The number of people suffering from fatty liver disease is increasing, especially among young people, according to Assistant Professor Pham Thi Thu Ho, vice chairwoman of the Viet Nam Digestology Association.

VietNamNet Bridge – Dov S-S Simens, voted as "the US’ No1 Film Instructor" by the US National Association of Film Schools, began a three-day workshop for Vietnamese filmmakers in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday, June 26.

Jailed PMU18 chief in the dock again; Upgrade of border markers finished; Man, 23, arrested for intellectual property scam

More than one million jubilant New Yorkers lined on Fifth Avenue on Sunday for the city's annual Gay Pride Parade, celebrating the passage of an historic bill legalizing same-sex marriage signed into law Friday night.

VietNamNet Bridge – National head coach Falko Goetz promised a fresh Vietnamese football team for their 2014 World Cup qualifying match against Macau on Wednesday.

Germany got off to an expectedly good start in defense of their World Cup title on Sunday when they beat Canada 2-1 in their first group game.

A special envoy of high ranking Vietnamese officials led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ho Xuan Son met with Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo in Beijing on Saturday to convey the Vietnamese leaders' opinions

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam Environment Protection Agency had a meeting on June 25 with authorities of 11 provinces located along Dong Nai River to discuss plans to curb the river pollution during the period 2015-2020. 

The Palestinian leadership on Sunday asserted that it will seek recognition of Palestinian statehood from the United Nations in September.

VietNamNet Bridge – The spate of failures among foreign coaches hired by Vietnamese clubs show that their approaches do not match local culture and players' needs, local experts say.

Doctor Giang Thanh Long from the University of National Economy said Vietnam must focus on rural development among other things if it wants to make the most of its working-age population.

VietNamNet Bridge –A music centre has been set up in Ha Noi to teach appreciation to audiences and get more people involved in the art.

VietNamNet Bridge – A high level meeting on sea and island strategy to 2020 was held in the central coastal province of Binh Dinh on Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam won two gold medals at the Southeast Asian Junior Table Tennis Championships which wrapped up yesterday, June 26, at Hai Duong's 2,000-seat gymnasium.

VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists have warned that not only fresh water areas have been polluted, but sea water is also bearing a similar hard pressure.

VietNamNet Bridge –The Vietnamese and Lao ministries of Investment and Planning have signed a strategic co-operation agreement for 2011.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though hacker attacks have increased at an alarming rate in recent times, few Vietnamese businesses have invested adequately in safeguarding corporate information, industry insiders lament.

The Asahi Shimbun had an exclusive interview with Lee Kuan Yew about the nuclear accident in Japan, China’s rising, the way to control China, the relations between Japan-US and Singapore-US and the East Sea disputes.

VietNamNet Bridge - Tropical storm Haima, which landed in northern and central Vietnam on June 24-25, killed at least 16 people, leaving 4 others missing, and hundreds injured.

Twenty-five people were killed in northeastern Nigeria as three bombs exploded, media reported on Sunday.

Catfish prices have gone down but many farmers in the Mekong Delta are forced to sell due to the pressure from the high interest rates on bank loans.

VietNamNet Bridge – How to deal with the cases, where people exploit the preferences offered to diplomatic agencies to evade tax, is now a big headache to the Ministry of Finance. 

Hundreds of candles were lighted, hundreds of fans sang together Michael Jackson’s “We Are The World” at the show to commemorate the King of Pop’s second death anniversary in Hanoi on June 25.

Ha Noi real estate reaches bargain prices; State Bank keeps lid on credit growth, interest rates; Pepper exports forecast to double; Distributors forge links to producers; Investor attention drawn to Government bonds  

With the number of premature babies increasing, Tu Du Obstetrics Hospital in HCM City wants the Health Insurance Fund to subsidise the care of such children aged between six months and two years.