Five die from toxic fumes in illegal mine; Robbers throw $72,000 money bag into stream; Children get free entry to historical sites; Million-dollar civil servant gamblers suspended

These days prove to be the busiest days for businessmen in the year, not because they have to spend time to manage the production, but because they have to move heaven and earth to get more jobs to earn more money.

All 14 ministries involved in the Ministerial Effectiveness Index survey, which evaluated the organizations’ effectiveness in developing and implementing business-related legal regulations, have been rated “average”.

The Vietnam Professional Football Company (VPF) on December 29 confirmed its ownership of the broadcasting right of the V-League 2012, which is now called the Super League.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh is likely to face world No 1 Lee Chong Wei in the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Open Super Series 2012.

VietNamNet Bridge – Several hours before being opening for the public tonight, December 30, the flower street in Hanoi has attracted many viewers.

Food companies say that the economic crisis more or less affects the export of specialty food to serve overseas Vietnamese people’ Tet celebration.

Vietnam Airlines will operate 11 direct flights between Can Tho and Taiwan during the Lunar New Year in January, using Airbus 321 aircraft which can carry 100 to 130 passengers.

VietNamNet Bridge – Laos's Vincent Ang won the 145km fifth stage of the ADC-Vinh Long Television Tour yesterday, Dec 29, but Nguyen Luu Thanh Nhan from Vinamit-HCM City claimed the overall lead.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and Cuba should further develop culture and art exchange to help people of the two nations better understand about each other’s cultural identities and promote the special friendship.

VietNamNet Bridge – Police in central Thanh Hoa Province on Wednesday detected a workshop in Dong Ve Ward's Quang Trung illegally manufacturing and trading weapons, explosives and bullets.

VietNamNet Bridge – The EVN Telecom commercial affair, the new law which does not allow VNPT to own two mobile networks at the same time have been cited as the most outstanding ICT events in 2011 by the Vietnam ICT Press Club.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 100 per cent of 1,833 food and drink samples tested in HCM City from May to November have not reached full standards for hygienic food.

VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung said the Vietnamese legislative body would continue to offer every assistance to Danish Ambassador John Nielsen during his term in Viet Nam.

A new book on General Vo Nguyen Giap has been released by the Information and Communications Ministry to respect his devotion for the country.

The classes with several students are the thing that can be seen at many people founded universities. However, the schools still have to struggle to maintain the classes to avoid the shutting down of the training branches.

There are many interesting things that can be seen at the Yok Don Wildlife Sanctuary, while the most interesting thing that may unknown to many people is that this is the place where the dipterocarp forest ecosystem is preserved.

The nomination ballots for 84th Annual Academy Awards were mailed Tuesday to the 5,783 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the academy announced.

The White House announced on Thursday a major arms sale deal to Saudi Arabia worth around 29.4 billion dollars.

On the last days of 2011, the black market turns to be more bustling, even though they all heard about the heavy punishment imposed by the State Bank’s inspectors.

VietNamNet Bridge – Cao Thon village in the northern province of Hung Yen is hurriedly producing incense for the lunar New Year or Tet holiday.

A vagrant boy sat all huddled up in a corner of Beijing Railway Station, trying to keep himself warm in the chilly wind on Tuesday afternoon.

Amazon announced on Thursday that it has sold over 1 million Kindle devices per week throughout December, making the year of 2011 the best holiday shopping season ever for the e-reader family.

People with diets high in several vitamins or in omega 3 fatty acids are less likely to have the brain shrinkage associated with Alzheimer's disease than people whose diets are not high in those nutrients,

Chinese authorities broke up more than 1,800 dens that made or sold counterfeit drugs in cases that involved 3.35 billion yuan (530 million U.S. dollars) in a two-year crackdown, according to the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA).