Exhibition on daily life in HCM City; Ukraine folklore artists perform in Ha Noi; Rare Han-Nom documents exhibited; Binh Dinh to host music festival; Sculptors display abstract works

VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly deputies have discussed the Law against Human Trafficking and policies related to the capital city of Ha Noi.

Huu Viet takes silver at swimming champs; Athletes, coaches to be honoured; VN kickboxers to compete at world championship; Ha Noi T&T win under-19 Kova Paint Football Cup

Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates announced Wednesday that he is stepping down from his post and that the country will have new parliamentary elections.

VietNamNet Bridge – Children from 32 provinces have been put through their paces trying to qualify for a seven-year professional football programme run by the Promotion Fund of Vietnamese Football Talents (PVF) in HCM City.

The earthquake and tsunami have not affected the business of Vietnamese enterprises in Vietnam. Japanese goods still continue to go to Vietnam.

Apple Inc. on Tuesday announced that iPad 2, the second-generation of its popular tablet computer, will be available in China's Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore and additional countries and regions in April.

VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Tuan has spent more than two decades of his professional life taking photographs of General Vo Nguyen Giap, the architect of Viet Nam's military victories over the French and the Americans.

Despite the state’s ban on listing prices in foreign currencies, especially USD, and the threat of stricter enforcement against violations, many businesses in Ho Chi Minh City these days still list their prices of goods and services in the dollar.

VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese import-export companies must ensure their food products were free from radioactivity before they were exported to Viet Nam,

Sex and exercise can roughly triple the risk of having a heart attack, especially in people who do not get regular exercise, a U.S. study reported Wednesday.

Fake medicine producer detained; Death sentence for Nigerian; Union opens for people with disabilities; Hail, whirlwind cause $2.5m in damages; Head-on collision leaves one dead

Farmers employ organic methods; Dong Nai businesses moan woes from credit tightening; Workshop suggests Vietnam change growth model; Coffee industry should turn to local market: experts

A long-term study by Greek researchers has shown the effectiveness of replacing bone marrow, purposely destroyed by chemotherapy, with autologous (self) stem cells in treating people with aggressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS).

The government has concluded to not find down any evidence of corruption related to the Ministry of Health’s purchase of Tamiflu in late 2005.

VietNamNet Bridge – It is now the high rice harvesting season in Mekong Delta. However, farmers cannot sell rice, while the price has been decreasing due to low exports. Enterprises have called for government’s intervention to stabilize the market.

Ha Van Hien, Chair of the National Assembly’s Economics Committee said the National Assembly does not intend to adjust the CPI target of 7 percent set earlier for 2011.

VietNamNet Bridge - A preliminary list of 183 candidates for the 13th National Assembly, recommended by centrally run agencies, organisations and units, has been endorsed.

The former coach of the Vietnamese national football team, Henrique Calisto returned to Hanoi on March 21 and paid the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) US$44,000 as compensation for his premature termination of the contract due in 2013.

VietNamNet Bridge – Earth Hour 2011 has been taking place from March 19 until 26 in the central coastal city of Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa province. The major event will be held on the evening of March 26.

Vietnamese students,who plan to go to Japan to attend training courses under the scholarships, will still be able to leave for Japan in late March and early April 2011 as previously planned.

The higher dollar price plus the electricity and petrol price increases have made information technology (IT) firms, especially small and medium companies, worried stiff.

The average rate of urban residents who have tap water is around 70 percent in Vietnam, according to a workshop on March 21.

VietNamNet Bridge – This year's HCM City Tourism Day 2011 will highlight special aspects of five popular destinations – HCM City, Da Lat, Binh Thuan, Phu Quoc and Hai Phong, organisers of the annual event said yesterday, Mach 22.

The Dung Quat Oil Refinery No 1 will halt its operation for two weeks, starting from March 23, as previously planned to have equipments verified. However, petrol distributors have affirmed that the petrol supply will not be interrupted.