VietNamNet Bridge – People’s Artist Tran Binh, director of the Central Song and Dance Theatre, has asked the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s permission to open a copyright protection center, the second of its kind in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Some agencies under the National Assembly and the government have said that the central city of Danang’s restrictions on immigration is illegal.

VietNamNet Bridge – A small village in central Thanh Hoa Province's Thieu Hoa District has benefited from an unusually high number of remittances sent by locals who have found work in other localities and abroad.

VietNamNet Bridge – The purpose of the wildlife rescue is to give treatment, then restore their wild instincts and rehabilitate them. However, it is now difficult to find safe places for them.

The authorities said that the death toll from an enormous storm system that struck the U.S. Midwest and moved east reached 12 late on Wednesday, according to local media.

"Viet Nam remains strong on its commitments to ensure the full enjoyment of human rights for its people," said Deputy Foreign Minister Le Luong Minh on Wednesday at the current 19th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's national under-19 football team came from behind to beat hosts Brunei 2-1 at the Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy on Wednesday.

The tourism promotion season begins. Travel firms now gear up to organize promotion campaigns to attract more foreign travelers to Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – “Cohabiting” has become the familiar concept to many students nowadays. Therefore, the existence of a “pregnant student hamlet” in the university village does not surprise anyone.

VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung and Chilean Senate President Guido Girardin Lavin singed a co-operation agreement in Hanoi on March 1.  

VietNamNet Bridge – Ultrabook manufacturers once hoped that their products would create a new trend for the post-PC era. However, to date, it remains ineffective testing dose in the Vietnamese market

 Foreign Minister receives Lao delegation; Leading VN-Laos defence officials meet in Hanoi; Bhutani PM’s Special Envoy visits Vietnam; Italian Foreign Minister visits Hanoi for talks

VietNamNet Bridge – Chief Operating Officer of the European External Action Service (EEAS) David O’Sullivan is on a working visit to Vietnam from Feb. 29-Mar. 2.

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of the big names in the fields of real estate and automobile have been mentioned in the General Department of Taxation’s report, as the state’s debtors because they have not paid tax.

Syrian authorities found on Thursday the bodies of the three slain foreign journalists, who were killed a week earlier in restive Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs province, a Syrian foreign ministry source said Thursday.

Microsoft on Wednesday released the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, offering the beta version of its next-generation operating system as a free download worldwide.

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) said it will halt nuclear tests, uranium enrichment and long-range missile launches at its Nyongbyon.

Australians who are on cholesterol- lowing medication may soon be advised to avoid the drugs as more evidence shows they could increase risks of diabetes and dementia, local media reported on Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – In Vietnam, the logistics costs make up 25 percent of GDP, while transport costs account for 50-60 percent of the logistics costs, an overly high if compared with the average rate in the world.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague announced on Thursday that the country has withdrawn its entire diplomatic staff from Damascus.