In Zimbabwe's capital Harare, many of the hotels, restaurants and open air food spots face immediate closure for failing to meet health and hygienic standards amid fears that a cholera outbreak looms, state media warned on Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Light fines for working illegally in Viet Nam have not been a deterrent to preventing the increasing number of illegal foreign workers in the country,

The 18th African Union (AU) summit opened on Sunday here in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, as African leaders gathered with the theme of "Boosting Intra-African Trade."

VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang launched yesterday, Jan 29, the Tree Planting Festival in Kim Dong Commune, Kim Son District in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

With the strong development of smart phones, representatives of social networks all believe that 2012 would witness the shift of social networks moving from web to mobile platform.

Journalist Nguyen Ngoc Tien, a correspondent of Ha Noi Moi Newspaper owns a unique collection which is reminiscent of a past with a lot of memories. It is a collection of objects from wartime and the subsidy period.

VietNamNet Bridge - In 1981, the world was shocked when the first case of an HIV-infected patient was discovered. Nearly 10 years later (1990), the first case of HIV infection appeared in Vietnam.

The excellent students, who join provincial selected teams to attend national competitions, understand that they have to “lay a bet” on their future.

President Truong Tan Sang on January 29 launched an order for ploughing the rice field at the beginning of the lunar new year at the annual Tich Dien (ploughing) festival in Doi Son commune, in the Red River delta province of Ha Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge – The local media has published many stories about a man who has not slept for 39 years. He is Thai Ngoc or Hai Ngoc, 70, in Que Trung Commune, Nong Son District in the central province of Quang Nam.

The Russian Progress M-14M space cargo ship docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday, the mission control center said.

The high profitability of salanganes breeding and trading has prompted people to follow this kind of business. However, it is not easy to make profit with it.

Local aviation transport will be knocked into shape if a Ministry of Transport draft decree gets the government’s thumbs-up.

Hull, the cover of the rice grain, is ground into powder, then it is mixed with glue and additives to create material balls. These allow making ecological wood planks from which people can make wooden furniture products.

Located in a charming natural area in northern Ha Nam province, Nui Cam (Forbidden Mountain) with its beauty and legend has attracted a large number of visitors.

The volume of kieu hoi (overseas remittance) to Vietnam has been increasing in recent years and it is expected to further increase in the upcoming years.

Hanoi is host to a most unusual market in Vietnam: open only once a week, on Saturday, and then for only a few hours, 9:00 to 12:30.  It's known as much for its discriminating buyers and sellers as it is for its fresh products.

Industry insiders are considering ways to improve firms’ access to credit.

Lan Phuong is an e-merchant’s dream. She likes to go shopping but has little time to fight the Vietnamese capital’s crowds and traffic, so the mother of two frequents NhomMua and Muachung, two of Vietnam’s many Groupon clones.

Negotiations between the Greek government and private creditors over a massive Greek debt write-down will continue on Saturday, after both sides reached key understandings late on Friday,

In the world, the market of the products relating to salanganes has the turnover of 6-7 billion dollars per annum and the growth rate of 7.2 percent per annum.

Ngo Xuan Binh has devoted his life to bringing the Vietnamese martial art Nhat Nam to the world.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Sapa ancient rock field in Muong Hoa Valley, Lao Cai province is a mysterious and invaluable relic, which is proposed for UNESCO’s recognition as a world cultural heritage site. But this relic is being ruined.

Entirely foreign-invested securities and fund management companies will be authorised to operate in Viet Nam effective January 12, creating challenges for Vietnamese firms but also opportunities for market to develop.

Poor wages dampen enthusiasm among State employees and affect the delivery of public services.