Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rebounded on Friday, as U.S. dollar lost more ground against other major currencies, increasing the appeal of gold as an alternative asset.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese law changes very quickly, which makes businessmen and particularly foreign investors to not timely to turn their hand.

A locomotive producer in central China's Hunan province on Friday rolled out a low-cost magnetically levitated (maglev) train that is more environmental-friendly than conventional ones.

The University of Tokyo's Earthquake Research Institute said Monday the risk of a big earthquake hitting the southern Kanto region including Tokyo in the next four years is as high as 70 percent.

The man who first brought dog racing into Viet Nam expects to expand it to other localities around the country, with the first new course to open in Ha Tinh Province.

The newly-appointed Governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam, Nguyen Van Binh, discusses the past year of ups and downs for the financial market and answers questions on plans to reform the banking system this year.

Several local banks are readying themselves for strategic moves to invest in other countries, focusing first on neighboring markets and then on those destinations where their customers are moving to, said central bank officials.

VietNamNet Bridge – District 10 has become HCM City's first locality to achieve the target of sending all five-year-old children to school.

A programme to popularise high-quality Vietnamese products in rural areas begun three years ago has achieved great success.

A lot of regulations have been promulgated, while a lot of action plans have been drawn up within the framework of the sea conservation strategy. However, not much has been done to protect the sea.

Amongst the 12 animals represented on the Chinese calendar, it is only the dragon that is not real but an imaginary and mythical creature, which nonetheless for the Vietnamese signifies material and spiritual wealth.

VietNamNet Bridge - Con, also known as club in English, is one kind of weapon in many traditional Vietnamese martial arts schools.

VietNamNet Bridge – New Year's eve this year – the Year of the Dragon, bears a special significance because the dragon is the symbol of power and prosperity according to the Asian people.

My Son is an ancient monumental treasure in Vietnam. However, some statues and exhibits were stolen or had collapsed during the war or over time.

Following are excerpts from Director Francis Donovan’s talk about the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) and USAID’s activities in Vietnam 2012.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday denied that it had agreed that Saif Islam Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, could be tried in Libya.

n recent years the Vietnamese music industry has been lit up by a new generation of emerging female artists who can write their own songs and perform them with their hearts and their talent.

While FDI is declining, new industrial park investments are becoming increasingly attractive among foreign manufacturers.

Millions of people in some Asian countries, especially China on Jan. 22 celebrated the arrival of the Lunar New Year of the dragon with fireworks and best wishes.

2001 is considered a golden year for the Vietnam’s Haiphong- born female gymnast Phan Thi Ha Thanh.