VietNamNet Bridge – Phacoemulsification surgical technology has failed to eradicate cataract-caused blindness in Viet Nam because not enough people have access to it.

Lao art troupe to perform in Ha Noi; 36 art works depicting Hanoi streets; 30 new Vietnamese Guinness records set; City to host “Welcome New Year 2011” festival; Writer donates books to museum; Binh Thuan to host int’l yacht festival

VietNamNet Bridge – Artists from around the country participated in formulating a long-term strategy for the development of cai luong (reformed opera) at a recent conference in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 30th National Television Festival kicked-off yesterday in the southern province of Can Tho, showcasing the best television works produced by State-owned television stations and private studios.

VietNamNet Bridge – Representatives from schools for the gifted are concerned that they will not be able to properly teach mathematics and computers in the English language in the 2011-2012 school year,

VietNamNet Bridge – A lack of facilities and a shortage of qualified teachers have adversely affected the Ministry of Education and Training's pilot English language teaching programme for primary school children.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese wartime posters featuring President Ho Chi Minh or heroic images of liberation fighters have become popular souvenirs for tourists.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has finished top of the medal table at the World Martial Arts Pencak Silat Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia after bagging eight gold, eight silver and three bronze medals.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Netherlands has overtaken the US as Vietnam’s top source of foreign direct investment this year, the Foreign Investment Agency said.

Overnight snow from Sunday to Monday morning stopped large numbers of passengers on the way, with many flights and trains delayed or canceled.

Hexavalent chromium, a cancer-causing chemical, is found in the tap water of 31 cities out of a total of 35 tested by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), it was reported on Monday.

David Beckham wants to play for a European club this winter in a bid to win back his England place, English news agency English PA said.

Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange gained on Monday, as tensions on the Korean Peninsula and European debt concerns continued to bolster the metal as a safe-haven investment.

At least 27 people were killed when a tour bus hit the road divider and overturned on Monday morning here in Perak, a northern state in the west coast of Peninsula Malaysia.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's elimination from the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2010 capped a significantly unsuccessful year for national football in the regional arena.

VietNamNet Bridge - Exports are likely to be worth $71 billion this year, a 23 percent year-on-year rise, the Ministry of Industry and Trade's Planning Department said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Over 7,200 public and private hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City do not have standard wastewater treatment systems, the Department of Health has reported.

VietNamNet would like to introduce the strangest services which were marketed in 2010.

VietNamNet Bridge – Every morning, people in Phu Duong commune, the central province of Thua Thien – Hue, see Mr. Dang Huyen, 98, ride a cyclo to the local market to earn his living.

VietNamNet Bridge – The sharp increase in the number of tourists visiting Vietnam is good news for hotel developers. Real estate developers, anticipating the new wave of tourism development, have been rushing to build more hotels.

Just once in her long career as a painter has, Toba Mika felt truly stuck.

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of businesses say they dare not borrow money at this moment, because the expected profit is not high enough to cover capital costs.

VietNamNet Bridge - The average life expectancy of a Vietnamese person is now 72.8 years, Dr. Duong Quoc Trong, Director of the General Department of Population and Family Planning announced at a meeting in Hanoi on December 20.

The rise of China as the second biggest economy in the world is really a big challenge, but this also should be seen as the opportunity fo Vietnam to prosper, many Vietnamese people think

VietNamNet Bridge – Teachers have been told to draw up e-lesson plans in order to improve the teaching quality. However, it seems that they are facing too many difficulties in applying information technology in teaching.