U.S. actress Lindsay Lohan will host Saturday Night Live on March 3, marking her first return to the show since 2006, according to foreign media reports Tuesday.

Key industrialisation planned for 2020; Conoco sells Vietnam units for $1.29 billion; Vietnam aims at $14-16bln ODA disbursement until 2015; $1.4 billion for Hanoi-Lang Son expressway; State firms to cut admin costs;

ConocoPhillips, the third-largest US oil company, signed a deal late last week to sell its Viet Nam business units for US$1.29 billion to Anglo-French oil and gas explore Perenco SA.

The information portal Zing.vn emerged as the first among Vietnam’s top 100 websites in January, according to data collected by DoubleClick Ad Planner.

VietNamNet Bridge – IT experts said that the establishment of the National Committee on IT, chaired by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, is “the most important IT event of 2012.”

VietNamNet Bridge – Ten days after Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung released the conclusion on the Tien Lang land withdrawal case, Hai Phong authorities have revoked the decision on taking back Mr. Doan Van Vuon’s land.

VietNamNet Bridge – Young coaches of Chelsea FC brought to 180 Vietnamese teen football players, some useful and interesting days of training at HCM City’s Hoa Lu Stadium on February 18-19.

Finance ministers from the eurozone reached a Greek bailout plan early Tuesday, agreeing on measures to reduce the country's debt level to 120.5 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) by 2020.

VietNamNet Bridge – A hip hop competition named “Move It 2012” opened on February 19 in Hanoi, attracting 19 troupes.

Smoking will be banned in playgrounds, public sports grounds, swimming pools, public transport stops and outdoor dinning areas in Australia's New South Wales (NSW) from 2015 under tobacco reforms announced on Tuesday

VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has launched a website in several languages aimed at promoting multiple activities that will take place in the province as part of National Tourism Year 2012.

Golfers set to tee off at Ocean Dunes; Viet Anh wins bronze at indoor tourney; Juniors to perform in trampoline gymnastics in champs; SQC Binh Dinh coach resigns

VietNamNet Bridge – Having disappeared from the market for 40 years, the pottery products of the historic handicraft village of Phuoc Tich in Hue City has been revitalised by local artists.

The Government will issue a decree protecting 3.8 million hectares of rice cultivation land from industrial development.

Garment companies can foresee that they would have a tough year in 2012. Many of them are still awaiting orders from foreign importers and scrambling with others for workers.

U.S. President Barack Obama will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on March 5, as a potential Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear sites has become a hot topic in Washington, the White House said on Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Public places nationwide are being put under fire inspection and regulations, according to a decision by the Minister of Public Security. The decision is the result of recent big fires with losses of tens of millions of dollars.

Code women on show; Kiteboard Tour Asia ends in Binh Thuan; Japanese writer to meet local readers; Old Tet newspapers feature in City display; Book on prominent statesman published; SGGP charity programme kicks off second phase  

The ministries of Finance and Science and Technology will propose a temporary ban on the import of obsolete Chinese machinery, equipment and technology in 18 sectors.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai called on the Finance Ministry to draw up an action plan aimed at better controlling price transfers at foreign direct investment enterprises in Viet Nam.