VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam will launch an international initiative on a green economy for sustainable development in Hanoi in September, said a Vietnamese diplomat to the UN.

Private film studios are increasing in numbers as more opportunities open for broadcasting movies on State-owned television channels.

It comes as a surprise to see that the son of a well-known poet of Vietnam did not follow in his father’s footsteps, but is today a renowned mathematician.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City worked overtime during the first three days of Tet to cope with the number of patients reporting sick.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Nordic Development Fund are to help Vietnam draw up and implement detailed climate change action plans for key cities and government departments, the bank announced February 1.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi's city planners want to relocate hospitals out of the city centre, but the proposal has received mixed opinions from readers of Khoa hoc & Doi song (Science & Life) newspaper.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nine young persons in their twenties were found dead in a house in the northern city of Hai Phong on the afternoon of Sunday, Feb 6, presumably from an excessive dose of alcohol or drugs.

VietNamNet Bridge – Leaders of the central province of Binh Dinh on February 6 offered incenses and flowers at the monument dedicated to Emperor Quang Trung to mark the 222nd anniversary of the Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da victory

VietNamNet Bridge – More local and foreign tourists have taken inbound and outbound tours during the Tet (Lunar New Year) 2011 holiday compared to previous years.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Noi Bai International Airport received over 1,000 foreign holidaymakers during the first three days of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, according to the airport's Border Customs Agency.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi police have recently arrested a Vietnamese man for spreading information aimed at causing unrest and destabilizing the Vietnamese government and state.

VietNamNet Bridge - Two mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) have yet to begin providing services on the market despite receiving licences to operate back in 2009.

VietNamNet Bridge – Aviation officials in Viet Nam are becoming increasingly concerned about the overcrowding at international terminals in both Ha Noi and HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – Overloaded trucks are continuing to damage roads in the south, despite the construction of the Dau Giay weigh station in the southern province of Dong Nai.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two people were killed and 26 injured after a train collided with six cars in Dong Nai Province on Sunday night.

VietNamNet Bridge – Universities in Ha Noi and HCM City are required to submit their plans for moving to the cities' suburbs by February, but many universities have yet to draft them.

Fatal accident kills two on Ghenh Bridge; Somali pirates release Vietnamese sailors; City orders recall of poor-quality medicines; 7 detained as train hits 6 cars stuck on tracks  

Six locations – Thua Thien Hue, Khanh Hoa, Quang Ninh, Lam Dong, Binh Thuan and Danang – were listed in 2011’s inspection plan by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) due to “careless investment licencing” and “low efficiency”.

VietNamNet Bridge - Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc believes that 2010’s impressive growth figures stem from Vietnam’s magnificent efforts in stepping up local investment and meeting socio-economic development targets.

VietNamNet Bridge - Le Hung Viet is confident that his factory can afford to make complete pairs of shoes, not just the uppers, adding a lot of value to his business.

Home is where the stomach is, especially for those away abroad.

Over 40,000 cases of cancer among children are being reported in India every year, the Indo-Asian News Service Sunday said.

A duck carcass found in Tai O, Hong Kong, was tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza virus, a spokesman for the city's Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said on Monday.

Working through the large volume of troubled commercial real estate (CRE) loans will take several years, although the U.S. CRE market and credit conditions has leveled off and there are some early signs of price stabilization . . .

Japan's foreign exchange reserves declined 0.3 percent in January as rising interest rates in Europe and the U.S. reduced the value of bonds held by the Japanese government, the Finance Ministry said Monday.