Microsoft on Thursday introduces a hacking alert system to its Windows Live Hotmail email service alongside banning common passwords.

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VietNamNet Bridge – The new coach of the Vietnamese national football squad Falko Goetz will continue using young players at the upcoming games against Qatar in the qualifier round of the World Cup 2014.

VietNamNet Bridge – Several years ago, Chinese low-cost clothes flooded the Vietnamese market, where they did not meet any redoubtable rivals. However, the situation has become quite different.

The United States must not default on its obligations, and policymakers should strike a debt ceiling deal in a timely manner and improve the nation's fiscal sustainability, President Barack Obama said Friday.

HBO's miniseries "Mildred Pierce" on Thursday dominated the nomination for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards with 21 nods.

VietNamNet Bridge - Leading brands and well-known software makers maintained their rankings and reputations as awards for "Best IT Solutions (BIT) Cup" and "Best ICT Products" were given away by the PC World Viet Nam magazine on Tuesday.

The minimum wage of enterprises is expected to increase to VND1.9 million a month, commencing from October 1. While the information makes laborers happy, it has grieved businesses because their expenses would increase by 20 percent at least.

VietNamNet Bridge - Russia will ceaselessly strengthen and develop the strategic partnership with Vietnam as a priority in its diplomatic policy.

Three US navy ships including USS Chung-Hoon and USS Preble and USNS Safeguard were welcomed in the morning of July 15 by Vietnamese navy forces at Tien Sa Port in Da Nang central city for joint training, starting the seven-day friendly visit.

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and his son James bowed to pressure and agreed on Thursday to appear before British lawmakers probing a phone-hacking scandal that has rattled the Murdoch media empire.

VietNamNet Bridge - Local customs departments have accused some domestic cell phone companies of fraud amidst new import regulations.

The government of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Thursday halted all cooperation with Italian energy giant ENI over Italy's role in the NATO-led mission in Libya, but the move triggered an impassive reaction from Rome.

More than 160 domestic and foreign leaders, managers, lecturers and postgraduates at a conference yesterday discussed ways to improve the quality of training, research and management in universities and colleges.

VietNamNet Bridge – Players of the SHB Da Nang FC received nearly VND2 billion ($100,000) for the 3-1 win against Song Lam Nghe An FC.

VietNamNet Bridge - A local carbon forest investor is stirring Vietnam’s carbon credit market.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Esperanto version of Dang Thuy Tram's Diary – the 2005 Vietnamese best-seller has been presented to the public in Ha Noi yesterday, July 14.

VietNamNet Bridge - The domestic steel industry is cutting back on production in a big way as it faces unsold stockpiles and struggles to increase exports because it is not competitive enough.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday that the central bank was uncertain about the near-term developments in the U.S. economy, and the Fed was not ready to adopt another round

VietNamNet Bridge - Viet Nam only needed three to four telecommunications businesses to meet domestic needs and avoid waste, said Minister of Information and Communications Le Doan Hop at a ministry review meeting this month.

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VietNamNet Bridge – Unable to compete with rivals by lowering charges any further, mobile service providers have launched new services to increase the income.

A bridge partially collapsed early Friday in Hangzhou City leaving a truck driver injured, police and witnesses said.

Vietnam does not intend to sell stakes in petroleum distribution companies to foreign investors, affirming that this does not come contrary to its WTO commitments.

ASEAN will take up the rising tension in the resource-rich East Sea when the group sits with leaders of other countries to discuss regional security issues, said Surin Pitsuwan, ASEAN secretary-general.