VietNamNet Bridge – Young talent Hoang Quy Phuoc brought home two more gold medals from the National Swimming Championship, which wrapped up at the Ha Noi-based National Aquatics Centre on Wednesday.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the American economy is weaker than expected and the central bank would take all efforts to create more jobs and avoid the world's largest economy from falling into another recession.

Middle-aged white women drinking alcohol moderately are more likely to stay healthy than nondrinkers, according to a new study from Harvard.

Some investment institutions believe that the interest rates would not go down sharply, while they have also warned about the possible risks to occur when the interest rates fell too rapidly.

VietNamNet Bridge – These days, Kim Hong Village in the central province of Nghe An is largely deserted, the remaining dwellers being mostly elderly, women or small children.

Executives from 39 US corporations, including global giants like Google, General Electric, Exxon Mobil, and Boeing, have met some of Vietnam’s new leaders to discuss the economic situation and government’s policies to encourage foreign investment.

VietNamNet Bridge – While many poor patients don’t have money for treatment, some rich people cannot spend money at public hospitals.

British oil giant BP announced Wednesday it had a major oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico.

VietNamNet Bridge - A central idea behind Open Minds Network is that the differences that divide people will diminish when they share positive ideas and experiences.

New decree clarifies State support for investment, contracts; Industrial park moves offset FDI downturn; Distributors to hold congress; Commercial center transfer on uptrend; BIC wants to sell 20% stake to foreign partner  

VietNamNet Bridge has reported the recent boom of telepathy centers that seek lost remains of martyrs by instruction from the souls of martyrs. But this is only hypnotism, said a senior expert of hypnotism.

VietNamNet Bridge – A stamp set depicting portraits of the late revolutionary and historian Tran Van Giau was issued on Tuesday to celebrate his 100th birthday.

Indian security agencies arrested three people in Kishtwar of northwest Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday morning by tracing the origin of an email claiming responsibility for a blast at high court in New Delhi one day earlier.

More and more convenience stores, which provide modern services like supermarkets and can reach out to every corner in residential quarters like traditional markets, have been set up in the plan of retailers to expand their networks.

VietNamNet Bridge – The exchange of “soul” of two girls in Ca Mau province or the “reincarnation” of a boy after his death in Hoa Binh province are among unexplainable phenomenas of reincarnation in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Italian maestro Andrea Centazzo will be holding a multimedia concert at the HCM City Academy of Music on Tuesday and the Labour Theatre in Ha Noi on Thursday.

Vietnamese version of UK game show to air in September; Pioneer debuts with doll exhibition in Hanoi; Vietnam names old persimmons national heritage; HCMC to host solar vehicle race; Indonesian cultural troupe comes to city       

A hostile business climate has left Haiphong steel-makers on the back foot.

Singapore scientists have found possible new ways to treat a type of aggressive breast cancer that is unresponsive to current forms of treatment, local broadcaster Channel NewsAsia reported on Wednesday.

Vietnam is likely to be at relatively high risk of earthquakes although the country is situated outside world quake centers, scientists warned at a conference in Hanoi Monday.