VietNamNet Bridge – With the rapid development of science and technology, printed textbooks will no longer be the main learning material in the 21st century, a conference in Ha Noi heard yesterday, Dec 6.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health's Preventive Medicine Department has asked relevant bodies to take measures to prevent a new strain of swine flu virus found recently in the US from entering the country.

The operation of the ports and import-export companies in HCM City have been upset because of the serious congestion of goods at the port, caused by the decision to restrict trucks on some routes to the inner city.

The decision to increase the price of the excursion ticket to Ha Long Bay, commencing from December 1, just a couple of weeks after Ha Long Bay was recognized as one of the seven natural wonders, has surprised travelers.

In order to save money, a lot of students register to follow the joint training programs between Vietnamese and foreign schools, instead of going studying abroad. Meanwhile, some experts believe that the study only brings money and time waste.

Most smart terminal devices such as smartphone, tablet PCs and laptops, and even TVs can have wi-fi connections. The tendency has brought big business opportunities to service providers.

VietNamNet Bridge – Defender Huynh Quang Thanh has set a record in Vietnamese football after signing a VND10 billion (US$476,000) contract with Sai Gon FC.

A truck carrying wood overturned early this morning in central Nghe An Province, killing 10 and injuring 4. 

VietNamNet Bridge – The deforestation and the changing of the living environment are the two main reasons which have led to the extinction of some species, while others have been on the verge of extinction.

The government and economists both think that now is the right time to think of easing the interest rates. However, it remains unclear how sharply to reduce and when to cut down interest rates.

Young women may reduce their risk of developing cardiovascular disease simply by eating more fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids, researchers reported Monday in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.

By 2020, Viet Nam plans to reduce the number of people working in the agricultural sector to 30 per cent of the population while increasing the number of itinerant workers on regular wages to 50 per cent.

Bombs, mines and explosives leftover from wars is the problem of the government of many countries, including Vietnam. It is daily threat of many people. Vietnamese sappers are exerting effort to deal with land mines left from the Vietnam War.

VietNamNet Bridge – The community of international donors have committed to grant nearly $7.386 billion of official development aid (ODA) to Vietnam next year, compared with $7.9 billion of last year.

Tiger Woods put an end to his two-year drought by winning the Chevron World Challenge on Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – At many big public hospitals in Vietnam, because of overload, super-fast medical examination have happened. Each patient is only examined within one minute. As a result, medical mistakes are on the rise.

The United Russia party gained 238 out of the total of 450 seats in Sunday's State Duma election, Central Election Commission (CEC) chief Vladimir Churov said on December 5.

China's major paper producers aim to lower the energy and resources consumed to turn out a tonne of paper by 18 percent at the end of 2015 from the level in 2010.

Viet Nam has targeted sending two weightlifters to next summer's Olympics in London.

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