Despite the rains coming sooner than previous years, many hydropower plants are still suffering a serious shortage of water, with the water level of reservoirs dropping dangerously low. 

VietNamNet Bridge – The election council for the 13th National Assembly (NA) and for People's Councils at all levels for the 2011-16 term held its third session in Hanoi on April 4.

VietNamNet Bridge – Life was beautiful in Thuan Commune – once. Now it floods in the winter, broils in the summer, lies wreathed in mist for the rest of the year, and the children have to scavenge for food.

VietNamNet Bridge – Tombs of the Sa Huynh civilization of more than 2,000 years ago have been dug up in Tre village in Tay Tra district, in the central province of Quang Ngai.

Sensible use of land is a must after universities are relocated to outer districts, said the chairman of the NA's Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children, Dao Trong Thi, during an interview with Tien Phong newspaper.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon's special envoy to Libya said here Monday that the conflict in the North African country appears to be continuing indefinitely, and that though the Libyan people are responsible for finding a sustainable solution,

A new measure supposed to regulate tourist coaches is already falling into disarray. According to a joint circular by the culture, sport and tourism, and transport ministries issued on March 12, tourist coaches are required to carry special badges

The United States on Monday lifted sanctions against former Libyan foreign minister Moussa Koussa, who defected to London on March 30.

French army helicopters fired on a military camp held by the army loyal to Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent Laurent Gbagbo on Monday in the economic capital Abidjan to add forces seeking an end to his rule.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday said Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, and four others will be referred to Pentagon for trials in military tribunals, reversing a prior policy

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Sunday made a list of several urgent tasks that ministries and sectors must implement immediately to help curb inflation, stabilise the macro economy and ensure social security.

The UN Security Council on Monday conveyed its "deepest condolences" to the UN and non-UN staff killed in a plane crash in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which left 32 people dead.

VietNamNet Bridge – About 250 children from 15 provinces nationwide took part in the National Traffic Safety Contest for Primary School Pupils in HCM City on April 2-3.

VietNamNet Bridge – Police in central Nghe An Province yesterday charged the owners of Len Co quarry with "labour safety violations" following the deaths of 18 people in a rockfall last Friday in Yen Thanh District's Nam Thanh Commune.

People taking antidepressants may be more likely to develop thicker arteries which may raise the risk of heart disease and stroke, a new study suggests.

VietNamNet Bridge – Legendary American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan, whose anti-war songs became an icon of resistance, especially for those opposed to the American War, will perform for the first time in Viet Nam on Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The municipal People's Committee will consider renting all State-owned vacated houses, including those that have been confiscated, returned by State-owned companies, for their staff for accommodation purposes.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Asian Football Confederation Cup sides Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) and Ha Noi T&T will clash in an early fixture of the V-League 10th round today, April 5.

Blood bank to go online; Honour for CEO of Thakral Corporation; “One heart, one world” programme scheduled for April 9; Strengthening protection of migrant workers in ASEAN

Around 20 people were killed in a plane crash on Monday afternoon in the capital city Kinshasa of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), an airport source told Xinhua.

VietNamNet Bridge – The T-shirt design competition in response to the Earth Hour 2011 campaign closed on April 2. The first prize was presented to Cao Tung Lam with “carp” design.

The United States could soon be faced with an epidemic of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease ( NAFLD), one of the major contributing factors of chronic liver disease (CLD),

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Athletics Federation has set up a table of standards to choose a team of athletes to contest the 26th Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia in November.

VietNamNet Bridge – State President meets voters in HCM City On April 4, State President Nguyen Minh Triet along with a group of the 12th National Assembly (NA) deputies, met with voters from district No 1 in HCM City

Russian manned spacecraft Soyuz TMA-21 has been transported to the launch pad and raised to a vertical position, ready to blast off on April 5, Xinhua correspondents reported Saturday from the site.