VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 3,000 apartments for low-income earners in the capital were expected to go on sale this Saturday with an aim to reduce the pressure on housing accommodations.

VietNamNet Bridge – On my trip to Kien Giang Province, in the far south of Vietnam, I traveled to Kien Luong coastal district to see what is reputedly the most beautiful island in the Mekong Delta.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 10 months have passed since Hoang Thi Phuc was informed that her husband must have a kidney transplant to save his life.

Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) will work with three leading European partners in a programme on research and application of nutrition science to develop special nutritional products for Vietnamese children.

VietNamNet Bridge – A company commissioned by HCM City authorities to build 11,000 apartments in the south of the city for people relocated to make way for public works has backed out pleading lack of capability.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi T&T will make their debut in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup against Muang Thong United of Thailand in the group phase today, March 2.

Martial artists from 40 countries and territories will attend the 1st Asian Judo Kata Championships in Bangkok, Thailand from March 9-13.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is suffering a severe shortage of water – not for the first time. But never before has the drought been as obvious as now. And it is not a localised problem, the whole country is affected.

VietNamNet Bridge - The 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and their dialogue partners, China, Japan and South Korea have agreed to establish rice reserves in each country.

U.S. crude price surged on Tuesday and settled near 100 dollars as heavier violence in Libya caused concerns about unrest spreading risk in the North Africa and Middle East.

Google has blamed a software bug for erasing emails of some of its Gmail users over the weekend, while making apologies and promising to restore missing emails for every user soon.

Chelsea came from 1-0 down to defeat English Premier League leaders Manchester United 2-1 at Stamford Bridge, lifting themselves up to the fourth place in table.

The death toll from the Feb. 22 devastating Christchurch earthquake had risen to 159 overnight after four more bodies were recovered.

A biotechnology company says it can produce diesel using the same ingredients that make grass grow, media reported on Monday.

One of the two pilots in the Sri Lankan air force Kfir jets has been found dead after the planes collided Tuesday morning, air force spokesman said.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCMC Ballet and Symphony Orchestra (HBSO) will host a concert called “Sound of Germany” at the HCMC Opera House at 8 p.m., March 9. All of the music will be related to Germany in some way.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has instructed the Ministry of Industry and Trade to complete policies to support wind power projects in Viet Nam and set up favourable conditions for investors.

VietNamNet Bridge – A contest entitled Travelling with the Backstreet Boys has been launched to publicise the US pop band's first live show in Ha Noi and HCM City later this month.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese contemporary art scene will continue to receive support during the 2011-15 from the Danish Cultural Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF).

VietNamNet Bridge – Experimental art has become quite popular in Vietnam in the last few years, but not in the mainstream. People may read or hear about it, but few attend art installations, listen to noise music or meet the artists.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese authorities are speeding up procedures to repatriate the 14 Vietnamese mothers involved in an illegal surrogate baby ring in Bangkok.

VietNamNet Bridge – A television series about a man who initiated a fundamental change in Viet Nam's agricultural economic structure during the 1960s-70s has won the most audience votes in a survey

Vietnam will run for a position on the United Nations Human Rights Council, Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh announced at the Council’s 16th session in Geneva on February 28.

Emulation and reward activities under review; Patriotic campaigns urged to increase practical focus; Lawmakers to boost Cambodian ties; HCM City Party Committee convenes third meeting

The electricity price increase of 15.28 percent was decided by the government in late February. However, this still remains a hot topic because now the prices of goods also increased following the electricity price increases.