A volcano in North Sulawesi in central Indonesia re-erupted on Sunday, the biggest ever since its status was raised to top alert last Sunday, while the number of evacuee climbs to more than 5,000,

Uruguay defeated hosts Argentina 5-4 (1-1) on penalties on Saturday and advanced into the semifinals of the Copa America, and will face Peru next Thursday for a place in the final match.

Sweden defeated France 2-1 at FIFA Women World Cup to wrap third position for the second time in history thanks to the goals from striker Lotta Schelin and midfielder Marie Hammerstroem in front of 25,475 spectators at Rhein Neckar Arena

VietNamNet Bridge – Going to China to purchase wooden furniture products is the choice of many people, who want to both travel to China and save money in decorating their homes.

The United States had a responsibility and an opportunity to reduce its deficit as much as possible and solve the problem in a real and comprehensive way, U. S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Three- to five-star hotels in Hanoi performed better than their peers in HCMC in terms of the average room rate though room occupancy in the capital was lower, according to the market researcher Savills Vietnam Ltd.

The concept of converting waste matter into bricks and concrete for construction was developed by Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Chau, Head of Science Research and Environment Transfer Center in 2003 and by 2006 he and his started work on the project.   

VietNamNet Bridge – At the age of 72, Doctor Nguyen Van Tiep in the northern port city of Hai Phong, has conducted over 3,000 operations of dead bodies to serve forensic examination in the last 27 years.

VietNamNet Bridge - Directors and producers of historical films and TV series have innumerable complaints about the lack of film studios and other film technical facilities in Vietnam. 

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Public Security has warned that a special malware has appeared which cannot be killed by the existing anti-virus software.

VietNamNet Bridge – It turns out to be not an easy thing for Vietnam to import coal, because it needs big tonnage ships and deep water ports, while the supply remains limited.

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that grape seed polyphenols -- a natural antioxidant -- may help prevent the development or delay the progression of Alzheimer's disease.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s ICT (information and communication technology) market sees a slow growth rate this year with unequal developments in hardware, retail, serviced software and human resources training.

Tra fish exports jump 40 times in 10 years; Inflation proves to be stubborn adversary; Ministry launches pilot power competitive market; Economic woe casts shadow on electrical appliance retailers; Audits find half of foreign firms make profits

VietNamNet Bridge - Many questions on price stabilization and health care have been left with unsatisfactory answers as the second session of the eighth Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council closed Thursday. 

The Government will cover an estimated loss of VND1.22 trillion incurred by Vietnam National Petroleum Corporation, or Petrolimex, as compensation for its joining the country’s price stabilization program. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese poor students have to take different kinds of jobs to earn their living and fund their study. Traveling from place to place--so as to sing in the public is a new job.

Les Hinton, chief executive officer of Dow Jones, resigned on Friday, as the phone-hacking scandal made him the target of criticism.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese audiences were recently very angry at some singers who were detected to lip-sync in music shows. The new decree on art performance which will be issued in August, may ban lip-sync singers from performance.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of thousands of cubic meters of rock and gravelly soil have been thrown into the Cau river bed. The risks of the ecosystem changes; the current changes and the river pollution have become evident.

Eight out of 90 European banks have failed a crucial stress test and another 16 banks dropped in the danger zone, the European Banking Authority (EBA) said on Friday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Khieu Thi Huyen Trang, the winner of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2010 and Ngoc Tinh, the first prize winner of Vietnam Super Model 2010 will be Vietnamese faces at the Best Model of the World 2011 competition.

VietNamNet Bridge - How will it feel when China becomes the world’s largest economy? We may find out quite soon. A few weeks ago, the International Monetary Fund issued a report that suggested China would be number one within five years.

Host Colombia will dispatch 55,000 police to guarantee the security of the forthcoming FIFA U-20 World Cup.

VietNamNet Bridge – San Diu ethnic paintings, meant for worship and found in the mountainous northern province of Tuyen Quang, owe much of their survival to local collectors.