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VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam Museum of Military History will host an exchange programme for war veterans and students on March 26.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam needs about 16 billion dollar a year to develop infrastructure, while the state budget can only provide a half of the amount. The public-private partnership (PPP) model will bring capital to the projects.  

Without invoices, businesses are left in the lurch; Businesses grapple with inflation; Vietnam, France boost maritime cooperation; Interest-free loans for firms not increasing prices; Phu Yen joins with Japan in tuna processing  

Yahoo Inc. on Wednesday introduced a new feature to its search engine, which the company said can deliver answers and direct access to websites before users complete their query or hit the search button.

National orchestra to perform in Hanoi; Hue music institute debuts orchestras; 101 moments of 101-year-old General Giap in HCMC; Hue, HCMC to host French-speaking film fest

At least 10 people were killed in landslides and building collapse in Myanmar's northeastern Tachileik and Tarpin, Shan state, caused by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake Thursday night.

VietNamNet Bridge – Young people in the coastal city of Nha Trang ride bicycles and collect waste on the beach to support the Earth Hour 2011. In addition, 20 sets of lamps using wind and solar energy are also installed in the city.

VietNamNet Bridge - Around 21:00pm yesterday, many residents, who are living in tall buildings based in Hanoi capital, chaotically rushed outside shortly after they sensed shakes.

A lot of provinces and cities are planning to open new economic zones to attract more investments. Meanwhile, experts have pointed out that the movement of establishing economic zones should be seen as a threat rather than a joy.  

Up to 45 native species in Western Australia's Kimberley region will die out within 20 years if no action is taken, latest study showed on Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two famous players of the Barclays English Premier League will come to Vietnam to play in a friendly match for charity on June 14.  

Fang Yang, who has made 16 Guinness records for bubble performance, will perform is 17th record at the Hoa Binh Theatre in HCM City in late April.  

Vietnam's chess star Le Quang Liem (C)“Professional” is how Vietnamese chess star Grandmaster Le Quang Liem, the world no 44, describes the German chess league after playing for Werder Bremen club.

Sales of Japanese food in Vietnam has reduced because of Vietnamese housewives’ worries of radioactive infected food.

Seafood and garment companies have called on the government to lower the tariffs on import materials in order to help them become more competitive on the domestic market.

VietNamNet Bridge – Under the draft university education law, Vietnamese students can reduce the actual duration of studying at universities, allowing them to obtain a bachelors degree after just 1.5 years of studying.

The cloud computing application market is heating up as many giants are jumping into the Vietnamese market. Big suppliers of security products are trying to boost the sales of cloud computing-based anti-virus products.

Following a rumour that the State was considering reallocating agricultural land to farmers in 2013, experts and ordinary people talked with Khoa hoc & Doi song (Science&Life) newspaper about efforts to ensure enough land for farming.

After 3-day excessive drinking spree, starting on March 15, in central Kon Tum Province, four men died on March 18-19. The fifth passed away on March 21.

The HCM City Tourism Association has said it will propose that the government slash VAT, corporate income tax, and allow delays for tax payments of two quarters in order to help travel firms to survive their current difficulties.  

A number of civilians have been reportedly wounded in the airstrikes in eastern Tripoli launched by Western warplanes on Wednesday night, Xinhua correspondents and local media said.

The International Atomic Energy Agency said on Wednesday that there are some positive developments related to the availability of electrical power supply to Japan' s stricken nuclear power plant, but "overall situation remains of serious concern."

VietNamNet Bridge – Sixty percent of commercial banks say they will tighten procedures for lending to the real estate sector, while 20 percent of banks say they will tighten the procedures for providing long term loans.  

U.S. municipal bonds sales were down 44 percent so far in 2011 from the same period last year, a senior municipal strategist of Citigroup Inc said on Tuesday.