh Thuy has been presented with the Academic Achievement Award for her good leadership skills and academic excellence.

Vietnam Airlines has announced a major fare promotion campaign for its domestic and international services during periods of low air travel demand while low-cost carrier VietJetAir is selling cheap tickets for all its domestic routes.

Mother Monster Lady Gaga became the first person to attract more than 20 million followers on Twitter, after joining the social networking site for only four years, according to media reports.

Vietnamese war novel published in Iran; French duo to hit Hanoi stage; Documentaries highlight Vietnamese, international cultures; Installation exhibition features immigrant lives; Vietkings to establish Laos Record Book Centre  

VietNamNet Bridge – 451 state officials gave up presents worth nearly VND1.8 billion (around $70,000) in 2006-2011. Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said that the above figure did not reflect the real situation.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will be willing to participate in the reconstruction and development of Libya and also hopes to establish firm ties with the country, said Deputy Foreign Minister Le Luong Minh.

The British Cave Research Association, led by Howard Limbert, has returned to Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Bo Trach District in the central province of Quang Binh on an expected two-month trip to seek new caves

The last few days continued to see more filling stations across the country cut or stop sales, with some even demanding to shut down, while three fuel wholesalers have called on a price hike to escape losses.

VietNamNet Bridge – More perennial trees in the central province of Quang Nam have been cut down as loggers have increasingly used reservoirs near new power plants as a means of transport in the area.

A lot of businesses have announced they will not pay dividends for the fiscal year 2011. Meanwhile, many other businesses make fat profit and pay big dividends.

VietNamNet Bridge – Most of workers at Hanoi's Bat Trang ancient pottery village are women.

President Barack Obama on Tuesday rejected the notion that Washington has to decide over the next two months whether to launch a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, saying war is not "a game."

VietNamNet Bridge – A Culture and Development Week featuring a series of events including policy dialogues, roundtable discussions, book launches and film nights will be held for the first time in Viet Nam,

VietNamNet Bridge – Secretary of the Britain-Vietnam Friendship Society Len Aldis has sent an open letter to the committee members of the London Olympic and Paralympic Games, reminding them of what Dow Chemical,

VietNamNet Bridge – Over one hundred of policemen rescued a 6-year-old girl in the northern province of Hoa Binh yesterday, March 6.

Soc Trang: Buddhist monks convene congress; Police rescue kidnapped girl in Hoa Binh; Young girls rescued from trafficker

VietNamNet Bridge - A fire in Hoang Lien National Park in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai was brought under control yesterday, March 6.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's acclaimed novel The Sorrow of War has been published in Farsi, the most widely spoken Persian language.

Shares have become cheaper than ever, which has raised worries among businessmen, because the low prices bring golden opportunities to big guys to swallow other businesses.

VietNamNet Bridge – Serbian artist Andjela Bratic will play Mozart's music on the flute in an International Women's Day concert at the HCM City Opera House on Friday.

More strong storms and tropical depressions were forecast to hit the country this year, said Bui Minh Tang, director of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

VietNamNet Bridge – In the first match of the qualifier round of the Asian Football Cup (AFC) 2012, the Vietnamese FC used its reserve players and was defeated by the current Malaysian champion at its home stadium.

U.S. stocks closed sharply lower on Tuesday as renewed concerns over the Greek debt crisis sent Wall Street the worst day so far in 2012.