VietNamNet Bridge - Several famous female singers and actresses have been included in the list of 161 official candidates for the 8th Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council election.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam ranked fifth among 10 nations worldwide most at risk from information insecurity in 2010, according to the Vietnam Information Security Association (Visa).

VietNamNet Bridge – Though running its own social network already, the Corporation of Finance and Promoting Technology (FPT) still has decided to sign an agreement with the social network Facebook.

VietNamNet Bridge – Dr. Ha Ngoc Mai has successfully multiplied the only white flamboyant tree in Vietnam using the sowing method.

President Obama returned to his hometown Chicago on Thursday to kick start his campaign for a second term, and raise millions of dollars to finance his 2012 re-election bid.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many of the country's dykes are ineffective and desperately in need of repair but there is no money for the work, according to the director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's Flood Prevention

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to cancel a meeting with international pop sensation Justin Bieber, on the eve of the teenage idol's first concert in Israel, according to local media.

VietNamNet Bridge – Though seafood and garment companies had an impressive growth rate in export turnover in the first quarter of the year, they did not have good profits.  Some companies even incurred losses.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Wednesday that it has approved the cPAX Aneurysm Treatment System for surgery on brain aneurysms that are difficult to manage because of their size and shape.

The Association of Vietnamese Insurers is calling for a more transparent legal framework for the insurance industry for the industry to be in place by the time the amended Law on the Insurance Business takes effect in July.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vinalines Global, a ship owned by state-run Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines), is being detained in China due to a trade dispute, Vinalines general director Nguyen Canh Viet confirmed.

VietNamNet Bridge – A festival for young ethnic people will be held for the first time with the participation of representatives from 54 ethnic groups from across the country.

VietNamNet Bridge - A Finnish technology leader is eager to cultivate the world’s most modern ethanol manufacturing technology in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam continues to welcome businesses from the Republic of Slovakia to seek co-operation and investment opportunities in the country, President Nguyen Minh Triet said.

Vovinam coaches travel to Laos; Shooter comes fifth at World Cup; Children to join Arsenal festival; VN tread water in rankings; Lien Viet take Hung Vuong Cup

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Preventive Medicine Centre reported that hand, foot and mouth disease caused three fatalities last month but its incidence has increased sharply since.

Travel firm urges visa extensions; European Food Festival popular; Hue to host craft festival; VN seeks Ha Long Bay votes; HCM City lists top tourism sites

U.S. Congress on Thursday passed the federal budget that cut billions of government spending, sending it for President Barack Obama's signature.

VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists from the Institute for Tropical Biology have said that the flock of birds numbering in the thousands  have recently come to the central province of Ninh Thuan recently are red necked phalaropes.

VietNamNet Bridge - Four self-nominated candidates from Hanoi have been shortlisted to run for the upcoming National Assembly election in May.