The stiff competition among telcos in providing 2G services has led to the sharp falls of the mobile phone charges by two or three times. However, the 3G race proves to be even more violent than the 2G race.

The volume of computers, communication and consumer electronics sold through China's business-to-customer (B2C) market hit 77.02 billion yuan (about 12.23 U.S. dollars) in 2011, according to a report released in Beijing.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 11th National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s parliament, opened its fifth annual session on March 5 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Ranking U.S. Senator John McCain on Monday called for U.S.-led air strikes on Syrian forces to protect key population centers in the Arab nation.

An action plan to conserve elephants in Nghe An, Dak Lak and Dong Nai was approved by the Prime Minister six years ago, in 2006. However, no considerable progress has been made so far.

It is clear that Vietnam is the leading country in the world in terms of the number of motorbikes used. However, this would be shocking news that Vietnam may become a motorbike production base in Asia.

VietNamNet Bridge – With a different name, the model that is proposed by the central city of Da Nang, is the mayor model that is applied in many developed countries.

Universal Studio's latest animated film "The Lorax" has opened atop the North America box office with multiple record-shattering achievements including the highest opening for the studio's animated flick.

PetroVietnam plans restructuring; Habubank rumours set off feeding frenzy; Crack down on tax cheats; Check on land-use rights; Jetstar airlines appoints new Director-General; Vietinbank refuses to sell stakes to Nova Scotia

Local government authorities as well as building-project owners are making every effort to give the property market a push, at a time when the future growth of the market cannot be foreseen.

Russian presidential candidate and incumbent Prime Minister Vladimir Putin won Russia's presidential election with about 64 percent of the votes, the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) officially announced Monday.

Vietnam’s U19 football team has proceeded to the semi-finals as Group B winners after defeating Timor Leste 2-0 in the fourth round of the ongoing 2012 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy in Brunei on March 4.

Local artist wins international photo contest in Spain; Phu Tho prepares for Hung Kings’ Temple Festival; Photographic exhibition on Vietnam’s pink lotus in Hanoi; UNESCO week highlights culture’s role in development  

Official results showed Monday that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin won Sunday's presidential election, obtaining a third term in the Kremlin following his two consecutive terms in 2000-2008.

Vladimir Putin, who was Russian president in 2000-2008, has secured a new term in the Kremlin in Sunday's presidential election. Following are key points of Putin's policies.

The gold price has been stable around the 44.8 million dong per tael in recent days. Meanwhile, the interbank dong/dollar exchange rate has been unchanged for the last nine weeks.

Up to 65 out of 79 buildings in HCM City do not have adequate parking space. As a result, vehicles have to park on the pavement--causing traffic disorder, said the director of the HCM City Department of Transport, Tran Quang Phuong.

Due to the lack of capital, farmers in Mekong Delta have given up tra fish farming, thus resulting in the dramatic fall of the production. If the situation cannot be improved, Vietnam may be no longer the biggest exporter in the world.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has instructed universities not to enroll students for the vocational training (2-year training). However, a lot of universities still try to retain the training level.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City’s singers Duc Tuan and Thanh Ngoc and 18 Southeast Asian singers will compete in the ASEAN Television Golden Voice Festival 2012.

VietNamNet Bridge – Widespread and unco-ordinated exploitation of mineral resources has resulted in huge losses and negative environmental impacts and threatened the health and safety of industry workers,

VietNamNet Bridge – It is obvious that Vietnamese mobile phone brands have been dislodged from the home market. They have lost the low-cost product market segment and cannot squeeze into the smart phone market.

China plans to lower its GDP growth rate in 2012 to 7.5 percent amid the gloomy world economy and complicated domestic situation, according to a government work report.

Senior officials in charge of economic, security and socio-cultural communities in ASEAN member countries met in the Phnom Penh on Mar. 4 to prepare agendas and documents for the 20th ASEAN Summit and related Summits

S.Korea’s Jeju seeks to lure more Vietnam tourists; Giant retailer cuts deal to enter Vietnam; Vietnam biggest firms owe huge tax arrears; Lao carrier to fly to central VN; Real estate sector accounts for 72 pct of tax debts