At least 21 people were killed in a collision between 2 passenger trains in Bangladesh's Narsingdi district, 51 kms northeast of capital Dhaka at about 5 p.m. local time Wednesday.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has endorsed a rapid new tuberculosis (TB) test which the UN agency said could revolutionize care and control of the disease, UN spokesman Martin Nesirky told reporters here Wednesday.

Athens was hit by an hours-long traffic jam on Wednesday and users of train services nationwide faced idle wagons, as public transport system employees staged another 24-hour strike over austerity measures introduced to tackle an acute debt crisis.

VietNamNet Bridge – Bird flu has infected flocks in southern Ca Mau and northern Nam Dinh and central Nghe An provinces.

VietNamNet Bridge – A website designed to link overseas Vietnamese throughout the world was launched yesterday, Dec 8.

VietNamNet Bridge – The selection of priorities to ensure the budget would endanger the investment made in women and gender equality, UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) representative,

Vietnam, France keen on further bilateral cooperation; Regional police forces share training insights; Viet Nam, China conduct joint search and rescue drill; Mongolia defence minister visits VN

Recognition sought for amateur music; Exhibition displays gifts, foods for Tet; Children's story to be released this week

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra will perform a special concert tonight featuring famous choral and music pieces to welcome the festive season.

Chilean Prison director Luis Antonio Masferrer said on Wednesday that there were 81 fatal victims of the fire at San Miguel Prison in Santiago, not 83.

VietNamNet Bridge – The mushrooming of industrial zones is hampering the country's environmental protection efforts while threatening the health and livelihoods of residents.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ten-man Viet Nam defeated Singapore 1-0 to go through to the semi-finals of the Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup yesterday, Dec 8, at Ha Noi's My Dinh Stadium.

VietNamNet Bridge - Three pharmaceutical companies have agreed to pay $421 million for reporting inflated drug prices to the US government, officials said Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Miss Vietnam 2008 Thuy Dung and Miss Vietnam 2010 Ngoc Han appeared at the fashion show introducing collections by 20 Vietnamese designers at the French Consulate General in HCM City on December 4.

To date, Pham Nhat Vuong, a member of the board of directors of Vincom and Vinpearl, has been leading the list of stock millionaires with a total volume of shares worth 13,850 billion dong.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam's seafood association and fishers opposed strongly the latest recommendation on Vietnam’s pangasius or tra fish of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), which say the fish farms have polluted the environment.  

VietNamNet Bridge – Up to 400 firemen, hundreds of health workers, dozens of ambulances and fire trucks were mobilized for a rehearsal at the Vincom Center building in HCM City’s hub on December 7.

VietNamNet Bridge – The festival will take place within a week at HCM City’s 23/9 Park from December 26, 2010 through January 2, 2011.

The HCM City People’s Council meeting opened on December 7. Many deputies asked the local government to explain the serious flooding in the city and verify the responsibilities of the relevant agencies.

If approved the Vietnam national gold exchange will be the place for official gold transactions for all institutions and individuals.

VietNamNet Bridge - KPMG has confirmed its appointment to provide advice and support to Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) in relation to its $600 million facility agreement.