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.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thai scholar Artha Nantachukra, who has directed a documentary series on President Ho Chi Minh, presented the series to Viet Nam Television's VTV4 channel here yesterday, Feb 28.

Vietnam is considering the possibility of hiring military vessels or aircrafts to save Vietnamese workers who are stuck in Libya, said Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affair Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.  

Even as the projected growth of U.S. Gross domestic product (GDP) for 2011 has been lifted to 3.3 percent from previous estimate of 2.6 percent, the job situation is not expected to improve much,

New Zealand police said on Tuesday that the death toll from the Feb. 22 Christchurch earthquake could be as high as 240.

Scientists have discovered the direct evidences for a new state of matter, superfluid, at the core of a neutron star, according to the study published in Physical Review Letters Friday.

China's railways carried a record 221 million passengers during a 40-day Spring Festival travel rush period that ended on Sunday, the Ministry of Railways said Monday.

Relevant agencies are weighing carefully higher ceiling domestic airfares to help ease local financial airlines’ burdens made heavier by the increasing price of the world’s crude oil and the devaluation of Vietnam dong against the dollar.

VietNamNet Bridge – The main actor and actress of “Bay Rong” (Clash) will present their film at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival – SFIAAFF in the USA from March 10-20.

Ben Tre reports seven swine flu cases; Phd professor jailed in school scam; Communist magazine’s boss killed self with knife; Hospital for HIV/AIDS patients opens in Hanoi;  Danang students go on sex education tour

Rising beer consumption sparks competition; Delays on plastic-bag controls; Foreign investment in agriculture yet to take root; Price of export rice increased; New auditor standards apply from April  

A global food crisis could be looming and local media has discussed a possible rice price fever scenario in Vietnam as seen in 2008. Following are expert views on the issue.

General Le Van Dung, Chief of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army on February 28 received Indian ambassador to Vietnam Ranjit Rae.

A U.S. study knowns as the Women's Health Initiative finds women in menopause appear to have a lower risk of heart disease thanks to the hot flashes, according to the journal Menopause.

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Finance Supervision Council has reassured the public by affirming that there will be no need to adjust the exchange rate further until the end of the year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Using the body language nine young dancers of the Big Toe hip-hop troupe successfully performed “Faces” at Hanoi Youth Theatre on February 25.

VietNamNet Bridge – Famous Japanese singer Kono Katsunori will perform songs by Gustav Mahler at the concert to celebrate the 100th dead anniversary of this composer.

VietNamNet Bridge – The government is attempting to ban the bar gold trade on the free market. However, doubts have been raised about the feasibility of the decision.

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite authorities' efforts to control the prices of drugs, many patients nationwide remain concerned about the rising costs of medicine.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, tells the Vietnam News Agency that policies are in place to meet social security targets.