Alexandre Pato scored a brace to hand AC Milan a 3-0 win over cross-city rivals Inter in a potentially title-deciding derby on Saturday.

The UN mission in Cote d'Ivoire (ONUCI) said on Saturday 330 people were killed in the western town Duekoue, mostly by the forces backing presidency claimant Alassane Ouattara.

Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said Sunday that efforts to stem the flow of radioactive water leaking from the troubled No. 2 reactor building of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean . . .

History records showed it was not often that large earthquakes caused immediate large volcano eruptions, a geophysicist told Xinhua on Wednesday while talking about whether the recent massive quake in Japan could trigger volcano eruptions.

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan visited the quake-hit areas Saturday and encouraged the Self- Defense Forces members and other workers trying to contain the nuclear crisis after the tsunami.

A NASA Gulfstream-III aircraft equipped with a synthetic aperture radar is scheduled to depart Sunday, April 3 on a nine-day mission to image Hawaii volcanoes, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) announced on Friday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Some 50 people, including marine commandos were involved in the catch of Hoan Kiem turtle on April 3. After several hours, the legendary turtle was towed to the Rua isle in the middle of the lake for treatment of its wounds.

At least nine people were killed and over 70 others injured as thousands of people staged a protest demonstration in Kandahar city Saturday to condemn the reported burning of Muslim holy book Quran in the United States recently,

Ha Noi Education and Training Department would regularly inspect foreign language and computer centres this year in response to the growing number of centres that were operating without licences, said the department's vice director.

Viettel will invest US$600 million in Ukraine to supply broad-band internet services after a mutual of understanding (MOU) was signed last week with an Ukraine partner.

VietNamNet Bridge - Delayed tax filing by businesses has put pressure on both tax agencies and the enterprises themselves.

The U.S. unemployment rate edged down to 8.8 percent in March from 8.9 percent in the previous month, and nonfarm payroll employment rose by 216,000, the Labor Department reported Friday.

Latin America and the Caribbean have about 1.6 million people carrying the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) that can cause the deadly disease AIDS, the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/Aids (UNAIDS) said on Thursday.

The Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment has reported that Vietnamese enterprises had poured a record high amount of over US$1.264 billion in 16 projects abroad in the first two months of this year.

Vietnam now can detect medium earthquakes in the East Sea a few minutes after they break out and will soon be able to early identify quakes of 6.5 degrees or higher, the Global Physics Institute has said.

To many people, stilt houses are just a distant memory, but Roda Nai Linh from Don Duong District in the province of Lam Dong lives in one of those unique houses, full of Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) artefacts.

The State Bank of Vietnam has announced its plan to order major state-owned economic groups and corporations to sell $376 million in US dollar reserves to the commercial banking system next week to reduce the accumulation of dollars in the economy.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam will export 80,000-100,000 workers per year in 2011-2015 and those workers will be given support under a project by the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam targets to raise the proportion of Information and Communications Technology (ICT)’s value to GDP from 8-10 percent.

VietNamNet Bridge - An inter-ministerial task force set up as part of a national copyright enforcement campaign has unearthed the use of unlicensed software by three design firms in HCM City.

Despite the Government's recent effort to support enterprises in the agricultural sector, the sector continues to fail to lure investment because of its low profits and high risks, said agricultural experts.

VietNamNet Bridge - Surging petrol prices since early this year are causing much inconvenience to transport companies in Ho Chi Minh City and almost bringing some to the verge of bankruptcy.

Book on economic integration released; Farmers to get subsidy of up to VND1.3 billion; HCM City stabilises prices of local drugs; Agriculture relief tax implemented; Agriculture relief tax implemented

VCCI: Multiple sectors use capital poorly; Jetstar Pacific to have new Vietnamese pilots this year; PetroVietnam Fertiliser inks two-year deal with Japan; VRA: Natural rubber price will grow on strong demand; WTO proves boon, bane for economy

VietNamNet Bridge – This year the number of storms and tropical depressions that can directly hit Vietnam is forecast to number from 5 to 6, more than that of 2010. The stormy and rainy season will also start early, a senior weather expert said.