The Ministry of Health on February 28 said that three dead cases by type A/H1N1 flu have been recorded so far this year. The flu can become an epidemic in some locations.  

Hanoi authorities on February 28 set up the Council for Treatment of Hoan Kiem Lake’s Turtle, with 13 members, led by veterinary doctor Nguyen Huy Dang.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) planned to increase loans to Vietnam to US$2 billion in the future, said ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda in a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on February 28.  

Hong Kong movie stars Julian Cheung and Sandra Ng visited Vietnam from February 22-25 as the Ambassadors of ORBIS Kids Sight.

Since March 1, a program on prohibiting high school students from riding motorbikes to school and using mobile phones has been implemented in Hanoi in a trial basis.

A lot of big hotels in HCM City have been introducing their services, programs and events on their websites in order to help tour organizers consider designing MICE tours on demand.

An independent survey conducted by BKAV (Bach Khoa antivirus) in January 2011 shows that computer virus infections in 2010 were not considerably improved, and computer viruses still caused a big loss of 5900 billion dong to users.

The rating of ABC's telecast of the 83rd Annual Academy Awards presentation held at Kodak Theatre in downtown Los Angeles overnight has dipped by 12 percent than last year, initial statistics provided by Nielsen showed Monday.

Experts have urged the government to make plans to reduce and exempt taxes become realistic, saying that this will be a good solution to ease the difficulties for businesses and encourage production.

VietNamNet Bridge – On my trip to Binh Thuan Province from HCMC, I wanted to go to Ta Cu Mountain to see a famous old pagoda. We went through Tan Lap Commune, Ham Thuan Nam District and turned right to the mountain

AC Milan scored three goals in the second half to beat Napoli 3-0, building up their lead in the Italian Serie A to five points.

VietNamNet Bridge – Higher energy costs may cause farmers to cut back on production and leave their land fallow, Viet Nam Farmers Association vice chairman Nguyen Duy Luong tells Nong thon Ngay nay newspaper.

VietNamNet Bridge – Only 3 per cent of public places surveyed in Ha Noi meet fire fighting and prevention regulations – including hospitals, schools and nightclubs, the city's fire police department said.

According to senior investigator, based on the bail request from Que’s family and taking into consideration the 69-year-old man’s health and his cooperation, police deem it unnecessary to detain him further.

VietNamNet Bridge – Construction of four new hospitals in HCM City's outlying districts will begin in September this year to ease crowding in central areas, the City People's Committee said at a meeting last week.

VietNamNet Bridge – Young people in Viet Nam don't have enough skills and knowledge to contend with the challenges they are about to face: economic insecurity, HIV/AIDS, pollution, migration and rapid urbanisation,

Few businesses have been using this tool, while the majority sit idle and watch the exchange rate fluctuations “blowing off” their profits.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is likely to bag between 70 and 90 gold medals to finish in the top two at the 26th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Indonesia in November, according to the national sports administration.

Chien wins golf tourney in Vinh Phuc; Liem to compete at German Chess tournament; Ajembe leads V-League's top-scorer rankings

Maternal cigarette smoking in the first trimester was associated with a 20 to 70 percent greater likelihood that a baby would be born with certain types of congenital heart defects,

VietNamNet Bridge – Party General Secretary and Chairman of the National Assembly, Nguyen Phu Trong, received Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong in Hanoi on February 28. 

VietNamNet Bridge – The issuing of Decree 117 on the organisation and management of Special Use Forests (SUF) was an important step in the fight to protect our environment,

VietNamNet Bridge – The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam will organize an exhibition on Furoshiki – Japanese wrapping cloth at the center, 27 Quang Trung Street in Hanoi from March 3 to 10.

he appearance of several foreign enterprises which are scrambling to purchase farm produce have given domestic enterprises a great deal of anxiety.

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), the holding group of EVN Telecom, has said it does not want to hold controlling stakes in the telecom company, because it needs to gather strength on developing power projects.