VietNamNet Bridge – With outstanding growth over the past 15 years, the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) had proven its strong vitality and become an irreplaceable bridge in the Asia-Europe partnership,

Southeast Asian swim champs to begin; Binh Duong triumph at nationals; Hung wins Ocean Dunes Club champs

VietNamNet Bridge – The new English programme for sixth graders will be tested this year at some junior high schools that meet the national standards, the Ministry of Education and Training has said.

Vietnamese enterprises and government agencies have voiced their complaints about the unreasonable collection of surcharges applied by foreign shipping firms. However, they have not done the necessary things to settle the problem.

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has asked the Ministry of Education and Training to complete the transfer of universities and colleges in HCM City and Ha Noi to the cities' outskirts by 2025.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Tuesday in a press conference in Tehran that the country will never stop uranium enrichment.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two documentary films, produced by French and Vietnamese artists, opened the third International Festival of Documentary Films at HCM City's IDECAF Theatre on Monday night.

VietNamNet Bridge – A hospital in HCM City has treated a three-year-old baby from the central province of Thanh Hoa, who was hospitalized with worms crawling from her nose, mouth and anus.

VietNamNet Bridge – V-League leaders Song Lam Nghe An are determined to end their recent poor run today when they take on Hoang Anh Gia Lai at home in the V-League's 18th round, the club's head coach Nguyen Huu Thang said.

“We will take measures to guarantee safety for domestic and foreign investors of oil and gas exploration projects in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone,” stated Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Chairman of the Vietnamese Government Office.

The German authorities said on Monday that Germany's first sample tests of the allegedly contaminated bean sprouts have found no E. coli strains that have sickened more than 2,000 people in Europe.

VietNamNet Bridge - Constrexim’s main products are interior furnishings like wardrobes, chairs and tables, but the company no longer finds it worthwhile to make them.

Canadian country music singing star Shania Twain, a five-time Grammy Award winner, received the 2,442nd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, capping a successful career as a singer and a songwriter.

VietNamNet Bridge – A dozen of parking lots in Hanoi have been fined for overcharging customers. Police officers are allowed to disguise to find out parking fee violations.

VietNamNet Bridge – Phan Thi Mo, one of the top five contestants of Miss Vietnam World 2010, has been invited to take part in the Miss Asia USA 2011 pageant.

VietNamNet Bridge – The land areas in Hanoi which industrial factories will leave after the relocations are always the aiming points of real estate developers, because they deserve the “golden mines” for the developers to dig.

VietNamNet Bridge – A series of new policies relating to the automobile market have been announced recently. Government agencies do not conceal the intention of restricting the consumption of cars, which are listed as a luxury product.

VietNamNet Bridge – Wildlife At Risk (WAR) in collaboration with the Khan Quang Do (Red Scarf) children magazine have handed out awards to the 17 best paintings submitted for a contest titled Treasures of the Forest.

Favourable conditions and policies will continue to be offered to attract sustainable and environmentally sound private investment in the forestry sector, an official of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said.