VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Sea and Islands Week 2011, themed “Green Brainpower for Sustainable Development of Vietnam’s Sea and Islands ” will be held nationwide from June 1-8.

VietNamNet Bridge - Parents in Hanoi are anxiously pushing to acquire the best ‘seats’ in a first-grade prestigious school for their children, even though primary schools will only begin their enrollment in July.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Speaker of the Indian Lok Sabha (House of the People) will be visiting Viet Nam from Saturday to Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Switzerland will provide Viet Nam with non-refundable aid worth US$2.43 million to help implement the Renewable Energy Development Project (REDP).

VietNamNet Bridge – Young women scriptwriters are suddenly in the limelight after breaking a series of box-office and television-ratings records.

Researchers on robotics around the world gathered in Shanghai Monday to share their recent findings at the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2011).

Heat wave to continue for few more days; Passengers lose out over hydrofoil operator disputes; Workers return from Russia with sorry tales; 5 nabbed in Can Tho for forging driver’s licenses; Broken eggs make a mess of Hanoi Highway  

YouTube is adding more than 3,000 mainstream movies to its movie-rental service, media reports said Tuesday.

Philippine authorities on Tuesday accounted for several more deaths in connection with tropical storm Aere, raising the death toll to 22.

Researchers from California, Unated States, found that sexual orientation could play a role in cancer and more gay men are reported being cancer survivors than straight men, according to findings in the journal Cancer online Monday.

Apple Inc. has overtaken Google as the most valuable brand in the world and more top global brands are originating from "BRICS" markets, global media communications services group WPP plc said in a report on Monday.

NATO on Tuesday denied allegations that its naval vessels failed to help a drifting boat with Libyan migrants aboard, leaving 61 of them dead.

VietNamNet Bridge – Cracks for dozens of meters long, 1-2cm wide are appearing at the tunnel of Hanoi’s Thang Long, Vietnam’s longest avenue. The contractor – Vinaconex – said that it is checking the cracks.

VietNamNet Bridge – Helene Kling has been living in Vietnam for over 15 years. She is preparing for a solo exhibition entitled “Art Beat for Vietnam” in HCM City.

China and the United States wrapped up the two-day China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) here on Tuesday following comprehensive and productive discussions and yielded a host of constructive results.

VietNamNet Bridge – Some articles have exaggerated when reporting that craft village tourism is now in “death throes”. However, it is true that many craft villages have been in misfortune.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has every reason to believe that just in the next 3-4 years or less, Vietnam will have a real PPP market, first in the power sector, and then in the water and road sectors.

America's first full face transplant recipient, Dallas Wiens, made his first public appearance at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, according to media reports Tuesday.

Da Nang takes lead in competitiveness index; Loans to non-production sectors axed; Metro starts work on Ha Long outlet; Capital hosts medical exposition; Surge in new mobile subscribers; Supermarkets do big trade during holiday

VietNamNet Bridge - One of Vietnam’s richest people has lost a lawsuit against the Lam Dong Province Finance Department over a property dispute.

The Cote d'Ivoire government has revealed massive executions that happened in the southwest coastal regions of the country where at least 100 people were killed in the last five days by the remnants of fighters

VietNamNet Bridge - The Korean boy band, Super Junior (SuJu) heated up the Go Dau stadium in the southern province of Binh Duong on May 7. Its Super Show 3 began by its famous hit “Sorry, Sorry”.

VietNamNet Bridge – Though grammar school students in big cities will only begin the summer holiday in late May, summer services for children and students have mushroomed, offering different choices for parents.

Exhibition by Karol and Meeshle; Exhibition – Designing in Dialogue; Exhibition “Saper Fare, il Restauro”; Exhibition “Flat Lands”; Charity Concert at Hanoi Opera House

Picky markets such as South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong have been seeking to purchase Vietnam’s rice. However, to penetrate the markets, Vietnamese enterprises have to join electronic bids and make transactions via trading floors.