"Viet Nam remains strong on its commitments to ensure the full enjoyment of human rights for its people," said Deputy Foreign Minister Le Luong Minh on Wednesday at the current 19th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's national under-19 football team came from behind to beat hosts Brunei 2-1 at the Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy on Wednesday.

The tourism promotion season begins. Travel firms now gear up to organize promotion campaigns to attract more foreign travelers to Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – “Cohabiting” has become the familiar concept to many students nowadays. Therefore, the existence of a “pregnant student hamlet” in the university village does not surprise anyone.

VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung and Chilean Senate President Guido Girardin Lavin singed a co-operation agreement in Hanoi on March 1.  

VietNamNet Bridge – Ultrabook manufacturers once hoped that their products would create a new trend for the post-PC era. However, to date, it remains ineffective testing dose in the Vietnamese market

 Foreign Minister receives Lao delegation; Leading VN-Laos defence officials meet in Hanoi; Bhutani PM’s Special Envoy visits Vietnam; Italian Foreign Minister visits Hanoi for talks

VietNamNet Bridge – Chief Operating Officer of the European External Action Service (EEAS) David O’Sullivan is on a working visit to Vietnam from Feb. 29-Mar. 2.

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of the big names in the fields of real estate and automobile have been mentioned in the General Department of Taxation’s report, as the state’s debtors because they have not paid tax.

Syrian authorities found on Thursday the bodies of the three slain foreign journalists, who were killed a week earlier in restive Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs province, a Syrian foreign ministry source said Thursday.

Microsoft on Wednesday released the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, offering the beta version of its next-generation operating system as a free download worldwide.

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) said it will halt nuclear tests, uranium enrichment and long-range missile launches at its Nyongbyon.

Australians who are on cholesterol- lowing medication may soon be advised to avoid the drugs as more evidence shows they could increase risks of diabetes and dementia, local media reported on Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – In Vietnam, the logistics costs make up 25 percent of GDP, while transport costs account for 50-60 percent of the logistics costs, an overly high if compared with the average rate in the world.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague announced on Thursday that the country has withdrawn its entire diplomatic staff from Damascus.

The International Space Station's (ISS) orbit had been raised 2.1 kilometers for the docking of Russia's Progress cargo spaceship in April, Mission Control said Wednesday.

Doctor Kim Dung of the Hanoi-based Thai Ha Medical Centre’s announcement of providing free hymen mending service for sexually abused and misguided girls, as a gift for the International Women’s Day (March 8) has kindled a controversy.

ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan has called on ASEAN countries to further promote regional trade and strengthen internal resources through improving managerial capacity and professional expertise for sustainable development.

EVN pumps $476m into grid; Agricultural co-operatives struggle for viability; Over $123m for afforestation to 2021; Banks fear having no borrowers, despite cut rates; Fish, timber exports stay stable  

Dong Nai Province will spend VND40 billion installing four automatic monitors for industrial wastewater and two for exhaust emissions, aiming to control pollution at industrial parks and residential areas.

VietNamNet Bridge – Acupuncture has been used to relieve pain in Vietnam for a very long time, but until recently, scientists have proved that electric acupuncture makes the increase of beta-endorphin, a morphine that kills pain.

VietNamNet Bridge – From now to 2015, HCM City will give a bonus of VND1 million ($50) and a two-year health insurance to those who perform sterilization, instead of VND700,000 ($35).

VietNamNet Bridge – The winner of the Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2011, Hoang Thuy, has been invited to attend the 19th Top Model of the World in Dortmund, Germany from March 1 to 10.

VietNamNet Bridge – Eight provincial chairs have been criticized by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung for making wrong reports of losses caused by natural calamity in 2009, and wrongly using the state budget for victims of natural calamity.

While the apartment projects in the suburbs are turning into hospitals, schools and hotels, the shopping mall projects in the central districts are turning into apartments.