Deforestation for the construction of hydropower plants is causing erosion and depression of the surface soil, reducing the ability for water absorption of the soil as well as changing the ecological environment forever.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will spend VND17.58 trillion (US$837 million) under a programme to build new rural areas in its five outlying districts by 2020, the steering committee set up for it has said.

Chris Brown was the biggest winner at Sunday night's 2011 BET Awards ceremony, as the pop singer took home four awards including best male R&B artist and the viewers' choice prize.

Lulz Security, a prolific hacker group, claimed it has ceased cyber-attack into the websites of governments and corporations.

VietNamNet Bridge – The stock prices have been decreasing for a long time and there has been no sign of recovery. A lot of big securities investors have seen their assets all gone and have to go to mental hospital due to psychological crisis.

 Garment workers treated for food poisoning; 9-day-old boy abandoned to nun on bus; Ha Noi to apply new fees for vehicle parking; Dak Lak cops indicted for deadly torture

The Irish government is aiming to increase internet literacy among older people with the launch of a 1.6 million euro training program, according to a cabinet minister on Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ho Xuan Son has affirmed Viet Nam's stance on the East Sea, stressing that the nation advocated maintaining peace and stability in the area.

VietNamNet Bridge - Global economic instability and high inflation could put a serious dent in Vietnam’s growth plans this year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN)'s northern division said it would take at least nine days to repair electricity infrastructure and equipment damaged by storm Haima.

Russia successfully launched a Cosmos class military satellite on Monday, said spokesman of the Russian Space Forces Alexei Zolotukhin.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Huynh Ngoc Son has asked the Lao National Assembly to join hands to turn Southeast Asia into a region of peace, security and development.

VietNamNet Bridge – The seventh round of negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement has achieved important results and is expected to attain several goals in key areas by year-end,

VietNamNet Bridge – Though experts think it will take at least another five years before e-books will cut into the revenues of printed books, many book distributors are already preparing for the day even as the use of IT spreads in Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge – New Zealand naval ship HMNZS Te Mana docked at HCM City's Sai Gon Port yesterday for a courtesy visit.

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of young people not wearing helmets while driving has recently increased despite police efforts, according to Ha Van Tuan, deputy head of Ha Noi Traffic Police Team No 1.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training will take measures to prevent cheating at university entrance exams next month.

A "lean gene" that helps people keep slim was found closely related to diabetes and heart disease, according to a study pulished in Nature Genetics journal on Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Leaders of a Taiwan-backed firm in Hanoi’s Phu Nghia Industrial Park may escape legal action after one of its workers was killed by a security guard during strike action involving the company.

VietNamNet Bridge – While some experts believe that the culprits of the recent attacks to Vietnamese websites were unprofessional hackers, others think that the attacks were really very dangerous.