The joining of many telecom companies to the FTTx (Fiber To The x) market has created a stiff competition among service providers in terms of charges, infrastructure and service coverage.

With 39 new golf course projects which have been developed in localities, even though they are not listed in the golf course development program, the service sector which occupies big land areas tends to get excessively large.

World-famous conductor Lior Shambadal made this statement in an interview with VOV before the opening of “Bitexco Concert” at the Hanoi Opera House on May 24.  

Considering waste sources is believed to be the most important work in the environment protection. However, not much has been done in this job in order to protect key rivers from pollution.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People's Court yesterday, May 24, sentenced two Indonesian men to 15 years in prison for theft.

VietNamNet Bridge – Pianist Pho An My will give a performance in the capital on Saturday alongside traditional singing, which is often heard at spiritual gatherings.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Sugar and Sugar Cane Association is consulting with its members on the establishment of a trade company which is hoped to help stabilize the sugar prices.

VietNamNet Bridge - More than two years after being hit by the global recession, the domestic shipping sector is still struggling, according to experts.

Grammar schools in Hanoi have expressed their worries that they cannot meet the requirements set by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) on the areas for school yards because of the limited land fund.

Gallup's economic confidence index this week reached its highest level since mid-February, continuing along a positive trend that started in the week after the death of top terrorist Osama bin Laden earlier this month.

At least six people were killed and many others injured after a string of tornadoes and thunderstorms Tuesday hit Oklahoma and Kansas, authorities said.

VietNamNet Bridge – For older generations, the traditional nuclear family is all about married couples with at least two children living under the same roof.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will speed up a plan to develop river tourism in the city, focusing more on developing river tours from Bach Dang Wharf to Can Gio District, said a local tourism official.

VietNamNet Bridge – The group of people who eat wild meat is at the age of 36 to 40. Many of them are officials and well-trained people, according to a survey of the Wildlife at Risk (WAR).

VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 50 pregnant women are undergoing an abortion daily at the National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynaecology because they had contracted rubella at the beginning of their pregnancy.

VietNamNet Bridge – Myanmar plans to export 500,000 tons of low quality rice this year. Thailand, Pakistan and India are pushing up the sale of inventory rice. All those factors have put a hard pressure on Vietnam’s rice export prices.

At least 16 people including policemen and one child were injured as an explosive-laden vehicle rammed into a police station early Wednesday morning in Pakistan's northwest city of Peshawar, reported local English TV channel Express.

VietNamNet Bridge – Increasing iodine deficiency might lead to a comeback for several serious conditions including goitre and brain damage which Viet Nam was faced with more than a decade ago, experts are warning.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government plans to raise fine levels for motorists whose vehicles fail to meet safety regulations and whose horns exceed permitted noise levels.

VietNamNet Bridge – Children from around Southeast Asia will play together in an exciting and action-packed two-day festival entitled Befriend Southeast Asia at the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology in Ha Noi this weekend.

Germany’s Bavaria state focuses on ties with Vietnamese localities; Vietnamese businesses seek cooperation with Russia; Vietnam, Indonesia boost audit cooperation

The selection of the next head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should reflect the changing realities of the global economy and not on the basis of nationality, meaning the tradition that requires a European chief,

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Song Lam Nghe An will face an extra challenge when they play Persipura Jayapura of Indonesia in the quarter-final round of the Asian Football Confederation Cup at Vinh Stadium today, May 25.

At least 49 anti-government armed tribesmen and 15 government soldiers were killed in intensified clashes on Tuesday in the capital Sanaa as smoke poured out from buildings of the Interior Ministry, officials from both sides said.

VietNamNet Bridge – Fourteen Vietnamese fishermen attacked by pirates on May 15 returned safely to Sa Ky Port in central Quang Ngai Province on Monday after receiving assistance from Malaysia.