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The power generator that runs by water

A water-run power generator has been invented. This is not a prestidigitation, but a scientific invention.

Vietnamese leaders welcome US Senators

Vietnam considers the US as one of its leading partners and wants to bring the two countries’ relations to a new height, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Tired of financial investments, businesses rush to sell stocks

The sharp falls of the stock prices have made businesses understand the complexity of the finance market and prompted them to sell stocks to restructure their investment portfolios.

German scientists synthesize anti-malaria drug from waste materials

Researchers in Germany have found a cheap and easy way to synthesize anti-malaria drug in large quantities from waste materials, said the Max Planck Society on Tuesday.

Party, State leaders celebrate Lunar New Year

The country’s leaders met on Jan. 19 at the Presidential Palace on the occasion of the Lunar New Year festival.

Artworks made of computer waste at flower festival

VietNamNet Bridge – Unused spare parts of computers have become unique decorative items at the flower market in HCM City’s Phu My Hung residential area.

Top diplomats of S. Korea, Japan and U.S. to hold talks over DPRK issues

The foreign ministers of South Korea, Japan and the United States have agreed to hold talks over the state of affairs in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( DPRK) after its leader's death, the foreign ministry said here Thursday.

Hanoi’s street of calligraphers

VietNamNet Bridge – Below are the latest pictures of the street of calligraphers, which opens annually before the lunar New Year festival on the pavement around Hanoi’s Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature).

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 20/1

Software outsourcing off to a good start; More flats for sale this month; Oversupply likely to drag sugar price down; Three card switching systems to be merged; Seafood exporters see growth in value-added products  

Vietnam slips off FIFA top 100

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s national football team has remained in the lead of Southeast Asian despite dropping two notches to 101st position in the FIFA rankings for January 2012.

Party and State leaders pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh

On January 19, a delegation of the Party Central Committee, the State President’s Office, the National Assembly, the Government paid floral tribute to the late President Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum in Hanoi.

Serious congestion in Hanoi before Tet

VietNamNet Bridge – Several days before Tet holiday, many roads in Hanoi are stuck even at noon.

Stricken cruise ship risks environmental disaster: Italian official

Fears of environmental disaster exist as sea storms may cause fuel leaks from the cruise liner which ran aground off Italy's western coast, environment minister Corrado Clini said on Wednesday.

IMF says to raise 500 bln dollars in new resources

The Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Wednesday that it will raise 500 billion U.S. dollars in additional resources to beef up its firewall, amid mounting worries over the ongoing eurozone debt crisis.

Vietnamese robot- the world’s best music gadget

A made in Vietnam robot by the TOSY Robotics Joint Stock Company has been selected as the best music gadget in the world by the Huffington Post, a US online magazine. 

HCM City greets Tet with lights, flowers

VietNamNet Bridge – Intensive preparations, including the decorating of hundreds of trees with lights, have been made by HCM City to greet Tet (Lunar New Year) from January 22-25.

Vietnamese models honored in Seoul

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese models Nhu Thao, Doan Tuan and Minh Vuong were honored at the Asian Model Festival and the Young Faces of Asia in Seoul on January 17 and 18.

Sarkozy holds crisis summit on protecting jobs

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday stressed the need to find out "emergency measures to protect jobs."

Pet keeping service in high demand, bringing fat profits

For the last one or two months, many Hanoians have been hurriedly looking for the places where they can leave cats and dogs when they are away on Tet holiday.

World Bank sharply lowers global economic growth rate amid eurozone risks

With global economic growth prospects dampened by the ongoing eurozone crisis, the World Bank has sharply lowered its global economic growth forecast and suggested effective policy actions from different countries.