VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training has reduced some of the contents in curriculum at primary and high schools, despite concerns from some teachers and school management boards over the move.

VietNamNet Bridge – Accessories designer Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lan, 32, from Lan Viet Fashion Company, has won the British Council's annual International Young Creative Entrepreneur award in Viet Nam.

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan told the ministers in his Cabinet on Tuesday that they are likely to resign on Aug. 30, when his successor is expected to come, according to Kyodo News report.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam and Singapore had built up good terms on national defence co-operation based on special relationship, President Truong Tan Sang said at a reception for Singapore guests led by Defence Minister Ng Eng Heng

Libyan rebels have launched heavy attacks at the Bab al-Aziziyah compound of embattled leader Muammar Gaddafi in Tripoli, Arab television Al Arabiya reported Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Government would do its best to work with the Cambodian Government to raise bilateral ties to a more effective and fruitful level, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Ha Noi yesterday, Aug 23.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese badminton ace Nguyen Tien Minh easily brushed aside unseeded Indonesian Rhustavito Shesar Hiren 21-12, 21-8 in the first round of the Yonex Sunrise Viet Nam Grand Prix Open.

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck U.S. east coast on Tuesday afternoon and was felt in Washington D. C., New York City, North Carolina and even in Toronto, Canada.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese software industry has been changing vigorously when many software firms have shifted from selling labor products to selling knowledge products.

Though China purses a "good neighbor policy" in Asia, it faces increasing criticism from regional officials, media and populations. It seems the time is ripe for Beijing to review and improve its Asia strategy.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many foreign investors are looking for a dose of good medicine in Vietnam’s health sector.

The "Twilight" actress Kristen Stewart said she doesn't think marriage is necessary in an interview with a German magazine.

VietNamNet Bridge – Local dwellers in Thanh Hoa province have been rushing to the forests to pick herbal medicine to sell for money. Experts have rung the alarm bell over the possible herbal medicine resource depletion.

More than 90 percent of U.S. heart attack patients who need the lifesaving procedure receive it within just 90 minutes of being admitted to the hospital, according to a study released Monday in the journal Circulation.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen and Nguyen Hung, a renowned MC and a famous singer-dancer in the overseas Vietnamese community, will perform in the “Love and Dance” show at the National Convention Center in Hanoi on October 7.

The Italian first division soccer league new season may face a strike if players and clubs do not reach a compromise over a new collective labour agreement.

Thai ex-premier in-exile Thaksin Shinawatra said Tuesday in Tokyo that he had no plan to go back to his country if he was to cause problems, while denying meddling in his younger sister's governance of Thailand.

British singer George Michael has admitted his split from long time partner Kenny Goss at his concert at the Prague State Opera House Monday.

The battle between rebels and forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi went on in the capital Tuesday, as a prominent son of the embattled Libyan leader made public appearance despite earlier reports he had been arrested by the rebels.

VietNamNet Bridge – A shortage of funds and high interest rates have left a number of social housing projects unfinished or still at the blueprint stage.