VietNamNet Bridge – Economics-related university streams are the most in demand this year while social sciences and humanities courses have attracted far fewer applications than the number of places available.

U.S. stocks surged on Tuesday as the latest string of corporate earnings and a comeback in Apple shares helped boost confidence.

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has recently raised concerns about the rising levels of pollution in the Thay Cai An Ha canal, which supplies water for cultivation to over 9,000 hectares

Taking advantage of the break of the V-League 2012, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and the National Coaching Council are going to meet with nominees for the post of the chief coach of the national men’s football team.

U.S. space shuttle Discovery, the most-flown spacecraft in history, made its final trip and landed in the nation's capital on Tuesday where it will go on permanent display by the Smithsonian later this week.

VietNamNet Bridge – Four Australian and Canadian experts have joined the search of the five people who were buried in the rockslide in the northern province of Thai Nguyen three days ago.

VietNamNet Bridge – During a survey of historical relics, the Relic Management Board of the central province of Nghe An has discovered nearly 100 rare wood-blocks at the Thien temple in Dien Chau district.

VietNamNet Bridge – As commercial banks have lowered the deposit interest rate to 12 percent at maximum as per the request by the State Bank, people have withdrawn money to invest in other channels.

VietNamNet Bridge – After many scandals related to the behavior of artists, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued an instruction to address performing art organization activities.

VietNamNet Bridge – Artists from the Paris National Opera Theatre will be making their Viet Nam debut by staging L'Enfant et les Sortileges (The Child and the Spells) tonight, April 18, in Ha Noi and tomorrow in HCM City.

Experts promote digital archives; Three more dead after gas explosion; Woman arrested over selling new-born baby; World Conference of Historic Cities opens in Hue

Officials and business representatives from all ten ASEAN member countries and the European Union met in Jakarta on Apr. 16 to discuss the opportunities and challenges of an ASEAN-EU free trade agreement (FTA) in the future.

VietNamNet Bridge – Mai Nguyen Hung yesterday, April 17, won the fourth stage of the 24th HCM City Television (HTV) Cup, beating 72 other cyclists.

VietNamNet Bridge – There are still only few women in top leadership positions at Viet Nam's important governmental organisations, Dr Nguyen Song Ha, a researcher at Viet Nam's Women Union, has said.

Yamaha Motor Vietnam has launched a program to seek outstanding young footballers for the national squad.   

Warren Buffett, billionaire investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. announced that he has been diagnosed with stage 1 prostate cancer, but his condition is "not remotely life-threating", according to media reports Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – South Korea and Taiwan are considering limiting entry to Vietnamese workers since the number of runaway Vietnamese workers who overstay their visas to work illegally in these countries has increased steadily,

Scientists’ research works have found proof showing that tsunamis once attacked Vietnam and brought about serious impacts. They have warned that tsunami is a real risk for Vietnam, and that this needs further through research.

VietNamNet Bridge – Non-profit organisation Room to Read on Monday signed an agreement with two provincial department of education and training to set up libraries in 30 primary schools in northern Thai Nguyen and Tuyen Quang provinces.

A lot of businesses have to borrow money on the black market at exorbitant high interest rates to pay their due debts. However, debts generate bigger debts, and businesses have been caught in a vicious circle.