A huge forest fire has been raging in Hoang Lien Son National Park in Sa Pa District in the northern province of Lao Cai for the last three days, and all attempts to quell it have so far failed. 

VietNamNet Bridge – While the number of personal vehicles in Ha Noi is increasing rapidly, the capital is still fumbling with solutions to tackle the dire shortage of parking facilities.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City’s traffic police on March 4 detected three tons of rotten chicken on a 50-seat bus. The driver said that he was hired to transport the meat to a primary school.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Hoa is not excited when her friends propose going to the museum with them. A bank employee, she has hardly ever visited museums in the city.

VietNamNet Bridge – All households in Viet Nam will have access to digital television by 2020 under a programme recently approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City buries much of all its solid waste instead of classifying and processing it, thus affecting the environment, and officials are calling for seeking investment from more sources and greater use of technology.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi T&T regained the lead in the V-League after beating Hai Phong 2-1 yesterday, March 4, on home turf in the capital city.

SBV has affirmed that the banks’ profitability is not really high, if compared with their huge stockholder equity. However, bank shares are always being hunted, while foreign investors are ready to inject money in Vietnamese banks.

U.S. President Barack Obama stressed on Sunday that he firmly believes in a diplomatic resolution of Iran's disputed nuclear program, though he did not rule out a military action as a last resort.

Vietnam ranked 6th for the first time at the World Team Three Cushion Championship, which concluded in Germany on March 4.

Russian presidential candidate and incumbent Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has won about 64 percent of the votes after over 95 percent of ballots was counted early on Monday,

A number of new diseases should be included on the list of risk indicators for persons suspected of carrying HIV, a European HIV initiative said here Thursday.

The death toll topped 200 after Sunday morning's depot blast in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, according to the Central African country's presidential office.

The Wildlife Rescue Centre of Cat Tien National Park on March 3 received seven rare white-chested black bears from a business based in southern Dong Nai province. The bears will be released to the wild.

The death toll from violent storms and tornadoes that raked across a huge swath of the U.S. Midwest and South Friday reached 38 in five states, local media reported Saturday evening.

Russians went to polls on Sunday to elect a new president and incumbent Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is widely expected to win the election.

Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer won the Dubai Open ATP for the fifth time after defeating Scotsman Andy Murray 7-5, 6-4 Saturday.

Vietnamese Super Grandmasters drop in FIDE rankings; VN tennis players vie for spot at FED Cup; Thien set to take part in ITF tournaments; Hanoi to host Asian pentaque championships 2012; Disabled athletes participate in HCM City tournament

French jazz pianist to perform in Ho Chi Minh City; Chinese have a taste of Vietnamese food; Women featured at painting exhibition in town; Jade Buddha statue unveiled in France; Scandinavian Night’ in Hanoi  

More storms are likely to occur this year and earlier than they did last year, warned the Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control and the National Search and Rescue Committee in a meeting, on March 3.