VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of households in Sa Binh Commune in the Central Highland province of Kon Tum are struggling to deal with a shortage of water, after suffering the affects of an early dry season.

VietNamNet Bridge – A strong cold spell brought rare falls of snow to hills in northern Lao Cai, Ha Giang and Cao Bang provinces early yesterday morning, March 16, creating a winter wonderland.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of households in a commune in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) province of Dak Lak fear that they and their crops could be harmed after a wild elephant killed a local man last Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese rocker Pham Anh Khoa will share a stage with South Korean superstar Rain when he performs at the three-day 2011 Pattaya International Music Festival, kicking off on the Thai resort island tomorrow.

Inter Milan staged a terrific comeback against Bayern Munich to eliminate them from Champions League round of last 16 on Tuesday.

The U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday on Japan's nuclear disaster and lower-than-expectation economic reports, with the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Nasdaq erasing their gains for the year.

Up to two people were killed and 35 others wounded on Wednesday when a car bomb explosion struck a convoy of a senior government official in the city of Kirkuk, some 250 km north of Baghdad, a local police source said.

VietNamNet Bridge – Sua flowers are blossoming on many roads in the capital city.

Up to 63 percent of share prices on Vietnam’s major stock exchange in Ho Chi Minh City are below the book value, while 27 percent are worth less than the face value, according to a report of a financial media.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., owned by billionaire Warren Buffett, has agreed to buy Lubrizol Corp., the world's leading producer of lubricant additives, at about 9 billion U.S. dollars, according to a statement released on Monday by the company.

HCM City to curb smuggling of gasoline; Deer dying in Nghe An Province; Inspection conducted of tourist boats in Ha Long Bay;  Vietnam Red Cross raises money for Japan victims; City bans unqualified teachers from nurseries    

President Dilma Rousseff said Tuesday the 2014 FIFA World Cup, to be hosted by Brazil, will generate 730,000 new jobs in the country.

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of foreign shipping firms are in the firing line for their alleged-monopolised shipping-related service charges.

State officials and educators have pointed out that it is impossible to prohibit teachers from giving private lessons, because the demand and supply both have been existing in the society.

Hanoi to host int’l conference on geological parks; Exhibition on glorious tradition of Vietnamese youth; Germany helps preserve Vietnam’s cultural heritage; Two styles, one love for arts  

Epikurean to open luxury resort in Nha Trang; Philippines to buy 200,000 tons of rice from Vietnam; Local insurers’ heads yet to be turned by agriculture; Toyota imports Yaris from Thailand

The number of Alzheimer patients is growing rapidly, so is that of unpaid caregivers, says a report released Tuesday by the Alzheimer's Association.

Giving the drug Tamoxifen to women who are at increased risk of breast cancer can reduce cancer risk or deaths and save money, according to a study online Monday in the journal Cancer.

VietNamNet Bridge – Narrowing the trading activities on the bar gold free market, tightening the control of gold trading, and by establishing a national gold exchange, is the solution experts have suggested.

VietNamNet Bridge - The de-dollarization and de-gold measures of the State Bank of Vietnam kept domestic gold prices unchanged in spite of the international price climbing up. 

As Japan is struggling to contain a spiraling nuclear crisis, another fire broke out again at a quake-crippled nuclear plant on Wednesday, raising fears of more radiation contamination.

In article “Sad story of Vietnam’s pencak silat”, VietNamNet discussed the fact that some outstanding coach and athletes didn’t want to play for the national squad at the upcoming Southeast Asian Games. This is similar for other sports.

Tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games are on sale around the world from Tuesday. In the UK and within the EU, people can apply for 6.6 million tickets until 26 April 2011.

The National Police Agency said that last Friday's catastrophic quake and ensuing tsunami have left 3,676 people dead and 7,558 others unaccounted for in Japan by 08:00 a.m. Wednesday (2300 GMT Tuesday).

VietNamNet Bridge – A father and his son in the northern province of Bac Giang can directly touch electric wire without being electrocuted.