Italy, Vietnam promote cooperation; Vietnamese general delivers speech in Cambodia; Vietnam concerned about Sudanese tensions

Egyptian ex-Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq has been given green light for the presidential election set on May 23 by the Higher Presidential Election Commission (HPEC), official news agency MENA reported.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ninh Thuan Province Department of Natural Resources and Environment asked the provincial People's Committee to punish Fococev Company's tapioca processing factory for polluting the environment.

Windows 8 release preview will be out in the first week of June, Microsoft announced Monday evening.

U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is planning to suspend his campaign, according to media reports Wednesday.

Self-reproach, depression, fear of loss -- all of these moods are harmful to a husband who takes care of his wife suffering from cancer.

Despite the slowing demand for cheap tours, long-haul and high-class tours have still marked good growth, with many high earners booking tours at prices nearly four times higher than normal ones.

VietNamNet Bridge – E-publication is growing rapidly in the world and it is forecasted to develop in Vietnam in the near future. This market, hence, needs to be legalized as soon as possible.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is becoming an industrialized and modernized country but the planned minimum salary for civil servants by 2018 is only VND3 million ($150) per month. It is too low, commented VietNamNet’s readers.

VietNamNet Bridge – A strange thing is occurring in Vietnam: while businesses declare big losses or bankruptcy, banks still make big money.

Google on Tuesday introduced cloud storage service "Google Drive," one of the most important products the tech giant is expected to launch this year.

Manufacturers cornered by supermarkets; Formosa Steel lifts investment to $22b in cast iron refinery; Economists claim petrol price hike will not affect inflation; Private-sector bankruptcy triggers concern; Businesses call for lower interest rates

Many Vietnamese brands which have the development history of tens or hundreds of years have been acquired by foreigners in the last few years.

According to local travel agencies, domestic air travel during the coming month-end holidays is expected to see a sharp drop in the number of travellers, with travel companies set to lose hundreds of millions of Vietnamese dong.

VietNamNet Bridge – Landscapes and ethnic groups of the northern mountainous region are featured in a photograph exhibition which opened yesterday, April 24, in Ha Noi.

Apple on Tuesday released quarterly sales and earnings results that both surpassed analysts' expectations.

U.S. President Barack Obama's job approval rating has increased to 50 percent, extending his lead over his top Republican challenger Mitt Romney, according to two Gallup polls released Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The authorities of Khanh Hoa province, in central Vietnam, on April 23 handed over a Filipino fisherman named Richard Bacunawa, to the Embassy of Philippines in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Circus Gala 2012 took place in Hanoi on April 22, where showcased the most special circus performances of Vietnam. The event was a festival for not only kids but also adults.

VietNamNet Bridge – Parkour is a new sport in Vietnam but it has quickly lured many young people.

Drug smuggler caught after 18 years as fugitive; Man dies in air compressor pump blast; Farmer wins land suit against Can Tho City leader; Former Foodstuff director arrested

VietNamNet Bridge – Toan won a silver medal and the ticket to the Olympics 2012 at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in South Korea on April 24.

VietNamNet Bridge – Navibank missed the opportunity to qualify for the second round at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup after losing 2-1 to Malaysia's Kelantan in the fifth round of the group.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of unknown birds have appeared for a week at the under-construction Lai Chau Hydro-power Plant in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau.

The United States on Tuesday announced its fourth mad cow case found in central California, stressing that the animal with the disease did not enter food chain and there was no threat to beef or milk.