Viet Nam and the United States have held open discussion on issues of mutual concern during the recent human rights dialogue in Washington DC, according to Foreign Ministry Spokesman Luong Thanh Nghi.

VietNamNet Bridge – Miners work in three shifts a day in darkness, wetness and toxic gas in underground mines to explore coal.

Changes in the world economy have positively impacted foreign investment in Viet Nam, but the country still needs to improve its investment climate to capitalise on this trend, experts said.

Producers of bio-fuel E5 are concerned about sales as Vietnamese consumers have been ignoring the environmentally friendly fuel.

The lackluster real estate market has not only made real estate developers suffer, but has also made trade floors redundant. A lot of real estate trade floors, which mushroomed several years ago when the market heated up, have shut down.

Armchair viewers will have no doubt spotted a French actor who can speak the local language like a Vietnamese native on TV in recent times.

The Department of Primary Education has now prepared a highly visual science text book for primary school children, covering various aspects of social and nature related subjects.

VietNamNet Bridge – Bee Chua is a Singaporean woman who has been living in HCM City for more than 20 years.

The government has decided that Vietnam will have 20,000 more PhDs by 2020, including 10,000 PhDs to be trained domestically. However, most of postgraduates do not want to attend domestic training courses because of the low training quality.

VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has ordered all the ministry's units to ensure traffic safety during the upcoming New Year holidays, beginning in the last week of January.

Nearly two years after the Public Certificate Authority Services (CA) were put into use, the systems have shown the lack of connectivity. Meanwhile, Vietnamese digital certificates have not been recognized in the world.

Vietnam and the UK signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in London on Thursday to promote bilateral defense cooperation, thus contributing to elevating their strategic partnership.

A new study suggests that the rate of global warming from doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide may be less than the most dire estimates of some previous studies.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam and Laos have vowed to speed up border demarcation and landmark planting in an effort to complete border work by 2012.

More than half million subscribers of Vinaphone have participated in a quiz game during the company’s latest promotional campaign by sending five millions SMS messages without clear knowledge of how they will win the game.

VietNamNet Bridge – The burning of rice stubble has been a regular occurrence throughout the capital's suburban areas despite warnings that its smoke could harm residents and the environment.

Ancient wells in Quang Tri attract visitors; Vietnam’s Got Talent judges named; Vietnam inspires French artist Dominique de Miscault; Japanese cartoon characters make a mark in HCMC; Local researcher proposes National Language Day   

VietNamNet Bridge – On the bank of the Red River, in Long Bien district, Hanoi, there is a small hamlet where around ten families make beehive-shaped coal.

VietNamNet Bridge – The national taekwondo team left for Bangkok on Thursday for the Asian Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Seafood processing factories are seriously lacking materials, because of which they can only run at 70 percent of capacity.