An international team of researchers has identified four loci that appear to be associated with decreasing the volume of the hippocampus, according to a study published Sunday online in Nature Genetics.

BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke) AG will recall some 9,200 cars worldwide due to possible cooling pump defect, the Munich-based German luxury car maker announced on Monday.

China's first national cancer center will be inaugurated within the year to enhance the country's capacity for prevention, early screening and treatment of the disease, said a senior health official.

VietNamNet Bridge – Banks have “relaxed their severity,” loosening the conditions for lending capital, but businesses have no more assets to mortgage for the loans.

"The Hunger Games" managed to expand its box office lead in North America to fourth weekend, beating out a pair of new films with a considerable lead.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Professional Football (VPF) JS Company and AVG have unexpectedly reached an agreement on the telecast rights of professional football leagues in Vietnam.

We're ready for T+3, say brokers; Policies help boost shares; VN shrimp regain Japan reputation; Seafood firms call for better access to capital; Travel firms urge tax extension, lower rates; Investors despair over continuing financial fraud   

The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) has asked commercial banks to reschedule enterprises' loans that they have not been able to pay back on time because of negative economic conditions.

Vietnam plans to install a Tsunami Warning System that will cover the coastal areas, more populated islands, and 13 cities and provinces nationwide, which are most at risk of being hit by a tsunami and high tidal waves.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam attaches great importance to developing the traditional relationship and multifaceted cooperation with Bulgaria, says National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.

State owned enterprises (SOEs) have always been defined as the motive force in the national economy and the instrument for the government to implement its macro economic policies.

VietNamNet Bridge – A nine-hour music festival - Soundfest, in HCM City on April 14, which had the appearance of the Korean band Big Bang, made many fans exhausted and faint.

VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Duy Chien, a local man in Huong Thuy town, Thua Thien-Hue province, has returned a laptop worth $3,500 to its owner, a foreign visitor.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Peace Trees Viet Nam (PTVN) non-government organisation received de-mining equipment from Australian donors in Dong Ha city, Quang Tri Province this morning.

VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal mineral exploitation is rampant in the border provinces, according to the Government.

VietNamNet Bridge – Realizing the attractive investment opportunities in the Vietnamese stock market, a lot of foreign investors are burning to make disbursement. However, many of them can do nothing except seeing the opportunities missing.

VietNamNet Bridge - The festival concluded on April 15 by an impressive performance by Vietnamese and international artists.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two passenger trains had to stop halfway for nearly three hours because a bomb was detected under the pile of a bridge in Thanh Hoa province.

China's drug watchdog issued an emergency notice late Sunday night to suspend the selling and consumption of a list of capsules with reported excessive chromium contamination.

VietNamNet Bridge – Calligrapher Do Minh Nhan is preserving Viet Nam's ancestral penmanship in the historic port town of Hoi An.