VietNamNet Bridge – Hellmut Kapfenberger, a German journalist who wrote a book about President Ho Chi Minh, arrived in the country yesterday, April 13, for a two-week visit.

VietNamNet Bridge – In Viet Nam, extra classes are taken for granted – for children already attending school. But now, five-year-olds who have just "graduated" from kindergarten are being taken to pre-school classes.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi Construction Department has identified 23 flood hot spots in the city.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored the only goal at White Hart Lane on Wednesday, leading Real Madrid easily past Tottenham Hotspur 5-0 on aggregate to reach the UEFA Champions League semifinals.

VietNamNet Bridge - Clean and primitive, Mui Ke Ga (Ke Ga Cape) is the most favorite destination for visitors to the central province of Binh Thuan.

With the power supply situation having been improved, the Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) has requested electricity corporations nationwide not to cut power supply at least from now until the end of the month.

U.S. stocks ended moderately higher on Wednesday after a choppy trading day, with the Dow and the S&P 500 closing flat and the Nasdaq rising 0.61 percent.

Russia on Tuesday celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first human space flight, accomplished on April 12, 1961 by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, with various events held in several cities.

Although the Ministry of Health prohibits doctors from prescribing nutritional additives known as functional foods that have no medicinal attributes, many famous hospitals still flout the ban.

VietNamNet Bridge – Co-operation between the armies of Viet Nam and China played an important role in boosting the comprehensive strategic co-operation partnership of the two countries, said Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

The atomic energy sector, the attitude of the society to atomic energy and Ninh Thuan’s future socio-economic developments are being discussed at a forum in the south central coastal province of Ninh Thuan on April 13.

VN women set for easy draw; Golfers raise millions for students; Lam re-elected as AFF deputy; Seniors to tee off at Twin Doves

Vietnam Airlines present VND800m to Japan; Vietnamese in Ivory Coast remain safe; Two schoolgirls mysteriously disappear; Authorities warn of toxic soy sauce; Thieves stole VND7 billion worth gold in Lam Dong

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam wished to strengthen and deepen its close partnership with Australia, said President Nguyen Minh Triet when receiving Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd in Ha Noi yesterday, April 13.

Slovenian surgeons have successfully developed a new method of breast reconstruction for cancer patients, the Slovenian Press Agency (STA) reported on Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The UNESCO has always kept an eye on the Thang Long Royal Citadel, a world cultural heritage. The organization will inspect the site this June, said Director of the Institute of Archaeology Tong Trung Tin.

VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities have pulled the plug on VND3.4 trillion (US$161 million) worth of projects. Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc spoke with Tin Tuc (News) about cutting the State budget.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ancestor worship is a longstanding belief and fine tradition of the Vietnamese people, researchers concluded at an international workshop held yesterday, April 13, in the northern province of Phu Tho.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam and China will develop detailed programmes to boost educational co-operation in the near future, especially with Hunan Province.

German journalist and writer visits Vietnam; Vietnamese fashion week in HCMC; Hanoi to host charity music festival; German thrillers at Idecaf this month