VietNamNet Bridge – Retail traders claim bad weather since September is to blame for the soaring cost of vegetables at markets across Ha Noi.

Vietnam should define how many universities and junior colleges they should have, after considering the labor force demand in the society. It should not strive to have as many universities as possible, just to catch up with other regional countries.

Fighters of Libya's ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) will soon capture Sirte, hometown of the fallen leader Muammar Gaddafi, and the current situation there is under control, NTC's military spokesman Ahmed Bani said here Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The second Vietnam Motor Cub Prix (VMCP) 2011 will be held at the Binh Duong Province's Army Corp 4 Stadium from October 29-30.

E-office software products, the technology solution which can help businesses heighten the corporate governance capability and save costs, have been launched into the market.

More than a half of the medical waste incinerators existing in Vietnam have been left unused, because their owners do not have money to pay for fuel and maintenance, and fix problems.

Apple co-founder and longtime Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs passed away on Wednesday.

Israeli scientist Daniel Shechtman won the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, announced Staffan Normark, Permanent Secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm on Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – State President Truong Tan Sang separately received the newly appointed ambassadors of Belgium, Germany, Finland and Luxembourg, who presented their credentials in Hanoi on October 5.

The White House on Wednesday expressed "concerns" over a controversial bill on the so-called "currency manipulation" by China.

Apple Inc. on Tuesday unveils iPhone 4S, the much-anticipated latest generation of iPhone.

It is now the high inbound tourism season. However, travel firms seem to be not too optimistic about the number of travelers.

VietNamNet Bridge – Kids in the mountainous area of the central province of Quang Ngai go to school with a special stick, which is made from a 1.2m bamboo piece, with a wood wheel.

A lot of foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) in Lam Dong province have been believed to play tricks to evade tax.

A mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will arrive in Ukraine in late October to check progress of reforms, Deputy Prime Minister Sergiy Tigipko said Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge would like to introduce the recent interview of Chessdom website with Vietnam's top chess player, Grand Master Le Quang Liem.

Green tea may slow down weight gain and serve as another tool in the fight against obesity, according to U.S. Pennsylvania State University food scientists.

Capital outflow from Russia may hit 50 billion U.S. dollars in 2011, said Deputy Minister of Economic Development Andrei Klepach on Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – ASEAN is committed to realising a community of Southeast Asia nations that is grounded upon a firm commitment to the rule of law at national, regional and international levels.

Cement exports not feasible despite glut; Car importer laments wrong tax calculation; Banks play down Gov’t credit growth, money supply targets; Steel firm seeks foreign partners; Vietnam takes part in coffee conference in London 

A Las Vegas pharmacist testified on Tuesday as the involuntary manslaughter trial about late pop icon Michael Jackson's personal physician Conrad Murray entered the sixth day of proceedings, telling the court that. . .

New Zealand's shipping authorities have cordoned off a Liberian-flagged container ship that has grounded on a reef off the east of the North Island as they attempt to assess whether it poses an environmental risk.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in Kiev yesterday, beginning his three-day official visit to Ukraine at the invitation of Prime Minister Mykola Azarov.

Russia and China, the two permanent members of the UN Security Council, on Tuesday vetoed a draft resolution, which meant to strongly condemn "the continued grave and systematic human rights violations by the Syrian authorities"

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told lawmakers Tuesday that monetary policy is not "panacea" for curing the U.S. economic problems, while calling for the Congress and all economic policymakers to act together