VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign students wishing to study at a Vietnamese university or college will be exempt from entrance examinations by a new regulation of the Ministry of Education and Training.

VietNamNet Bridge – A bursting spring atmosphere will be brought to downtown Ha Noi by a festival gathering typical products such as bonsai trees from handicraft villages on the outskirts of the city between January 27 and February 1.

VietNamNet Bridge – A photo exhibition by French photographer Sebastien Laval, entitled Communities Through Time, has opened at L'Espace, the French cultural centre in Ha Noi.

President sends condolences to Russian, Brazilian leaders; Book published on China, Viet Nam land border; Viet Nam, UAE ink visa waiver pact; Party, State leaders pay Tet visits to intellectuals

VietNamNet Bridge – A Spring Flower and Drinks Fair which has opened in Ha Noi will see some last-minute politicking for the selection of Viet Nam's national flower.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 25,000 migrant workers at HCM City's Pou Yuen Company and Tan Tao Industrial Park attended a special performance on Monday featuring "a happy taste of Tet".

Two terrorists were involved in the suicide bomb attack at Moscow's Domodedovo airport on Monday, a law enforcement source told local media Tuesday.

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations foreign ministers, their representatives and ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan met in Southwest China to discuss bilateral strategic cooperation

Supporters of Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri took to the streets Monday to protest against the imminent nomination of former Prime Minister Najib Mikati for the new premiership.

Thousands of Egyptian protesters hit the streets Tuesday in an unprecedented demonstration against President Hosni Mubarak and the government, clashing with police and bringing downtown Cairo to standstill.

VietNamNet Bridge – Three baby elephants were reported drown in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak. This is the first case in Vietnam.

There will be a dramatic increase in the cost for treating heart disease and stroke in the United States mainly due to the aging of population, according to a report released on Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – “When my child was alive, he really liked playing online games so I have to buy a 3G USB stick to burn for him so he can have an internet and play online games in the underworld”.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese and Japanese researchers are working on a joint project to harness the potential of biomass, a new and clean renewable natural resource.

The capital city of Yunnan Province is among the most famous historical and cultural cities in China and lies in the middle of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau in Southwest China.

VietNamNet Bridge – The rivers and channels of the amazing Mekong Delta contain many islands that are interesting to visit. The richly fertile island of Cu Lao May, or May Islet in Vinh Long Province is also known as the land of God.

Moscow saw its second suicide attack within less than 12 months, as about 30 people were killed and some 170 injured in an explosion at the Domodedovo airport on Monday, according to the latest figures released by Russian authorities.

Wealthy Vietnamese are not eating to be full, but instead they eat for pleasure. Therefore, they do not think twice about spending money to purchase goods for Tet, and import products are always their first choice.

VietNamNet Bridge – "There, now we are home." Tran Phuong Lan, in her mid-forties, had tears in her eyes as she held her daughter's hand tight at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport last Sunday, Jan 23.

Experts believe that 2011 will be the right time for telecom service providers to apply new policies that aim for sustainable development instead of network expansion.

Ministry of Education and Training’s (MOET) pilot program to teach English to third graders has begun inthe 2010-2011 academic year. However, schools cannot recruit enough teachers.

Though having experienced a year will full ups and downs, most of commercial banks have reported big profits. This has bolstered the viewpoint that banking remains the most profitable sector in Vietnam’s economy.

VietNamNet Bridge – A Russian passenger on a HCM City-Moscow flight of Vietnam Airlines was injured on his leg while getting into the arrival terminal.

VietNamNet Bridge – Rung Sac (Sac Forest) road, a new road linking HCMC with the East Sea through coastal district Can Gio, was inaugurated on Saturday after nine years of construction, feeding eco-tourism potential . . .

VietNamNet Bridge – The demand for low denomination banknotes has increased sharply ahead of Tet (lunar New Year), causing a headache for both banks and the public, but playing into the hands of black market traders.