VietNamNet Bridge – Biodiversity and the natural environment in central Viet Nam are being increasingly degraded due to economic development,

VietNamNet Bridge – University and college students with the desire to help keep their country healthy donated 350 units of blood during this year's first blood donation day which was dubbed Red Sunday 2012

Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said Saturday that the U.S. rescue of 13 Iranian sailors from captivity by Somali pirates is a "humanitarian" action.

Most of universities have voiced their support to the Ministry of Education and Training’s (MOET) decision to set up a new group of exam – A1 – for university enrolments.

Talented French professor of Vietnamese descent Bui Huy Duong wishes to spend the rest of his life helping Vietnam develop a safe nuclear industry, considering this his final project.

VietNamNet Bridge – Coach Falko Goetz met with officials of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) on January 5 to put an end to their contract.

Eleven people were killed after the hot air balloon they were onboard crashed to the ground in New Zealand early Saturday.

It is quite normal to see elderly people and married people, who have to feed dependent children to “save up for the rainy day” by keeping gold at their coffers. However, hoarding gold has become “in fashion” among young people as well.

Customs cries out over import tricks; Big Vietnamese banks seek new manganement for new year; State management fails to keep up with urbanization pace; State management fails to keep up with urbanization pace  

Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Lao counterpart Somsavath Lengsavad have co-chaired the 34th session of the Vietnam-Laos Intergovernmental Committee on socio-economic, scientific and technological cooperation in Vientiane, Laos.

Next year will see many challenges for the country’s export sector due to the ongoing global economic problems and new regulations adopted by several markets.

The transport sector should take synchronous measures to reduce traffic accidents and traffic jams, especially in major cities, says Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

The death toll from a recent landslide that hit a gold-rich mining township in southern Philippines rose to 30 as search operations continued, officials said Sunday.

The conference titled “Pre-school education in the Mekong Delta-Reality and Solutions”, was held in the Mekong delta province of Hau Giang, and was organized to find solutions to tackle problems of pre-school education in the region.

IT firm signs contract with insurer association; Vinasat 2 satellite launch still on schedule; Bkav corporation buys new domain; VietnamPost to establish Datapost VN; VinaPhone partners in Blackberry packages 

Banking authorities envisage taking a comprehensive suite of measures in 2012 to ensure bank and credit institution healthy performances.

Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Mem Sam On is visiting Vietnam to attend a meeting marking the 33rd anniversary of the Victory over the Pol Pot Genocide (January 7, 1979).

The United States should endeavor to enhance its economic competitiveness by beefing up new investments in research, education and infrastructure, John Bryson, the country's Commerce Secretary, said here on Friday.

Due to gaps in the Investment Law, many industrial zones cannot revoke land of foreign-invested projects that their foreign bosses have left. The question is what is the role of the Ministry of Planning and Investment in such cases?

VietNamNet Bridge - A Liberian ship, the Main Trader, rescued all 15 fishermen aboard a Vietnamese sunken vessel on January 8.