National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung expressed his hope for continued development in relationships between the EU and Vietnam during his meeting with the European Council President Herman Van Rompuy in Brussels on Dec. 7.

A recent study found that low vitamin D levels are significantly more prevalent in obese children and are associated with risk factors for type 2 diabetes.

VietNamNet Bridge – Seven mall taxi companies which do not have instruction center in Hanoi and HCM City have been suspended after the Ministry of Transport’s one-month inspection.

After succeeding in some big markets, big Vietnamese economic groups have begun undergoing challenges to conquer far and hard-do-deal-with markets such as Africa, or the Middle East.

Men with paternal depression can increase their children's risks of developing behavioral and social problems, according to an Australian study published on Wednesday in the Medical Journal of Australia.

VietNamNet Bridge – Inflation is gradually reducing, macro financial balance sees progressive moves, the economy keeps growing, welfare and social matters are being solved but Vietnam still records ‘economic shocks’ in 2011.

Facebook and location-sharing startup Gowalla announced on Monday that Gowalla's founders as well as several team members will join Facebook and move to the social network giant's headquarters in Palo Alto, California.

NASA's Kepler mission has confirmed its first planet in the "habitable zone," a region where liquid water could exist on a planet's surface, the U.S. space agency announced on Monday.

TNK-BP expands eastern front with Conoco Vietnam bid; Retail sector urged to reap profits online; Ministry reviews livelihoods in marine areas; Five-in-one exhibition for HCM City; Vietnam prioritizes FTA with EU

Gold bullion that does not bear the Sai Gon Jewellery Company (SJC) brand continues to face dramatic price cuts, even though the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) has said that all brands of gold bullion are priced at an equal rate.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prof. Trinh Xuan Thuan, 63, the famous Vietnamese American astronomer, has returned to Vietnam to visit his home country and to give lecture.

The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in 1982 is considered the basis for national, regional and global cooperation in the marine sector, says Vietnamese Ambassador Bui The Giang.

VietNamNet Bridge – Singer My Tam won three prizes, including Female Singer of the Year, at the Lan Song Xanh (Blue Wave) Awards 2011, of the HCM City People’s Voice Radio on December 5.

VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese wrestler Nguyen Thi Lua will tussle with Asian counterparts at the 2012 Olympic-Asian Wrestling Qualification event in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from March 28 to April 1.

VietNamNet Bridge – The groundbreaking ceremony of the San Ho (Coral) Theatre, at the cost of over $10 million, will be held in Phan Rang city, Ninh Thuan province on December 10.

VietNamNet Bridge – After being healed, the Hoan Kiem Lake’s legendary turtle has risen to the surface many times. On December 5, the turtle resurfaced twice.

VietNamNet Bridge – German conductor Christian Schumann of the Munich-based Bavarian State Opera will perform at the HCM City Opera House this week, accompanied by the HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO).

VietNamNet Bridge – The most modern missile of the Vietnam army – S-300 - appeared in the maneuver of the Vietnam Air and Air Defense forces, which finished on December 5.

VietNamNet Bridge – Among the ten chief security officers (CSOs) selected as the most outstanding at their position in South East Asia are six Vietnamese CSOs.

New plan targets labour safety; Six indicted for trafficking girls to China; HCM City inspectors out dealers for selling poor-quality petrol; Chinese national detained for stealing ATM data