VietNamNet Bridge – Travel companies risk losing their business licences if they take international tourists to illegally buy bear bile in localities nation-wide, said director of the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism Nguyen Van Tuan.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Department of Education and Training has announced that the capital requires an additional 1,600 new pre-schools, schools and universities during the next 20 years to meet increasing student numbers.

VietNamNet Bridge – An inside look at cartoons from the last 90 years is given in the newly published Biem Hoa Viet Nam (Vietnamese cartoon).

VietNamNet Bridge – An elephant race and dug-out canoe race were organized in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on March 10, with the participation of 20 elephants and 20 dug-out canoes.

The price of preventing preterm labor is about to rise drastically in the U.S. next week.

Regional organizations, by holding emergency meetings, are ramping up their efforts in finding solutions to end the violence in Libya.

"Spider-Man", the most expensive show in Broadway history now is facing production delays. The lead producers Michael Cohl and Jeremiah J. Harris announced the opening night of "SPIDER-MAN: Turn Off the Dark"

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam and Cambodia inked a plan for bilateral cooperation in defence in 2011 in Siem Reap city Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Hanoi police caught an illegal dollar trading deal worth US$390,500 (about VND8.4 billion) at a branch of the Vietnam Export-Import Bank on March 8. 

The Bank of Korea (BOK) is likely to raise the key rate again in May, a survey showed Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Pham Nhat Vuong remains the richest investor on the Vietnamese stock market, having increased his asset value to over 1 billion US dollars.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's top player Tran Tuan Quynh will compete at the Asian Cup in Yokohama, Japan, on March 26-27, according to the Viet Nam Table Tennis Federation.

VietNamNet Bridge - Tran Van Thuan, director of Viettel in Da Nang, disclosed on March 10 that the Da Nang City People’s Committee had agreed for Viettel to carry out a pilot project to install 10 tsunami early warning stations in the region.

VietNamNet Bridge – The tour to Vietnam by Backstreet Boys in late March 2011 is expected to help introduce Vietnam to international friends, said Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh.

At least 24 people were killed and 207 others injured in a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Yingjiang County in southwest China's Yunnan Province around noon on Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The failure of the power development program for the 2006-2010 period showed that Vietnam lacks electricity not only because it lacks capital or because of prolonged droughts.

Local tour operators serving foreign cruise ships have reported a strong rise in cruise passenger arrivals, but the lack of a capable terminal for such vessels will hinder the development of this tourism segment.

VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese volleyballer Nguyen Huu Ha has officially resumed his training with his new team Duc Long-Gia Lai club on Wednesday after a year on the sidelines.

Famous photographer honors women; Vung Tau to host 3rd International Kite Festival; Unique jazz concert in Hanoi; Quang Nam artists to perform in Italy; Clay Pagoda becomes national heritage; Life Resort offers luxury cruise in Ha Long Bay        

Situated near the banks of the To Lich River, the ancient village of Hoa Muc in Trung Hoa, Cau Giay District of Hanoi, is known for many historical relics connected to its cultural and religious life dating back hundreds of years.

Court to rehear principal’s sex trial; Project to boost legislative research, communications; Prof. Vo Tong Xuan heads Tan Tao Univ; Abandoned newborn found dead in plastic bag; HCM City police bust restaurant sex ring   

VietNamNet Bridge – Amid all the talk about a local coach possibly taking over the national football team, the two leading contenders in many people's eyes go head-to-head in a V-League match today, March 11.

U.S. space shuttle Discovery landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, ending its nearly 27-year flying career as the world's most- traveled spaceship.

The Ministry of Construction has presented a draft strategy for national housing development from now to 2020 and a vision toward 2030 that will serve as an orientation for housing development in the future when in place.

Vietnam should immediately invite leading international experts on turtles and veterinary medicine to participate in catching and curing the ancient turtle at Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake, Vietnamese and foreign experts have advised.