Players to contest badminton worlds; Thai Binh to host U-11 tourney; Viet Nam to sign Falko Goetz

After the first bustling two months of the year, the steel market has become quiet since the end of March with very low demand, even though it is now the high construction season.

VietNamNet Bridge – The South Korean music band 2AM will perform for the first time in Viet Nam at Ha Noi's My Dinh Stadium next month, the organisers, V Communications Joint Stock Company said yesterday.

 A delegation of the Party, State, Government, National Assembly and Viet Nam Fatherland Front leaders yesterday laid a wreath in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum on the occasion of his 121st birthday.

The European aircraft maker Airbus hailed on Wednesday the judgement by an appeal body of the World Trade Organization (WTO), saying it is "a big win for Europe" because it showed a favor to Airbus . . .

VietNamNet Bridge – Eighty per cent of poor households currently receive Government support with their power bills, Chu Quang Cuong, head of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs' Planning and Finance Department said

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem on May 18 in Hanoi presented the Friendship Order to outgoing UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam John Hendra for his contributions during his term of office in Vietnam.

Photograph book reflects world love for President Ho Chi Minh; Translated poems by Nguyen Trai to be discussed at HN University; Photograph exhibition first by Viet Nam Leica buffs

Vietnam Fatherland Front Chairman visits General Giap; Turkish ambassador bids farewell to PM Dung; Prime Minister allocates rice to poor residents of six provinces

VietNamNet Bridge – A large-scale clean-up campaign is to be held in the capital on Friday and Saturday ahead of the National Assembly and People's Council elections on May 22.

While the Cultural Heritage Agency is combining with provinces to make an inventory of intangible cultural heritages in the country, the Vietnam Folk Culture and Art Association has “inventoried” folk cultural and art heritages of 46 ethnic groups.

Using a simple, minimally- invasive technique to analyze cells from the interior of the nose, U.S. researchers have detected lung cancer in its earliest stage.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will carry out a campaign to canvas for the right to host the Asian Games 2019.

A variation in a gene involved in regulating cholesterol in the bloodstream also appears to affect progesterone production in women, making it a likely culprit in a substantial number of cases of their infertility,

Ten people were killed and 30 others injured Wednesday after demonstration to condemn the alleged killing of four civilians by NATO-led troops in Takhar province turned into violence.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Wednesday that its acting chief has the authority to handle regular business of the Washington-based agency, in response to earlier comments from U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner

Binh Thuan is trying to attract more travelers and upgrade infrastructure in the “Russian village” of Mui Ne. Meanwhile, tourism service providers are taking time to learn Russian in the four-month low season.

VietNamNet Bridge - Two Vietnamese-American students won a grand award at a major international scientific contest in the US last week.

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced Tuesday that the international Aquarius/SAC-D observatory will be launched on June 9, to study interactions between ocean circulation, the water cycle and climate

Vietnamese products showcased in Myanmar; Viettel keen on Argentine market; Vietnam to promote public-private partnerships; Credit growth stalls as interest rates soar; Low-grade gold scam leaves local dealers holding the bag