VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam and the Netherlands are expected to further their energy co-operation after a series of agreements were signed during Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's visit from September 27 to October 1.

Party commission heads to Laos; Leaders congratulate China on National Day; VN praises Cambodia's ‘remarkable' rights record; Vietnam attends UNESCO Executive Board’s 187th session

VietNamNet Bridge – A recently released postcard book titled Nhung Nguoi Ban Lon (The Giant Friends) features 51 elephants that work with families living in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) province of Dac Lac.

U.S. stocks ended a very choppy session mixed on Thursday, after Germany took a key step in helping the debt-burdened Greece and a batch of economic data came in better than expected.

VietNamNet Bridge – Only 5.32 per cent of Viet Nam's elderly are in good health, the Centre for Ageing Support and Community Development has reported.

A lot of commercial banks have slashed the lending interest rates to 17-19 percent per annum applied to production, export and agricultural enterprises. However, the disbursement remains very slow.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung signed into existence on Monday the Viet Nam National Museum of History by merging the Viet Nam History Museum and the Viet Nam Museum of Revolution, both are in Ha Noi.

Close co-operation between government, companies and educators is necessary to develop a national talent strategy, according to Professor Dave Ulrich, who won the Nobel Colloquia Prize for Leadership

BTV Cup draws world interest; Liem to compete in SPICE Cup; Vovinam champs for Cambodia; Clubs have their say on boards

VietNamNet Bridge – Inspectors will examine environmental protection measures at two companies under the Corporation for the Development of Dong Nai Industrial Zone (Sonadezi), Sonadezi Long Binh and Long Thanh, from October 3 to 10.

The number of U.S. workers initially applying for unemployment aid last week dropped below the threshold of 400,000 for the first time since Aug. 6, the U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Photographers flock to Mu Cang Chai district in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai--in the harvest season to grasp incredible moments of the terraced fields.

VietNamNet Bridge – When autumn winds blow, and we know that summer has gone, it doesn't mean we need to spend the weekends at home.

U.S. crude oil price rebounded on Thursday as Germany's lower house approved expanding the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), boosting market sentiment.

Twelve non-life insurance companies and insurance company branches in Khanh Hoa province have reached an agreement on raising the insurance premiums for students, from 60,000 dong to 80,000 dong.

Vietnam is really a market with great potentials for security service providers. Though the market took shape many years ago, there’s still much space for new comers.

The alarm bell over the pollution of craft villages in Hanoi has been rung over the last many years. However, the city’s authorities have not found the proper solutions which can help eliminate the problem to the every root.

VietNamNet Bridge - Uzbekistan, Qatar and China will be guests of the Futsal Hanoi 2011 tournament.

VietNamNet Bridge – Artist Bui Cong Khanh has entered the final round of the Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation Signature Art Prize 2011, with 14 artists from 13 countries.

Rapid and sustained economic growth achieved by emerging economies is one of the most important long-term trends shaping the global economy, from which developed countries could also draw some important lessons,

VietNamNet Bridge – Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to comply with the order of the International Court of Justice to withdraw their troops from the disputed border area surrounding the Preah Vihear temple.

The European Union, the World Bank and Switzerland pledged to facilitate recovering the assets of former Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his family, the official press agency TAP reported Thursday.

Even a slightly high blood pressure is considered dangerous to largely increase the stroke risk, a new study found.

The fact that the State Bank of Vietnam has continuously granted quotas for importing gold to ease the domestic demand has raised a worry that this will put a hard pressure on the dong/dollar exchange rate.

VietNamNet Bridge – Former Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Dang Hung Vo, wrote about land price, a big issue in Vietnam.