The global economy is now expanding after the profound crisis over the last three years, but the recovery is facing several major challenges and risks in the near term, said U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – It took us half a day by motorbike to reach a small waterway near Uncle Tam Be's home in Tuong Loc, Tam Binh District of the southern province of Vinh Long.

Hoang Thien to enter final of Malacca championships; Trang An Ninh Binh have late finish to win Hoa Lu Cup; Ha Noi T&T lose to Muang Thong at confederation Cup

VietNamNet Bridge – Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) provinces would upgrade educational facilities to improve school attendance rates, especially for ethnic minorities, the Ministry of Education and Training said Wednesday.

Xa Tac ceremony to be held at ancient site in Hue on March 20; Hung Kings nominated for UNESCO recognition; Collection of football songs to be published at end of year; Women artists join in group exhibition

VietNamNet Bridge – A 150-page book of Vietnamese and Korean fairytales, The Starfruit, was released at the Korean Cultural Centre on Wednesday. This is the first issue of the fairytale collection.

Viet Nam looks to further boost relations with Britain; Deputy PM greets German politicians; Paraguay's leader to visit VN; Viet Nam expresses outrage over China's military drill

Global food prices increased for the eighth consecutive month in February, the Food and Agriculture Organization said Thursday.

Real Madrid and BBVA Primera Liga leaders both won on Spain's matchday 26 to maintain their personal duel at the top of the league table.

A total of 35,860 Chinese citizens had been evacuated from Libya up to 23:10 Wednesday Beijing time (1510 GMT), according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Vast swathes of rapeseed blooms have helped the economy of a previously destitute county in Yunnan blossom.

VietNamNet Bridge - Microsoft Vietnam and its local FPT are to deliver cloud computing technologies to local enterprises and individuals in Vietnam by the end of this year.

Apple Inc. on Wednesday unveiled the second generation of its iPad, in a move to stay ahead in the increasingly crowded tablet computer arena.

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of students registering to take the entrance exams to education universities has been decreasing in recent years.

VietNamNet Bridge - The National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Center is predicting a cold spell to hit the northern region, resulting in showers and widespread cold weather conditions on March 4.   

VietNamNet Bridge - Representatives from Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam gathered in Hanoi Friday to discuss a draft cooperation agreement on management and operation of their joint website.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly ten percent of people at the age of 15-24, who are married, said they had sexual relations before marriage.

VietNamNet Bridge – Over 2,700 Vietnamese workers in Libya have arrived home safely and 5,300 others have been evacuated to other countries, said the Department for Management of Overseas Labor on the afternoon of March 3.

Conference urges looser limits on share transfers; Irish businesses seek opportunities in VN; Praise for chamber of commerce, US investors; Range of hazards hurt firms; VND109 trillion for north central irrigation  

VietNamNet Bridge - The central bank instructed commercial banks to strictly restrict loans on non-productive sectors including property and stock market this year. 

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) on March 3 warned investors in dam construction projects in the Mekong River to learn the lesson from the dam on Mun River in Thailand, a failure in terms of economic, environmental and social impacts.

Those who take a nap are more likely to have lower levels of blood pressure despite stress, said a new study in the latest issue of International Journal of Behavioral Medicine available on Wednesday.

Commercial banks have been told to restrict lending to non-production sectors in 2011, and experts have every reason to believe that the real estate market will meet bigger difficulties in 2011 than in 2010.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese tennis player Nguyen Hoang Thien won Thursday the championship title in boy’s doubles event at the 4th ITF Malacca International Junior Championship in Malaysia.

Scientists found consuming too many sugary drinks may raise the risk of high blood pressure, according to a study published in "Hypertension" on Monday.