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.

Jeweller gets exclusive licence; Gems group joins $1bil club; Vietnam opens products center in Dubai; Goods supply to meet Tet demand; Real estate seeks foreign investors; Handicraft makers eye local market    

It is going to be a long, bumpy road for Vietnam’s road projects after the Ministry of Transport said it would only fund urgent infrastructure projects in the near future.

Top national judo athlete Van Ngoc Tu hopes to collect additional points at the World Judo Grand Prix in Qingdao, China, to secure a spot at next year's Olympics.

The IMF approved the release of a long-delayed tranche of rescue fund for Greece under the joint IMF-European Union bailout program following headway made in Greek fiscal reforms, but pressed the nation to beef up structural reform efforts.

Economic growth in emerging East Asia will continue to moderate into 2012 as growing sovereign debt problems in Europe and an anemic U.S. economy raise the spectre of a deep global economic downturn, the ADB said Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge would like to introduce Thanh Nien Daily’s reportage about the Filipino community in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many Thai documents and websites state that Thai ridgeback dog is the ancestor of Vietnam’s Phu Quoc dog breed. Is it true?

FIEs were always considered “big clients”. Therefore, banks did not think much when providing big loans to them. However, many of them were not “big clients” at all.

Readers comment that some newspapers protested the construction of hydro-power plants inside the Cat Tien National Park, and some others supported. What is the truth?

Located in the city of Hoi An in central Quang Nam province, the ancient ceramic village of Thanh Ha has existed for more than 500 years, and has well upheld its traditional craft of making ceramics.

VietNamNet Bridge – Culture is a broad and nonfigurative area. Culture has close relations with all aspects of social life and it moves unceasingly. Managing culture, therefore--is very difficult.

VietNamNet Bridge – From now to 2015, apartments will account for 80 percent of housing projects in Hanoi and HCM City. Around 20 percent of the apartments will be for lease.

Millions of people are under threat from melting of Himalayan glaciers, according to scientists carrying out the most comprehensive ever assessment of climate change in the region.

The operator of Japan's quake damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on Monday confirmed that radioactive water from the plant may have leaked into the ocean, sparking fresh concerns about the nation's ongoing nuclear crisis.

British singer to perform with Vietnamese artists; Eating and Sleeping exhibition to take place in Ho Chi Minh City; Hanoi exhibits award-winning photos; Bazaar for camera lovers at Lighthouse Cafe; Plight of working class and women on display    

Farmers in the Mekong Delta are harvesting a bumper autumn-winter rice crop of 3.3 million tonnes, or 930,000 tonnes higher than last year, a Government official told a conference in An Giang province on Dec. 5.

Experts all agree that this is for first time Vietnam joins the negotiations for multilateral FTA with such a fast pace, broad scope of issues to be touched, and a high level of commitment and complexity.

NA Chairman arrives in Brussels; Fresh impetus for Cambodia-Vietnam ties; Vietnam, Russia boost auditing ties; Committee on judicial reform discusses five-year plan; Bringing Vietnam-Belgium relations to a higher level