VietNamNet Bridge – Nine out of 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathered for the second meeting of focal points for tobacco control, which opened in Hanoi on May 11.

At least 14 people were injured, one critically, after clashes between anarchists and police in central Athens on Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The country's two largest cities have started large-scale examinations of their power grids in preparation for flooding during the up coming rainy season.

The subprime loans of joint stock banks in Vietnam had reached 22 trillion dong by the end of February 2011, accounting for 1.76 percent of the total outstanding loans, lower than the average ratio of 2.33 percent of the whole banking system.

VietNamNet Bridge – UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam John Hendra met with reporters in Hanoi on May 10 to share his view on the country’s development during five years of his term of office in Vietnam,

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese shooting team will leave for the World Cup ISSF held at Fort Benning in the United States tomorrow, May 13.

At the meeting with HCM City’s authorities last week, Deputy Chair of Amcham Christopher C.Twomey advised the local authorities to take necessary measures to prevent robbery, or Vietnam will lose a reputation as a safe destination.

VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces are taking several measures to deal with the growing problem of land erosion in a region crisscrossed by thousands of rivers and canals.

VietNamNet Bridge – UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam John Hendra has received the “For the Development of Vietnamese Women” insignia for his great contributions to fostering gender equality

President of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Huynh Dam congratulated local Buddhists on Buddha's 2011th birth anniversary and the 30th founding anniversary of the Viet Nam Buddhist Sangha.

VietNamNet Bridge – Indian Rear Admiral HCS Bisht, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet of Indian Navy steered two Indian naval ships named INS Delhi and INS Kirch to pay a visit to Ho Chi Minh City from May 10 – 13.

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of rubella patients suffering from encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain, in the capital and neighbouring provinces has risen sharply this year,

Google on Tuesday launched its long-awaited cloud-based music service Music Beta without any label licenses it originally wanted.

Russian secret services would regularly uncover and destroy the al-Qaida envoys that the international terrorist network sends to Russian territory, President Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday.

Car manufacturers import car parts to assemble domestically, but they were told to pay the high tariffs applied to the cars imported under the mode of complete built units (CBU).

Only four out of the top 12 seeds at the ongoing 2011 European Individual Women Chess Championship on Monday kept their winning streak intact by taking their respective third-round games.

New retirees suddenly confronted with plenty of time on their hands might be happy to learn that reading keeps one mentally alert and abreast of current aff airs,

Ministry to curb luxury imports; Diseases hit Delta’s tiger shrimp farming hard; Ministry calls for investment in power plant projects; Travel expo set to widen scope of promotion; Travel firms want higher interest from deposits  

A spokesman with the Beijing-based Palace Museum, located inside the world-famous Forbidden City, offered an apology to the Hong Kong-based Liang Yi Museum on Wednesday