Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda arrived here Tuesday on his first official two-day visit aimed at discussing, among others, bilateral trade and Japan' s wartime atrocities.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's U23 football team will take on Myanmar in their opening game of the VFF-Eximbank Cup at My Dinh National Stadium today, Oct 19.

HCM City's Department of Science and Technology and the Energy Saving Centre have launched the "Solar Car Racing 2011" competition in a bid to explore the potential of green transport.

Nam Dinh provincial authorities have released a shocking decision that they will not accept the bachelors who graduate from non-state schools as the officers in state agencies.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 3,000 households in Bao Ha Commune, Bao Yen District, in the northern province of Lao Cai rely on polluted wells for their daily water.

Striker Nguyen Thi Hoa scored a hattrick to help Viet Nam win 4-0 over hosts Laos yesterday at the second group round match of the Southeast Asian (AFF) Women's Football Championship at the National Stadium in Vientiane.

Investors have been told that they can find bigger profit if they have three-star hotels, because the demand has been increasing rapidly.

VietNamNet Bridge – The visit to India and Sri Lanka of President Truong Tan Sang last week (Octobeer 11-15) has opened a new chapter in the relations between Vietnam and the two South Asian countries, with numerous documents signed.

An international seminar to seek measures to effectively resolve disputes in the East Sea took place in the Malaysian capital city of Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 17.

An abandoned German satellite was expected to fall on Earth this week, but the exactly time and location remained unknown, according to media reports.

Autism can likely develop when low birth weight babies are combined with other factors such as environment and genetic predisposition, new research suggests.

The Government finally had to allow importing meat in order to stabilize the domestic market and prevent the prices from escalating. However, farmers complained that the decision has pushed them against the wall.

Real Madrid took a giant step towards qualifying for the knockout stage of the Champions League thanks to a comfortable home win against French side Olympique Lyon.

Monster stars Lady Gaga serenaded for honoring former President Bill Clinton on his 65th birthday Sunday at the four-hour Clinton charity fundraiser, "A Decade of Difference."

VietNamNet Bridge – Vice head of the General Department of Population – Family Planning has revealed an astonishing figure: Vietnam is currently in shortage of 139,000 adult women.

Licences to import raw seafood and food additives for processing seafood products for export have been suspended.

A new study deepened the mystery of dark matter, as finding the dark matter in galaxies is spread out smoothly, according to media reports.

Authorities crack down on illegal pesticides; Adidas to open biggest store in Vietnam; HCM City Party leader calls for Japanese investment; Vietnam may allow sale of ailing banks; Vietnam-India direct air routes in the pipeline

Two weeks after the third quarter ended, only a few securities companies have released their financial reports for the first nine months of the year, with many expected to show losses.

At meetings last week in Beijing between the top leaders of the Communist Party of Vietnam and China, and high-ranking officials of the two governments--constructive viewpoints on dealing with sea-related issues were put forward.