VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam did not send any movie to compete for the Best Foreign Language Film Award of the Oscar 2011. This year it has many films that meet Oscar’s standards.

VietNamNet Bridge – When well-off patients are turning their backs against local hospitals, the Ministry of Health is seeking to “attract” them by diffusing Vietnam’s medical achievements to the people, but...

VietNamNet Bridge – The first exhibition of art dolls opened in Ha Noi on Thursday, featuring 20 artworks by Tran Thu Hang.

“Smart home”, “smart building” and “smart city” are the words which have been continuously mentioned recently by information technology (IT) solution providers.

Gone is the period when farmers kept complaining about the loss of agricultural land, when they had to leave their homes to give up places to industrial zones. Nowadays, they have entered a new battle – the fight against the environment pollution.

Forces of Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) entered Bani Walid on Friday, one of the last strongholds of toppled leader Muammar Gaddafi, al-Jazeera TV said.

VietNamNet Bridge – Traffic police in Ha Noi have set up check-points near bia hoi (fresh beer) venues to measure drivers' alcohol concentration as part of national traffic safety month.

A lot of employees have been laid off recently in the plan to restructure personnel and cut expenses carried out by businesses in the context of economic downturn. Not only blue collar workers, but high ranking executives have also lost their jobs.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Goethe Institute in Ha Noi plans to display video installation art by celebrated local artist and writer Truong Que Chi this weekend.

Lenovo Group, China's largest PC maker, said it aims to become the world's second-largest PC provider by the end of this year, China Daily reported Friday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has set the time frame for stricter emission standards to be applied in an effort to mitigate air pollution caused by motor vehicles.

Japan's economy contracted an annualized 2.1 percent in the second quarter, on an inflation-adjusted basis, the Cabinet office said in a revised report Friday.

Banks expand activities abroad; Smuggled goods still rampant in HCMC; Vietnam Airlines offers discount on UK route; EVN remains in debt to PetroVietnam, Vinacomin; Japan firm to build $25 mln feed plant in Long An

 HCM City to host Indochina expo; Thai food festival in HCM City; HCM City prepares for Oktoberfest; Metropole voted Asia's best; Art dolls tell stories with silent voices

The three powerful state owned economic groups have all proposed to raise the electricity prices as soon as possible in order to speed up the power projects.

VietNamNet Bridge – The annual Nghinh Ong festival for fishermen to worship the whale to seek good luck at sea will open in HCM City's coastal district of Can Gio tomorrow, Sept 10.

More details of "credible" terror threat emerged Thursday night of individuals trying to carry out attacks on the United States using truck or car bombs, while President Barack Obama has ordered increased security.

The proposal by the Ministry of Finance on the new way of taxing car part imports will help automobile joint ventures to “get out of danger”: they will not have to pay the tax arrears of up to multi trillions of dong.

Managing other people at work triggers structural changes in the brain, protecting its memory and learning center well into old age, Australia's study revealed on Friday.

Despite economic uncertainty and runaway inflation forcing consumers to spend less, local manufacturers and distributors of luxury vehicles have reported strong sales growth.