Vietnamese badminton ace Nguyen Tien Minh, the world’s number 7, booked a place to the second round of the 2011 Yonex Australian Open Grand Prix Gold after securing a 2-0 win over a Malaysian contender today.

Trio Tran Quoc Cuong, Hoang Xuan Vinh and youngster Ha Minh Thanh will be competing in their favourite pistol event at the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup in Changwon, South Korea this week.

Domestic coaches refused or didn’t meet the criteria set by the Vietnam Football Federation so the successor of Henrique Calisto will be a foreign coach. VFF has negotiated with five foreign candidates, focusing on the two German candidates.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has announced it will conduct surprise inspections on old but operational aircrafts in Vietnam. The decision has been made after holes appeared in the top and fuselage of a series of Boeing 737-300 in the US.

The qualification trials for the Viet Nam 2011 Robot Creation Contest for southern provinces kicked off yesterday at Rach Mieu Gymnasium, with the participation of 73 teams from 18 universities, colleges and vocational schools.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nearly 1.5 million foreigners visited Viet Nam in the first quarter of this year, a year-on-year increase of nearly 12 percent, the General Statistics Office said.

Using bicycles, buses or motorbikes with smaller capacity to save petrol, stop purchasing new clothes and furniture, reducing budget for food, no longer using air conditioners, etc. are the measures being used by many families right now.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Athletics Federation has set up a table of standards to choose a team of athletes to contest the 26th Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia in November.

Workers managed to stop highly radioactive water from flowing into the Pacific Ocean from a crippled Japanese nuclear power plant early Wednesday morning by injecting a chemical compound,

VietNamNet Bridge - Ho Chi Minh City Court Wednesday handed out death sentences to the two murderers of Phu Nhuan District Party Committee’s deputy secretary Dang Thu Hong last October.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Industry and Trade have up to ten deputy ministers while they are allowed to have up to four.

VietNamNet Bridge – Tourism officials spoke to Viet Nam News about the importance of co-operation among ASEAN countries on the sidelines of a regional meeting in Ha Noi yesterday, April 5.

VietNamNet Bridge – Although administrative reforms contributed significantly to the country's socio-economic development over the last decade, the process not yet met its set goals,

Nation opposes US intervention in trial; First baby delivered by caesarean section on Spratly island; Vietnam, France share experience in geographic information; More than VND1 billion to help landslide victims

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan yesterday, April 5, called for concerted effort to expand the advanced undergraduate training programmes offered by several universities over the last five years.

VietNamNet Bridge – Cai luong (reformed opera) actress Que Tran won the award for Favourite TV Cai Luong Actress at the fifth HCM City Television (HTV) Awards on Monday.

The Truong Sa (Spratly) district off the south-central province of Khanh Hoa on April 5 held a ceremony to mark the 36th anniversary of its liberation (April 29). 

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam always attaches importance to developing the relations with the Philippines  for the benefits of both countries and contributing to building the ASEAN Community. 

A woman's breast milk cells may be used to predict cancer in future research, according to a study published by HealthDay News on Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The eighth Mot Trai Tim – Mot The Gioi (One Heart – One World) charity arts programme will take place at the Ha Noi Cultural Friendship Palace on Saturday.