The weakness of aging is associated with leaky calcium channels inside muscle cells and a drug already in Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of heart failure might plug those leaks,

VietNamNet Bridge – The Sports & Culture Newspaper on August 2, called for football fans to join a project to record a supportive song for the national football squad at the upcoming Southeast Asian Games 2011 (SEA Games).

VietNamNet Bridge – The General Department of Environment has warned that residents in craft villages lose ten years of their lifespan because of environmental pollution.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's U-19 football team, led by Coach Trieu Quang Ha, started a one-month training programme at the Ha Noi-based Youth Football Training Centre yesterday, Aug 3, in preparation for upcoming international events.

VietNamNet Bridge – Professor Vo Tong Xuan rejected the risk that has been warned recently by the local media--that Chinese traders may control the market for some agricultural products, for example sweet potato.

Breastfeeding protects against childhood obesity, but less than 4 percent of U.S. hospitals provide the full range of support mothers need for breastfeeding, according to a report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

US dollar lending back in fashion; Agricultural exports up 33%; Automobile imports decrease sharply in July; Industrial output drops; Footwear firms hindered by lack of materials; New circulars regulate construction contracts   

VietNamNet Bridge – A big problem of the Mekong Delta is farmers’ shortage of farming land because large areas of land are granted to industrial projects.

Social networking giant Facebook on Tuesday announced that it has bought Push Pop Press, a digital publishing company that develops the technology to help make interactive books optimized for iPad and other Apple devices.

Outgoing Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is scheduled to address the nation on Thursday's night on the occasion that his government will leave the office soon, Minister to the Prime Minister Office Satit Wongnongtoey said Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge –The sixth National Youth Archery Championships 2011 is scheduled to kick off in the southern province of Vinh Long on Friday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Concerned that the bond interest rates are not attractive, while having to concentrate on providing loans to fund production and business, a lot of banks have decreased the volumes of bonds they purchased in the last two weeks.

VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Education and Training, Pham Vu Luan said that it would not be considered a “disaster” if students nowadays rush to learn foreign languages and informatics, while they pay less attention to literature or history.

VietNamNet Bridge - A Singaporean consulting company will likely be chosen to map out the model of the country’s only tourism and casino complex on Phu Quoc Island off the southern province of Kien Giang, and official said.

Sea village festival opens; Vietnamese artist to receive Dutch award; Photos of old Sai Gon shown out of doors; First children’s reality show on HTV7; Hi School Fair hits capital     

VietNamNet Bridge – The lending interest rates have been staying firm at 21-22 percent per annum, while bankers say that they have no reason to ease interest rates towards the end of the year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top models--Hoang Yen, Lan Huong and  Ngoc Thach… performed in splendid night gowns, in designer Quynh Paris’ “Perfume and Beauty” collection at the “Platinum Festival Night 2011” in HCM City last weekend.

The Wall Street closed sharply lower on Tuesday after Washington debt battle as investors lost confidence on economic recovery, with the S&P 500 hitting the lowest point for the year.

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's trial started Wednesday in Cairo's Police Academy.

After the initial success from the first carbon forest project (forest to absorb carbon), Vietnam Carbon Exchange (VCE) and its partner Voluntary Credits Limited (VCL) from Australia have roused the Vietnamese potential carbon forest market.

Some enterprises, which provide ship towing services in Vung Tau City, complain that they are “more dead than alive” because of the difficulties the Vung Tau port authorities put for them.

Nearly 400 tour guides in HCM City have reportedly unable to meet the requirements for renewing their practice cards because they do not have university degrees.

VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese writer Hiramatsu Tomoko on Monday received the Medal for Peace and Friendship from the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Associations for her enthusiasm and devotion to the Vietnamese people.

Support for mental health; Insulted bike stuntman attacks spectator, killed; Data theft hits 85,000 computers; Police fire shots to stop timber traffickers’ vans

VietNamNet Bridge – Four top men's and women's volleyball teams are set to compete at the Four-Star Volleyball tournament-PV Cup in central Quang Binh Province over the weekend.