Microsoft and U.S. book retailer Barnes & Noble on Monday announced an e-book venture to challenge Amazon and Apple in the market.

Japanese Cabinet Office released the result of a survey on Wednesday, saying that about 23.4 percent Japanese adults have thought of committing suicide, 4.3 percent higher than last time in 2008.

VietNamNet Bridge – The second show of the final round of the Vietnam’s Got Talent competition took place in HCM City on April 29, with seven performances.

While the long holiday was expected to be a bonanza for local tour organizers, many of them in fact had to cancel their offered tours at the last minute due to the exorbitant accommodation and service costs in tourism spots around the country.

Latest collections for spring and summer were introduced by leading models in HCM City on April 28. VietNamNet Bridge introduces some designs.

The Australia New Zealand Bank (ANZ) has reported first-half underlying profit of over 3 billion U.S. dollars, a result that stands in stark contrast to its refusal to keep in step with the central bank's official rate movements this year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Consumers have never before witnessed so many automobile sales promotion campaigns like these days. Sharp price reductions of 30-100 million dong have been offered to car buyers.

New corrections weaken market uptrend; Promoting tourism in Russia, Japan and RoK; Province urged to boost cross-border trade; Electronics firms battle downturn; Supply woes tie up garment sector; Cash to flow back into real estate

U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, with the blue-chip Dow rallying to a fresh four-year high, as market sentiment was boosted by upbeat manufacturing data.

Australia's second largest telecommunications company Optus on Wednesday announced a major operational restructuring plan that will see 750 job cuts from the company.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem has regained his International Super Grandmaster (GM) title, the World Chess Federation (FIDE) announced on May 1.

VietNamNet Bridge – Air temperatures in Northern Vietnam reached 43 degrees Celsius at 1pm on May Day, affecting the lives of many locals.

The wives and girlfriends (WAGs) of Real Madrid FC stars were enchanted with Vietnamese dishes when they arrived in Germany for a European Champion League match between Real Madrid FC and Bayern Munich FC.

U.S. President Barack Obama signed the strategic partnership agreement with his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai in the wee hours of Wednesday shortly after he arrived in the Afghan capital Kabul for a surprise visit,

VietNamNet Bridge – There were nearly 200 traffic accidents in the country during the recent four-day holiday from April 28 to May 1, according to a quick tally by the National Traffic Safety Committee.

VietNamNet Bridge – The “barefoot billionaires,” who once got rich with farming tra fish, have become moneyless and crippled with debt.

An earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale jolted offshore southern Mexican state of Chiapas, Mexico, on Tuesday, a local radio station said.

VietNamNet Bridge – With an outstanding performance named “Da nang Rainbow” on the evening of April 30, a team from Canada won the first prize at the Da nang International Firework Festival 2012.

VietNamNet Bridge – On the morning of May 1, tens of thousands of visitors boarded hundreds of ships to visit the Ha Long Bay, which has been recognized as a new natural wonder of the world.

VietNamNet Bridge – Five hundred solar treatment systems will be installed in remote areas in HCM City, Da Nang and Ha Noi to supply potable water.