In the Phung Thuong Commune of Phuc Tho district, a big residential area of the capital city of Hanoi, there is a village where most of the residents have been earning their living with the “rubbish washing” career.

Some global fashion brands' latest move to shift their manufacturing bases from China to Southeast Asia and developing countries close to Italy is a natural result of the changing landscape in the sector, experts said Monday.

More frequently eating chocolate was linked to lower body mass index (BMI), according to a research published Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Tran Nam has revealed that the ministry is considering buying some real estate projects which have the sale prices of 15-17 million dong per square meter, for public agencies’ offices.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Omontys to treat anemia, a condition in which the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells, in adult dialysis patients who have chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Vietnam and the Republic of Korea have agreed to increase dialogue and multifaceted cooperation, especially in diplomacy, national defence, and security, as well as in economics, trade and investment.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Que Vo district in the northern province of Bac Ninh has been “shaken” for the last two weeks with the information that a lot of students were found poisoned with drugs used via drinking or direct inhaling.

VietNamNet Bridge – Alain Ruscio and Pavel Vladimirovich Pozner are two foreign researchers who received the Phan Chau Trinh Culture Awards 2011 in Hanoi on March 24.

State agencies waste valuable land plots; Trade ministry revokes business license of Mekong Petroleum JSC; Real estate project tops FDI attraction list; Fake, low-quality fertilisers flood market; Seafood sales hit by quarantine fees

The Vietnamese communities abroad are an inseparable part of the Vietnamese nation, and the Party and State will do their utmost to protect these communities’ interests.

National television channel VTV yesterday held a press briefing to announce its recently acquired telecast rights of the UEFA Euro 2012, while setting up strict requirements for other TV stations to share or repurchase the rights.

The ministries of industry-trade and construction said the "hydropower plant is generally safe", although admitting that the concrete quality of the construction is problematic, according to a recent press meeting.

National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu has affirmed that the visit to Vietnam by a delegation from the Cambodian Commission on Legislation and Justice contributes to promoting the ties of friendship and cooperation

The former Soviet Union's first weather satellite Meteor-1 fell in Antarctica on Tuesday after 43 years in orbit, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Syria reportedly accepted Tuesday a six-point plan by Kofi Annan, the joint special envoy of the UN and Arab League (AL) for Syria, to end the year-long violence, according to Annan's spokesman.

One year after the day the government’s Decree 109-- stipulating the conditions for rice exporters; the market has witnessed the leave of a lot of enterprises.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Tuesday the eurozone's financial crisis was ended and economy of the single-currency bloc was recovering.

Since June 1, administrative procedures in issuing operating licenses for NGOs will be streamlined and licenses will be valid for three years instead of the initial one year.

Viet Nam will take part in the fifth Aerobic Gymnastics World Age Group Competitions and the 12th Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships to be held respectively on May 29 – 31 and June 1 – 3, 2012 in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vitamin D deficiency among children had increased recently as parents tended to keep them from spending time in the warm sunlight, nutritional experts have said.