The approval rating for the cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has plunged 5 percentage points to a joint record low of 19 percent, a survey by the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper showed Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Central Highlands Biology Institute in Da Lat city has announced to invent a technology that shortens the harvest time of Ngoc Linh ginseng from six years to only half of a month.

Fund management company Indochina Capital Corporation (Indochina Capital) announced yesterday that the Overseas Private Investment Corporation had approved US$50 million in financing for its Mekong Renewable Resources Fund.

A series of bomb and gunfire attacks on Monday killed at least 11 people and injured 35 others in northern and central Iraq, marking an escalation in violence in the country several months before the proposed departure of U.S. troops.

Dr. Vu Cao Phan is the only Vietnamese scholar who was interviewed by a Chinese television channel about the East Sea disputes. He spoke about the interview, which has attracted attention of the local and international public.

U.S. actress Lindsay Lohan was officially released Wednesday after 35 days of house arrest, according to media reports Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Migrant bee beekeepers from the Central Highlands and southern provinces are flocking to Thua Thien-Hue and neighboring provinces.

Police in central Hubei Province confirmed that 23 people had died after a rear-end collision Monday morning.

VietNamNet Bridge – Competent authorities have requested Ford Vietnam to pay tens of billions VND in tax arrears, after they have discovered that the automobile joint venture made wrong tax declarations.

VietNamNet Bridge – How is Do Viet Khoa, the teacher famous for denouncing negative actions in the final high school exams?

According to the July world chess ranking table of the FIDE, Vietnamese chess star Le Quang Liem, jumps up to 27th from the 49th place two months ago. With an Elo rating of 2,715, he stands first on the FIDE under-20 rankings.

Websites on music, Hanoi lakes make debut; Fashion photographer raises money for Japan victims; Solo exhibition by French artist in city; Miss Ethnic winners to compete in international contest; Ice-skating rink attracts local youth

VietNamNet Bridge – Apart from 96 officials in An Phu and Thoai Son districts, the government of An Giang province in southern Vietnam has detected an additional 44 officials who used fake high-school diplomas.

Brazil defeated Norway 3-0 owing a brace by top midfielder Marta to wrap quarterfinals in group D ahead of schedule in front of 26,067 spectators at outsold Volkswagen Arena on Sunday.

Eurogroup finance ministers decided on Saturday to release the fifth tranche of loans to Greece to avoid an immediate default of the country.

VietNamNet Bridge – Receiving hundreds of cars which docked Vietnam’s ports after June 26, the day when the Circular No 20 took effect, car dealers have been on an knife’s edge, because they cannot get enough documents for customs clearance.

Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate on Saturday arrived in the French-speaking city of Montreal as protesters tried to ruin the day by chanting a raft of slogans in protest of the couple's visit.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Sai Gon Industry Corporation said on Thursday it planned to invest VND4 trillion (US$200 million) in a factory that can manufacture 300 million microchips each year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of tonnes of hazardous waste have been treated improperly by a private company operating in waste treatment in southern Dong Nai Province, according to the local authorities.

VietNamNet Bridge –Vietnamese businesses, especially those based in industrial parks around the country, are facing a serious shortage of manpower since workers are quitting and unhappy due to low salaries.