While high school students complain that the higher number of exam subjects will put a heavier burden on them, teachers say that the Ministry of Education and Training MOET’s plan on six-subject exam is unfeasible.

While the demand for hi-tech products is very high on the domestic market, Vietnamese brad information technology (IT) products still cannot get a foothold on the lucrative market.

The river mouths of Kon and Ha Thanh, the two big rivers that flow to the Thi Nai lagoon, are in the danger of changing their shape due to the implementation of a tourism project, which may seriously influence the seaport system in Quy Nhon City

Iran has blocked a web-based embassy provided by the U.S. government to Iranians only a day after it was officially launched, local Fars news agency reported on Wednesday.

Foreign invested enterprises import products, then label the products as Vietnam goods and export to other countries. The trick helps them escape from trade barriers and enjoy the preferential tariffs offered by import countries.

VietNamNet Bridge – Though Viet Nam ranks among the top 20 countries for access to the internet, there remains a widening gap between users in urban and rural areas, IT experts said.

VietNamNet Bridge – Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong yesterday, Dec 7, laid wreaths at the Independence Monument and the Viet Nam Friendship Monument in the Cambodian capital city.

Don Duong, who is known for many famous movie roles in Vietnamese movies from the 1990s and early 2000s, passed away at the age of 55 at a hospital in San Francisco, California Wednesday morning after a post – stroke surgery.

The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in 1982 is considered the basis for national, regional and global cooperation in the marine sector, says Vietnamese Ambassador Bui The Giang.

"Kung Fu Panda 2," DreamWorks Animation's blockbuster animated film about a Chinese culture-based panda, led a pack of 10 nominated films for the 39th Annual Annie Awards, ASIFA-Hollywood,

Luc Ngan District of northern Bac Giang Province has been full of busy trading recently, with dry litchi leaves being the most sought-after products, rather than the locality’s nationally-popular tasty litchi fruits.

VietNamNet Bridge – Local authorities are tightening control of livestock and poultry transport to limit the illegal entry of unhygienic meat into the city.

VietNamNet Bridge – Traffic policemen in Thanh Hoa province are suspected of throwing their blackjack into the front wheel of a motorbike to stop the traffic violators.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung expressed his hope for continued development in relationships between the EU and Vietnam during his meeting with the European Council President Herman Van Rompuy in Brussels on Dec. 7.

A recent study found that low vitamin D levels are significantly more prevalent in obese children and are associated with risk factors for type 2 diabetes.

VietNamNet Bridge – Seven mall taxi companies which do not have instruction center in Hanoi and HCM City have been suspended after the Ministry of Transport’s one-month inspection.

After succeeding in some big markets, big Vietnamese economic groups have begun undergoing challenges to conquer far and hard-do-deal-with markets such as Africa, or the Middle East.

Men with paternal depression can increase their children's risks of developing behavioral and social problems, according to an Australian study published on Wednesday in the Medical Journal of Australia.

VietNamNet Bridge – Inflation is gradually reducing, macro financial balance sees progressive moves, the economy keeps growing, welfare and social matters are being solved but Vietnam still records ‘economic shocks’ in 2011.

Facebook and location-sharing startup Gowalla announced on Monday that Gowalla's founders as well as several team members will join Facebook and move to the social network giant's headquarters in Palo Alto, California.

NASA's Kepler mission has confirmed its first planet in the "habitable zone," a region where liquid water could exist on a planet's surface, the U.S. space agency announced on Monday.

TNK-BP expands eastern front with Conoco Vietnam bid; Retail sector urged to reap profits online; Ministry reviews livelihoods in marine areas; Five-in-one exhibition for HCM City; Vietnam prioritizes FTA with EU

Gold bullion that does not bear the Sai Gon Jewellery Company (SJC) brand continues to face dramatic price cuts, even though the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) has said that all brands of gold bullion are priced at an equal rate.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prof. Trinh Xuan Thuan, 63, the famous Vietnamese American astronomer, has returned to Vietnam to visit his home country and to give lecture.

The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in 1982 is considered the basis for national, regional and global cooperation in the marine sector, says Vietnamese Ambassador Bui The Giang.