The Government will issue a decree protecting 3.8 million hectares of rice cultivation land from industrial development.

Garment companies can foresee that they would have a tough year in 2012. Many of them are still awaiting orders from foreign importers and scrambling with others for workers.

U.S. President Barack Obama will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on March 5, as a potential Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear sites has become a hot topic in Washington, the White House said on Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Public places nationwide are being put under fire inspection and regulations, according to a decision by the Minister of Public Security. The decision is the result of recent big fires with losses of tens of millions of dollars.

Code women on show; Kiteboard Tour Asia ends in Binh Thuan; Japanese writer to meet local readers; Old Tet newspapers feature in City display; Book on prominent statesman published; SGGP charity programme kicks off second phase  

The ministries of Finance and Science and Technology will propose a temporary ban on the import of obsolete Chinese machinery, equipment and technology in 18 sectors.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai called on the Finance Ministry to draw up an action plan aimed at better controlling price transfers at foreign direct investment enterprises in Viet Nam.

Well-known Finnish mixed choir ‘Dominante’ will give a one-night performance at the Tuoi Tre (Youth) Theater in Hanoi on March 6.

Argentinean, Vietnamese businesses share technological experience; Mobile phone used to cheat customer; Hanoi students make giant picture from condoms; RoK surgeons operate on AO victims

VietNamNet Bridge - The main message of the conference on the Tran Nhan Tong International Prize on Reconciliation and Love--was to make the thought, cultural values, and career of the Royal Buddha Tran Nhan Tong to be known to the world.

VietNamNet Bridge – A monochrome photo entitled Huong Vi Hang Ngay (Daily Taste) by amateur photographer, Dinh Manh Tai, 26, won the top prize at a photography and writing contest dubbed Coffee on a Winter's Morning.

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of cases of hand, foot and mouth disease in the first 6 weeks of the year has reached 6,328. The number is 7.3 times higher than in the same period of a year earlier, and 9 cases have been fatal,

The State Bank of Vietnam had kept the dong/dollar interbank exchange rate at 20,828 dong per dollar for the 39th consecutive day by late last week. The exchange rate stabilization has prompted people to sell dollars and keep dong.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) will urgently import 50 million doses of H5N1-Re 5 vaccine to contain bird flu which has spread to 11 provinces and cities.

As many as 40 composers and members of the Ha Noi Musicians' Association signed a letter petitioning management agencies for tighter regulation on copyright payments and permission for live performances at a recent meeting.

VN to boost Dominican party relations; Vietnam willing to support Laos in organising ASEM-9; Thanh Hoa marks anniversary of President Ho’s visit; President tours Thanh Hoa Province

The draft regulation by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) says that teachers have to pay tax for private tutoring.

On February 20, National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung received Iranian Ambassador Seyed Javad Ghavam Shahidi and President of the Wallonie-Bruxelles Parliament of the French-speaking Community,

Minister of Information and Communication Nguyen Bac Son has said that the ministry will only consider licensing 4G licenses by 2018, giving more time to help enterprises take back their investment capital from 3G network.

A major armed rebel group in Sudan's Darfur region claimed Monday that it was holding 52 international peacekeepers of the United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission UNAMID.

VietNamNet Bridge - The people in Dam Doi town of Ca Mau province are bothered about the marriage between two girls in their 20s.

A team of researchers of Japan's Kyoto University has found a protein that helps the body burn fat following an intake of fatty meals, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported Monday.

People will wonder why you should choose the north of Phu Quoc Island instead of the more popular south.

As anticipated, the number of unemployed workers has been increasing rapidly amid the economic downturn. Even the people, who were once high income earners, now also have to queue up to register their unemployment.

The government of Myanmar on January 28, announced the policy on giving eight-year tax break for foreign investors. This country can even prolong the time to draw direct foreign investment (FDI) into economic development projects.