Automaker Honda is recalling 45, 747 Odyssey minivans because the rear doors can fall on people unexpectedly, according to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Wednesday.

A lot of commercial banks have announced preferential lending programs, under which borrowers can access capital with low interest rates. However, businesses say the announced low interest rates remain inaccessible.

Japanese jazz pianist Yamashita Yosuke will greet Vietnamese audiences at a concert at the Hanoi Opera House on Feb. 25-26.

The 61.9-km Trung Luong Expressway linking HCM City with Tien Giang Province to the east will begin collecting toll tomorrow.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City Transport Department said the overhauling of parking lots in the city needs to be done in phases, while concerned agencies in Hanoi have asked the municipal authority to issue a list of streets

Ha Noi Police have suspended construction work on the Mulberry Lane building in the Mo Lao residential area of Ha Dong District, to investigate reasons for an accident, which left one worker dead and four others injured on Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – A recent plan to enlarge two ancient bridges in Hue to ease traffic congestion has been met with opposition from local experts who believe the solution could destroy the heritage.

Actress Jennifer Aniston, best known for her portrayal of Rachel Green in "Friends," became the first member of the hit NBC sitcom to be immortalized on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at a ceremony held Wednesday.

HIV tester confiscated on quality queries; PM tells health sector to aim for perfection; Crime gang leader jailed for forgery; Denmark funds rural development project in Dak Lak

U.S. President Barack Obama has rendered his apology for the burning of Quran by his forces in Afghanistan, a statement of Afghan Presidential Palace said Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 200 households in southern Dong Nai Province's Long Thanh District and Bien Hoa City are still waiting to receive compensation from Sonadezi Long Thanh Company . . .

VietNamNet Bridge – A 30km solar electric fencing system will be installed in southern Dong Nai Province's forest this year to minimize conflict between elephants from the Natural and Cultural Reserve and nearby villagers.

VietNamNet Bridge – Consumer goods led the merger and acquisition M&A market in 2011 in terms of the value of the affairs, while it is believed to continue leading the market in 2012.

Electronic Equipment Production Center, a subsidiary of the military-run telecom group (Viettel), will produce a tablet computer costing under US$200 as a trial in the second quarter this year.

The mountain province of Lao Cai has made history by becoming the first northern province to top the rankings of Vietnam’s annual Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI), followed by Bac Ninh and Long An.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Foreign Ministers of Armenia, Colombia and Italy will pay official visits to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

VietNamNet Bridge – A squad of 36 tourists from the US and Australia will join a Trans-Viet Nam adventure by way of 13 vintage jeeps from April 24 to May 3.

Up to 20 people were killed and 64 wounded in a series of bomb and gun attacks across the Iraqi capital early Thursday, an interior ministry source told Xinhua.

Students can listen to music, date or even sleep at the self-taught modern classrooms at the Thang Long University. The learning model is unique in Vietnam.

A lot of GPS (global positioning system) devices which have a small size like match boxes or cigarette packs, and can show the positions of motorbikes and cars have been available on the market.

The number of travelers from Europe keeps increasing, while the European market has not been influenced by the economic difficulties in the region. However, Vietnamese travel firms say they have to prepare for the worst.

Dr Nguyen Ba Hung once appeared in Tien phong newspaper eight years ago as the scientist who set up the first organic vegetable garden in Vietnam. The work of Dr Hung has paved the way for many other organic vegetable gardens to come out.

To some people, following a career path they have little knowledge of can sometimes lead to failure, but this was not the case for conductor Pham Hong Hai, who works as deputy director of the Viet Nam Opera and Ballet Theatre.

NA chairman, AIPA chief discuss summit; Vice President meets DPRK guests; Vietnamese, German parties boost cooperation; Lao PM visits with high-ranking group

The country loses around 400,000 tonnes of seafood per year, worth VND8 trillion (US$380 million), due to bad preservation methods, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's Directorate of Fisheries.