The working conditions of all companies, particularly those in the fields of footwear and garments in HCM City, are still not at acceptable levels, according to the city Centre for Protection of Labour's Health and Working Environment

VietNamNet Bridge – Long-term vision and short-term planning should be the twin planks on which the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta should base its adaptation to climate change, Dutch experts said at a workshop yesterday, March 31.

Two researchers at the Hebrew University (HU) of Jerusalem have been honored with a prestigious award for their study of the connection between several inflammatory diseases, cancer and bacteria.

VietNamNet Bridge – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on March 30 approved one loan and three credits totaling US$570 million in support of Vietnam’s development efforts.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will face minnows Chinese Macau in their first game of the World Cup 2014 Asia Zone qualifiers following yesterday's draw in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is undergoing a revolution of a different kind – more and more elderly people with time on their hands are discovering, perhaps for the first time, the joys of travel.

According to a survey by the UNDP and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, the quality of public services in HCM City, Da Nang and Thua Thien-Hue is the best while that of Yen Bai and Kon Tum is at the bottom.

A trace amount of radioactive iodine has been found in a sample of milk from the west state of Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Wednesday.

Vietnam wins 7 golds at Singapore Int’l Open Karate Champs 2011; Women footballers get set for national tourney; Tien Minh to compete at open badminton tourney in Australia

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam must get ready to cope with climate change, which was forecast to bring erratic and extreme weather this year, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai said at a meeting to review storm and flood prevention

U.S. companies are in "pretty good shape" in many ways on back of the recovery of the world's largest economy, Jeffrey Immelt, Chief Executive Officer of General Electric (GE), said here on Thursday.

Physical gold on downward trend amid govt’s tight control; Additional 53 businesses export seafood to EU; Opportunities to invest in Vietnamese oil and gas sector; Vietnam, Laos strengthen banking cooperation  

The consequences of the power cuts have become so serious that foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) have lodged complaints to the government and local authorities, warning that the power cuts are worsening the investment environment in Vietnam.

Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva decided on Thursday to dissolve the parliament and call for elections on June 5. This is the outcome of the political crisis that started on March 23, when the five opposition parties from the left

VietNamNet Bridge – After the recent cold spells, the sacred turtle living in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake went ashore to sunbathe on March 31, drawing attention from people around.

An agreement on visa exemptions for diplomatic and official passport holders from Viet Nam and El Salvador was signed in Ha Noi yesterday, March 31, after successful talks between the foreign ministers of the two countries.

Hanoi set for international electric music festival; Vietnamese to vote for favorite books; Trinh Cong Son’s love songs hit Hue palace

The Ministry of Science and Technology issued Circular No 01/2011/TT-BKHCN on March 16 guiding the establishment and operation of so-called "Science and Technology Organisations with foreign-owned capital.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's first index measuring the performance of governance and public administration which was compiled from interviews with the public was released yesterday, March 31.

VietNamNet Bridge – After ten years of implementing policies on encouraging the development of information technology, software firms still cannot attain domestic clients, even though the domestic market is considered as having great potentials.