VietNamNet Bridge - A production line at Ba Huan, a private entities nominally have the right to do business in several fields; but in fact, their room for development has been restricted.

A possible second E. coli infection patient has been hospitalized in Szczecin, northwestern Poland, Health Minister Ewa Kopacz said Thursday.

Toyota New Zealand is recalling at least 132 first generation Prius hybrid cars due to a steering fault, local media reported Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of farmers living in the buffer zone of U Minh Forest in southern Kien Giang Province are in debt as rice cannot grow well in the high-alum soil there.

Thirty-six same-sex couples tied the knot Thursday at a high-profile public ceremony in Chicago's Millennium Park, a day after the newly-signed Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act that allows such marriages became effective.

Argentine football player Lionel Messi almost became victim of an attack on Thursday when leaving a bar in Rosario, 300 kilometers away from Buenos Aires, where a young man tried to punch him on the face.

VietNamNet Bridge - Under a draft fee scheme that would increase the cost of 350 health services, 220 services will more than double in cost while another 70 will shoot up between seven to tenfold.

Around 40,000 people in Vietnam die because of smoking annually, equivalent to the death cases caused by HIV/AIDS until March 2008. The figure will increase to 70,000 people a year by 2030.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam, battling Asia’s highest inflation rate, may put off increases in electricity prices even as the country faces “chronic” power shortages.

VietNamNet Bridge - Located in Giao Thuy District, Nam Dinh Province; Xuan Thuy National Park is an interesting tourist destination.

Viet Nam will begin constructing its largest badminton centre at Ha Noi's elite athletes training centre by the end of this year, the Viet Nam Badminton Federation's vice chairman and general secretary, Le Thanh Sang, said yesterday

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Thursday he is confident that the United States can avert a debt crisis in the near future.

The personal computer software piracy rate in Vietnam fell two percentage points down to 83% last year, remarking the first decrease after three consecutive years with the unchanged rate of 85% in 2007-2009.

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney formally announced Thursday that he will seek the Republican nomination to run for presidency in 2012.

HCM City operators offer discount tours to compensate for airfares; Las Vegas firm invests in luxury intergrated resort on beachfront; Japanese tourists shrug off the effects of recent disasters

The White House on Thursday engaged in a battle of words with Congress over the country's involvement in Libya, as the House of Representatives readies a resolution seeking clarity on Libya mission.

VietNamNet Bridge – Environmentalists have notified a good piece of news: Vietnam has successfully manufactured a machine which can classify and process garbage automatically.

Industrial zones see rise in investment; City economy continues to hum along; Remote areas get wired; Another to be indicted in first stock manipulation; Brokers fight to stay afloat in flat market

VietNamNet Bridge – Theft of bank account details from Yahoo Messenger users has risen markedly over the last two months, according to Bkav Internet Security Corporation.

In 2005-2009, the number of universities and junior colleges increased by two folds, while the number of vocational schools decreased. The number of university students is three times bigger than the number of vocational school students.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi People's Committee yesterday, June 2, approved the city Police's plan to ban all vehicles around the Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake areas in order to turn them into walking streets.

VietNamNet Bridge - Recent years are seeing more and more young people putting their ideas into action with regards to the environment.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many traffic accidents have been reported in HCM City in the last few days, killing tens of people.

VietNamNet Bridge – The European Union yesterday, June 2, praised Viet Nam's aid effectiveness, saying that future development assistance might well take different forms.

The UN Security Council will feature open debates on the Middle East, Libya, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in June, the Gabonese ambassador to the UN, Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet who holds the rotating Council presidency