VietNamNet Bridge – A four-day fire has burnt around 100 hectares of forest in the Hoang Lien National Park in the northern province of Lao Cai. The fire has not yet been controled because firemen could not use specialized equipment.

Cuba's hurdling champion Dayron Robles won't defend his title in the upcoming World Athletics Indoor Championships in the Turkish city of Istanbul later this month, a top sports official confirmed on Monday.

450 businesses to attend Pharmed & Healthcare Vietnam 2012; Ring sending “bar girls” to Malaysia busted; France provides VND35 billion for Hanoi public transport; 7 million doses of bird flu vaccine imported

The Quang Ninh provincial authorities have affirmed that if the casino project is licensed, it would attract a lot of investors.

VietNamNet Bridge – Taekwondo fighter Chu Hoang Dieu Linh won a bronze medal at the German Open in Hamburg yesterday, March 5.

VietNamNet Bridge – Investing up to $187 million to build a traffic center, HCM City authorities expect that the center would help them deal with traffic congestion.

VietNamNet Bridge – In ao tu than, traditional dress, singer Thanh Ngoc performed “Thang Long-Hanoi’s Thousand-year History” in the opening night of the ASEAN Television Golden Voice Festival in HCM City on March 5.

VietNamNet Bridge – A slew of stalemates yesterday, March 5, in the seventh round of the 2012 HD Bank International Open Chess Tournament means no player has been able to seize the upper hand and the title race is still wide open.

U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday that there is still a "window" for a diplomatic resolution on Iran's nuclear issue, while the visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted that Israel reserved the right to defend itself.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 200 native rasbora (Rasbora paviana) and fighting fish (Betta splendens) were released last Sunday into Cau Do Canal in HCM City's Binh Thanh District, a tributary of the Sai Gon River.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has asked the Government to put a US$187 million project on building the most modern traffic control centre in the country on the lists of projects acquiring French official development assistance.

State President visits Marine Police Department; Singapore PM eyes more trade with VN; PM sends condolences over head-on train crash in Poland; Senior leaders congratulate new Russian President

Under the new regulations, from October 2012, every member of the Vietnam Cocoa and Coffee Association (Vicofa) would have to pay 2 dollars for every ton of coffee exported. The money would go to the coffee insurance fund.

NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung has praised multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Denmark that have grown well in economics, trade, investment, cooperation, development, culture, education and training and scientific research.

VietNamNet Bridge - Two Vietnamese sailors died and four others were injured when the Korean fishing boat Jung Woo 3 caught fire at Montevideo port in Uruguay on March 3.

The stiff competition among telcos in providing 2G services has led to the sharp falls of the mobile phone charges by two or three times. However, the 3G race proves to be even more violent than the 2G race.

The volume of computers, communication and consumer electronics sold through China's business-to-customer (B2C) market hit 77.02 billion yuan (about 12.23 U.S. dollars) in 2011, according to a report released in Beijing.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 11th National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s parliament, opened its fifth annual session on March 5 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Ranking U.S. Senator John McCain on Monday called for U.S.-led air strikes on Syrian forces to protect key population centers in the Arab nation.

An action plan to conserve elephants in Nghe An, Dak Lak and Dong Nai was approved by the Prime Minister six years ago, in 2006. However, no considerable progress has been made so far.

It is clear that Vietnam is the leading country in the world in terms of the number of motorbikes used. However, this would be shocking news that Vietnam may become a motorbike production base in Asia.

VietNamNet Bridge – With a different name, the model that is proposed by the central city of Da Nang, is the mayor model that is applied in many developed countries.

Universal Studio's latest animated film "The Lorax" has opened atop the North America box office with multiple record-shattering achievements including the highest opening for the studio's animated flick.

PetroVietnam plans restructuring; Habubank rumours set off feeding frenzy; Crack down on tax cheats; Check on land-use rights; Jetstar airlines appoints new Director-General; Vietinbank refuses to sell stakes to Nova Scotia

Local government authorities as well as building-project owners are making every effort to give the property market a push, at a time when the future growth of the market cannot be foreseen.