Cruise ships bring over 4,000 tourists to visit Viet Nam; MICE tourism hit by economic turmoil this year; Chinese visitors to fly into Da Nang on chartered flights

VietNamNet Bridge – The 2012 Cloud Computing and Security World Conference & Exhibition, themed “Security and Modernity: Building social confidence in modern services”, is being held at Hanoi Tower in the capital city from March 22-23.

VietNamNet Bridge – State President Truong Tan Sang has reaffirmed that Vietnam persists in its foreign policy of independence, sovereignty and openness, thus attaching great importance to developing the friendship . . .

French Interior Minister Claude Gueant confirmed Thursday noon that the suspect of an al-Qaeda-linked killing spree in southern France is dead after exchanging fire with the police.

Many banks are making changes in their automatic teller machine (ATM) systems in order to cut costs and improve liquidity.

While overall death rates of tuberculosis (TB) dropped by 40 percent during the past two decades, childhood TB were often neglected, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, calling for improved diagnosis to TB among children.

A recent upgrade to its campus Wi-Fi network has helped the Dalian University of Technology (DLUT) create truly "boundless" campus surprises for its students.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Center for Research and Preservation of Vietnamese Culture and Belief and chau van artisans in northern and central provinces have joined hands to establish a club to preserve chau van art.

Instead of spending hundreds of billions of dong to buy land in big cities and wait for the workers coming from small provinces. Businessmen now tend to set up production bases in the countryside to save money.

Slowing or preventing Alzheimer's disease may be as simple as maintaining a particular protein's sugar levels, according to a new study by researchers from Vancouver-based Simon Fraser University (SFU).

Twelve men were arrested Thursday in Oxford over suspected exploitation of 24 girls under the age of 16.

More than 40 percent of Chinese people suffer from sleep disorders, but less than 1 percent have been diagnosed or treated, experts said.

One-fifth of Vietnamese have bank accounts; Hanoi attracts nearly 120 million USD in FDI; Garment and textile exports to EU plunge; Major cities tackle trade deficit; Agribank teams up with Thai bank; CPI up 0.2-0.4 pct in March

VietNamNet Bridge – The management board of Trang An tourist attraction in Ninh Binh province is compiling a file to submit to the UNESCO, seeking this organization’s recognition of Trang An as a world cultural landscape.

Up to 89 rhino poachers have been arrested this year, an indication that the South African government was beefing up efforts to curb rhino poaching, authorities confirmed on Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – "Oi Gioi oi"(Oh my God!) is an habitual phrase that Ha Noi's people say when they are upset or want to complain about something.

VietNamNet Bridge – Pawn shops have been sprouting up to meet the demands of those seeking short-term loans. However, these places are also becoming the playground for violations of social security,

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The high export turnover in 2011 has been hailed as a great achievement of the foreign trade. Especially, the turnover of many import items decreased sharply in comparison with 2010. However, big problems can be found after analyzing the figures.

Pregnancy doesn't necessarily mean an increased risk of recurrence for hormone-dependent breast cancer patients, according to a new study released Wednesday at the European Breast Cancer Conference in Vienna.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai yesterday stressed that the fight against smuggling, fake goods and trade fraud had become complicated and required drastic measures and better co-operation among relevant agencies.

VietNamNet Bridge – A rare Cretta Caretta turtle was yesterday released into the estuary in southern Bac Lieu Province by the Department of Capture Fisheries and Resources Protection in Bac Lieu and local authority staff.

VietNamNet Bridge – A concert of Scandinavian music will be performed by the Viet Nam National Symphony and Orchestra with guest artists from Japan this week.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Mar. 20 adopted a Danish-funded project on enhancing capacity and perfecting legal frameworks for Vietnam’s network of marine protected areas (MPAs).

The crisis in the euro zone has sent shocks to the United States through trade and financial channels, given the important cross-Atlantic economic linkage, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday.