Venture funds believe that it is now the right time for them to pour capital into the market. As businesses cannot access bank loans, they would seek the investments from venture funds.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has told some universities to stop enrolling students for some training majors. However, the schools seem to turn a deaf ear to the decision.

New Indonesian ambassador welcomed to Vietnam; Cambodian Defence Chief visits Vietnam; Women need more State assistance

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Tuesday that the new round of nuclear talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany (G5+1) will start "soon."

The dong/dollar exchange rate stabilization in the last two months and the positive macroeconomic signs have both lured the foreign capital back to the stock market.

More than 40 percent of the tour guide certificates of Saigontoutist tourism and hotel school submitted to the local departments of culture, sports and tourism in the east and west of the southern region were forged certificates.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ca Dong ethnic minority people in Quang Ngai province, central Vietnam, not only name their babies after South Korean movie stars, but also mobile phone brand names.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and Belgium have agreed to boost cooperation in the priority fields of politics, economics, education and training, and culture in the near future.

The Ministry of Finance is considering revising the Personal Income Tax Law to help people cope with high inflation but not until 2014 will the amended law take effect.

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified a regulator protein that plays a crucial role in kidney fibrosis, a condition that leads to kidney failure, according to a report published this week in Nature Medicine.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has instructed credit institutions and branches of foreign banks to report their lending to foreign direct investment (FDI) businesses before March 16.

A new study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers has found that red meat consumption is associated with an increased risk of total, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality.

VietNamNet Bridge – Miss Congeniality of the Miss Vietnam Universe--Duong Thuy Linh and 130 volunteers rode bicycles around Hanoi on the morning of March 11, to call for people’s support to the Earth Hour 2012.

The decision by the US Department of Commerce (DOC) to lower the anti-dumping tax rates on tra fish fillets imported from Vietnam is really the heartening news for Vietnamese seafood exporters.

VietNamNet Bridge – This year, the ancient town of Hoi An has become the first city in Vietnam and also in Southeast Asia that is entirely covered with free wireless Internet service.

Yahoo on Monday filed a lawsuit against Facebook, claiming that the social network company has infringed ten of its patents.

FC Barcelona president Sandro Rossell has rejected claims that coach Pep Guardiola has asked for central defender Gerard Pique to be sold as a condition for renewing his contract at the club.

Vietnam Electricity (EVN) is going to seek the Government’s approval for two more power price hikes from now to the year’s end with the increase level of 5% each, said deputy general director Nguyen Tan Loc of the state utility.

The Hue Monuments Preservation Centre is currently gathering decorative verses from royal buildings for which to seek UNESCO World Documentary Heritage recognition.

Foreign banks lower deposit rates; Government bonds fetch high yields at auction; ADB to provide US$180 million in loans for Vietnam; Site clearance still dogging key projects; Risks remain in bank restructuring

Foreign investors in Vietnam have been given a clean bill of financial health after a nationwide review carried out by the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Muong Thanh night market opens in Dien Bien Phu; Vietnamese model competes at London contest; HCM City plans 3D cinema complex for children; Model bats away controversy over 'vulgar' photo shoot; Idecaf to launch cooking contest      

The American soldier who allegedly killed 16 Afghan civilians on Sunday, including women and children, could face death penalty if convicted, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Monday.

Viet Nam's travel sector was ranked 14th in the region last year and 80th overall, up nine places since the last assessment in 2009, according to the recent Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2011 from the World Economic Forum (WEF).

Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh paid an official visit to Myanmar on March 12 at the invitation of his Myanmar counterpart Wunna Maung Lwin.