Cuba will this year begin clinical trials of a new pneumococcal vaccine developed by the island nation's biotech industry, the official daily Granma said Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – In a small house in Tam Duong district of Vinh Phuc Province, a girl is passionately fond of writing by a pen in her mouth. That girl is Nguyen Thi Hong.

Newborns whose mothers are under stress during the first trimester of pregnancy may be at risk for low iron status, which could lead to physical and mental delays down the road,

Jairo Acuna Alfaro, UNDP Policy Advisor on Public Administration Reform and Anticorruption, talks about key findings in the new survey on Vietnam’s Provincial Governance and Public Administration Index.

Samsung Electronics, the world's largest mobile phone maker, said Friday that it unveiled its third generation smartphone in the Galaxy series featuring the options of recognizing voice, face and motion.

Experts urge new growth models; Finland’s flagship carrier opens rep. office in Vietnam; Agro-forestry, fishery exports hit $8b in Q1; System overload makes power cuts inevitable; Southern provinces enjoy bumper rice harvest

A whirlwind swept over Vinh Loc A commune in Binh Chanh district, HCM City at 5.30pm of May 3, damaging and blowing the roof of more than 60 houses.

The clock is ticking for the incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy as the campaign is to officially end by midnight Friday and his Socialist challenger Francois Hollande remains on top of all polls for Sunday's runoff.

VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Vietnam, in an effort to disembroil both banks and businesses and to put the capital flow through, is considering issuing new requirements on borrowers.

VietNamNet Bridge – While the bizarre skin disease in Ba To district in the central province of Quang Ngai is still a mystery, a new skin disease has appeared in the province’s Son Ha district, affecting dozens of students.

Seafood companies have complained that they have to pay too many different kinds of unreasonable fees, which cause unnecessary waste and make Vietnamese products less competitive in the world market.

VietNamNet Bridge – A local fishing boat on April 30 rescued 7 foreign sailors offshore Vung Tau city in southern Vietnam, the Marine Searching and Rescue Center III (Vungtau MRCC) reported.

VietNamNet Bridge – As the country's commercial and industrial hub, HCM City has also taken the lead in taking care of its labour force, according priority to improving workers' living standards, a senior official said last week.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of policemen hunted a young man who involved in a robbery and murder at a gold shop in the northern province of Hung Yen on May 1.

Reading A Perfect Spy, a book on Viet Nam's greatest undercover operative, Pham Xuan An, by American historian Larry Berman, one detail drew my attention: the 1958 imprisonment in Chin Ham (Nine Bunkers) Prison of Tran Quoc Huong

Social networking giant Facebook on Thursday said it plans to price its initial public offering (IPO) at 28 to 35 U.S. dollars a share, putting it on track to become the largest IPO for any Internet company.

 Big summer tour discounts offered; More prefer overseas destinations; Hue Festival attracts 2m visitors; Higher prices don't deter travellers

VietNamNet Bridge – To welcome Buddha’s birthday, a Buddhism art exhibition has opened in Hue city, entitled “Early Summer Lotus.”

VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. Nguyen Van San, a fisherman in Quy Nhon city of the central province of Binh Dinh caught a little shark on May 2.

Breastfeeding rate decline ‘alarming'; Vietnam workers in Russia to receive assistance; Container trucks seized from tree smugglers; Bus firm caught carrying rotten food again