The Afghan Taliban has suspended preliminary peace talks with the United States, according to a statement of the outfit released on Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – State-owned enterprises (SOEs), specifically corporations and economic groups, are like old coaches, which run slowly but consume a lot of gas. These coaches need to be overhauled.

Dietary cadmium, a toxic metal widely dispersed in the environment and found in many farm fertilizers, may lead to an increased risk of breast cancer, according to a study published on Wednesday in Cancer Research,

Gov’t to buy real-estate projects to unclog capital flow; France remains a good market for apparel exporters; FDI projects help develop VN tourism; AusAID, World Bank confirm support; PM pushes World Bank-funded project

Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang has approved a plan for the industrial development of the Lang Son-Ha Noi-Hai Phong-Quang Ninh economic corridor in the north.

VietNamNet Bridge – According to the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), 79,014 companies were dissolved last year; 7,611 of them were established in the same year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ao Dai Huong Sac Viet (Vietnam’s spirited ao dai) photo exhibition, initiated by fashion stylist Vo Thuong, is on display at the five-star Rex Hotel Saigon in District 1.

Local circus artists awarded in Russia; Celebrated thespian dies at 69; S.Korean stars arrive in Hanoi for concert; Binh Thuan hosts balloon festival next month; Thai bands to rock the night away; Martial arts classes for the mind and body  

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung requested that a report on the case must be submitted to him prior to March 25.

Vietnam Football Federation Chairman Nguyen Trong Hy will meet with the referee department today to discuss whether or not foreign referees should be hired to work in the V-League.

The sixth international artistic photo exhibition opened in HCM City on March 13. The event has drawn the attention of many foreign visitors.

IR 50404, a normal rice variety, is grown in 70 percent of the area of the winter-spring crop. However, exporters only hunt for fragrant rice, because the fragrance rice price is double the normal price.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese-origin chess player Hoang Thanh Trang has competed at the European Women’s Chess Championships 2012 in Turkey and finished at 12th.

The combined gross domestic product (GDP) of the G20 economies edged up 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011 compared with the previous quarter, slower than the 0.9 percent registered in the third quarter last year,

VietNamNet Bridge – The Finance Department of HCM City has submitted a plan to create a land development fund that would provide money for land clearance and resettlement costs.

VietNamNet Bridge – The government has given permission to the resort city of Da Lat to hire foreign consulters to develop its development planning to 2030 and the vision to 2050.

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly (NA) may have its own television channel in 2013, said Dr. Nguyen Si Dung, Vice chair of the NA Office.

VietNamNet Bridge – Three-fourths of high-rise buildings in downtown HCM City lack adequate parking space, according to the city's Department of Transport.

The World Bank announced Wednesday to increase financial support to India by 4.3 billion U. S. dollars through a new innovative and flexible financing arrangement.

VietNamNet Bridge – The adjustment of work and school times, amongst a host of new measures to improve the traffic situation in the capital, have proved effective.