Landlords not hiking rent for poor get tax break; VN, French doctors talk nuclear medicine; Nine arrested for knifing police; 16 ethnic workers in coma after fish poisoning; Japan to cover airfares for returning foreign students

Vietnam wants Thailand and Cambodia to exercise maximum restraint to avoid armed clashes and continue resolving disputes through peaceful negotiations, a Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said.

German engineering giant Siemens has announced to donate software worth US$71 million next month to the Higher Education Engineering Alliance Program to help Vietnamese universities develop the next generation of engineers.

The application of e-commerce can help local businesses enhance their competitiveness and boost the country's industrialisation and modernisation, said a ministry official at a seminar held in HCM City yesterday.

Vietnam’s top track-and-field official and a consultant sent by the German Athletics Federation are not seeing eye to eye about athletes’ training and competition regimes ahead of next year’s London Olympics.

Foreign cruises have appeared again in Vietnam since the beginning of the year, after a two year period of interruption due to the global financial crisis. However, there are still many things that need to be done to develop cruise tourism.

A recent survey to record weight measurements and albumin levels of patients in Bach Mai hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (Hanoi), Cho Ray Hospital’s Department of Surgery (HCMC) and Can Tho Hospital, shows that 40-60% of the patients are underweight.

VietNamNet Bridge – The French Communist Party will promote the role of its representatives to tighten traditional solidarity, friendship and co-operation with the Communist Party of Viet Nam, contributing to friendly co-operative ties

VietNamNet Bridge - Six of the top 10 commercials out of more than 200 TV commercials are in the beverage industry, according to a survey released yesterday by research firm Cimigo.

Minh ousted from quarter-finals; Golfer offered free coaching; Viet Nam to host Asian U-19s; Coal and Minerals draw with Ha Noi

Libya's Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Kaim said Friday that the Libyan army will withdraw from the rebel-held city of Misrata.

Kate Middleton paid an emotional visit to Princess Diana's grave with Prince William days before their wedding, media reported Thursday.

Vietnam exports to South Korea continue to rise; Vietnam exports to France pick up; CPI in April up 3.16 percent; Association to help young people start their careers; Vietnam, China boost economic cooperation

Though the central bank has stipulated that deposit interest rates must not be higher than 14% per annum, depositors still acquire higher interest rates for big sums of deposits, if they successfully “bargain” with commercial banks.

Educators have, once again, rung the alarm bell over the indifference of Vietnamese students to social science majors after they realized that the number of students registering to study social sciences is at a record low this exam season.

The Chinese government has ordered an intensified crackdown on the illegal use of non-edible materials in food, according to a circular issued by the General Office of China's State Council, or the cabinet.

Fuel efficiency became the theme at the 2011 New York International Auto Show that began its press preview on Wednesday with nearly 1,000 stunning new 2011/2012 vehicles on display.

In Hanoi, luxurious shopping malls are still crowded, while luxurious items are still selling well. Many Hanoians still do not change their shopping habit, though many other people have to curb expenses.

Japanese government has ordered residents in some more areas between 20-km and 30-km ring of the crippled Fukushima No.1 nuke plant to evacuate due to accumulated radiation, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said Friday.

The bank’s doors have been opened more widely to people, who need to buy dollars, since the short supply has been improved. Meanwhile, the black market’s exchange rates have come closer to the commercial exchange rates quoted by banks.