The low consumption demand and the big inventory volumes are the two biggest problems manufacturers are facing which make them worried stiff.

Going studying abroad has been described as a kind of “betting on the future.” In many cases, the “investment deals” bring fat profits, while in others, the “gambles” end with tragedies.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam wants to strengthen relations with African countries, including Angola, says State Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan.

VietNamNet Bridge – A project, which is carried out in 11 cities and provinces nationwide between 2011 and 2015, is expected to improve the environment in seriously polluted areas in these localities.

VietNamNet Bridge – Teenagers from the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) are being given a chance to express their views at the Inter-Ministerial Meeting (IMM3) on fighting human-trafficking in Ha Noi today, Feb 16.

VietNamNet Bridge – A two year old girl in the southern province of Long An has been reported to be the first patient who was infected with swine flu (A/H3N2). The little girl has been well again.

Over the last 20 years, local residents in Van Ninh district of Khanh Hoa province, have been using the water from the rice fields for daily activities.

The Hai Phong City People's Court are considering disciplinary action against two city judges and a deputy chief judge in the city’s Tien Lang District for their wrongdoings related to a case of unlawful land withdrawal imposed on a local farmer,

BASIC countries including China, India, Brazil and South Africa have jointly expressed objection to European Union' s carbon tax on airlines flying into Europe during the 10th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change concluded here Tuesday.

Antibiotics that doctors typically prescribe for sinus infections works no better than a dummy pill in getting rid of the ailment, according to a study to be published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Vietnamese food processors have decided to make heavier investment in production in order to cement their positions on the domestic market.

A private funeral for Whitney Houston will be held on Saturday at a New Jersey church in her hometown of Newark, where the pop diva honed her singing skills on her way up to stardom, according to media report on Wednesday.

Malaysia on Wednesday detained an Iranian man suspected of involving in the series of bomb attacks in Bangkok's Klongtan district on Tuesday, Thai media reported.

Lacking power was the regular statement made by EVN, while cutting power was the regular thing made by the power group.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities have asked relevant agencies to inspect sensitive service providing firms and strictly punish the firms that break the law.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Tuesday called on Congress to back the government's budget proposals on key investment to boost the country's economic growth and competitiveness.

Thai Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives is planning to transform Thailand into an advance trading hub for rice in the ASEAN region, which is expected to stabilize prices of Thai rice in the world market.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on February 14 held the draw ceremony for the first Asian U22 Football Champs 2013. Vietnam is in group G, with South Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Taiwan and the Philippines.

“In many countries, the percentage of houses for lease accounts for up to 80-90 percent. Vietnam has large populations and restricted land, so we do not encourage personal ownership of house,” says Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai.

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