Dutch wins championship at PWA windsurfing tournament; Health prevents Pele from visiting Vietnam; First open Binh Duong int’l women cycling tournament to start soon  

Hike in medicine prices causes anxiety; Car hit two police to death; Ca pass clogged with traffic accident for 4 hours; Vietnam’s kidnapped sailors made it home; Breast implant at beauty salon kills woman   

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi’s Central Tropical Hospital said it has treated 848 cases of rubella, or German measles, since mid-January and the number is rising every day.

A federal grand jury in the U. S. state Arizona has indicted accused gunman Jared Lee Loughner on 49 counts in the January rampage that gravely wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others and left six dead.

VietNamNet Bridge – Carrying babies on boats to chase tourist boats to beg for money has become a problem for tourists in Ha Long Bay (Quang Ninh province).

The dong deposit interest rates applied by some commercial banks unexpectedly jumped to 17-18.5 percent per annum a few days ago. However, despite the high interest rates, the deposited volume is still decreasing.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) has bought 8.98 billion kWh of power from abroad during the past two months, to ensure adequate supply within the country. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training has just approved a list of 459 candidates to be sent abroad to pursue graduate and undergraduate degrees on government scholarships.

VietNamNet Bridge - The National Folk Songs Festival will kick off on Sunday in the northern province of Hung Yen.

VietNamNet Bridge - Paintings, photos exhibitions and music shows in HCM City will celebrate International Women's Day on March 8.

A special summit of center-right EU leaders of the European People's Party (EPP) was held in Helsinki, the capital of Finland on Friday evening, preparing for the Eurozone Summit on March 11.

VietNamNet Bridge - While the real benefits of 3G are still being debated, 4G wireless technology is soon to hit the Vietnamese telecommunications market, further adding to the confusion.

NASA's earth-observation satellite Glory apparently fell into the Pacific Ocean after a failed launch, a NASA official said early Friday.

The U.S. unemployment rate dipped to 8.9 percent in February, and nonfarm payroll employment rose by 192,000, reported the Labor Department on Friday.

VietNamNet Bridge - More than 4,400 Vietnamese workers in Libya had returned home safely by 18:15 hrs Friday (March 4), said an official from the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

The international police organization Interpol on Friday issued an Orange Notice against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and 15 others, including his family members and close associates, according to a statement posted on the Interpol website.

Hanoi to spend $24 million to stabilize prices; Chinese bank opens branch in HCM City; HCM City firm to sell German forklifts; New software offers added protection

VietNamNet Bridge - Viet Nam welcomed nearly 543,000 foreign tourists in February, a year-on-year increase of 21.6 per cent, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO).

"We will honour our commitments to support Vietnam during the last five years of the 10-year Development Partnership Arrangement (2006-2016)", the UK Secretary of State for International Development, Andrew Mitchell told VietNamNet.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s first electronic passports are expected to be put in use no sooner than 2013 instead of in 2011 as rumored, the Ministry of Public Security has said in an official note.

The Finance Ministry has no plan to amend the Law on Personal Income Tax to raise the taxable income threshold to ease the strain amid inflation, confirmed Chief of the Ministry Office Nguyen Duc Chi.

46 artists nominated for HTV Awards 2011; Australian, Vietnamese guitarists perform moved show; Two ancient jars dug up in central Vietnam; Hung King’s Temple Fest to kick off April   

More and more American adults are suffering from a decline in overall sleep duration, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many young people in big cities of Vietnam like Hanoi and HCM City now prefer an “independent life” like young people in western countries.

London's first set of giant Olympic Rings was unveiled at St Pancras International station on Thursday, with 512 days to go to the opening of the 2012 Olympic Games.