Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano on Monday railed against owner and operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant Tokyo Electric Power Co.(TEPCO) for providing hugely inaccurate data to the government

VietNamNet Bridge - Nam Dinh Water Supply Company's decision to invest VND700 million (US$42,000) in new pumping technologies in 2005 has paid off.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam would do its best to create favourable conditions for Dutch companies to do business and invest in Viet Nam efficiently and in the long term, President Nguyen Minh Triet said yesterday, March 28.

Landscapes under brush strokes of veteran artist; EU mission visits Vietnam’s ancient wall;  Phu Yen inaugurates Vung Ro relic site; Exhibition of Ukrainian miniature artworks opens

Walnuts have a combination of more healthful antioxidants and higher quality antioxidants than any other nut, U.S. researchers have found.

Young talent Nguyen Hoang Thien, 16, failed to defeat veteran Do Minh Quan in the men's singles final of Binh Duong City Tennis Open, Becamex IDC Cup, on Sunday.

UN expert hails Vietnam’s achievements; Viet Nam, Norway look for stronger legislative ties; Welcome for head of Sachsen State; Party General Secretary to boost ties with Laos

City to build monorail system in 2012; Vietnamese students to compete in ISEF 2011 in USA; Truck slams into shops outside market, kills 5; Marathon raises money Agent Orange victims   

VietNamNet Bridge – The retail premises market has cooled down since the end of 2010. Leasers now have to offer low rent to retailers because of the decreasing demand.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has every reason to cherish the hope of creating an international research and development (R&D) community in the country and cultivating a Vietnamese branded software industry.

Researchers at the University of Colorado (CU) and the Harvard University have found that people living at higher altitudes have a lower chance of dying from ischemic heart disease and tend to live longer than others,

High inflation dims investor interest; Fund to increase portfolio cash ratio; Cities urged to tighten belts; Ministry proposes five steps to reduce demand for dollars; Fruit exports slump due to poor quality  

VietNamNet Bridge – Transport firms are urgently installing black boxes for their coaches because according to the government’s Decree 91, all coaches must have black boxes as of July 1 2011.

The death toll from an ammunition factory blast in Yemen's southern province of Abyan on Monday rose to at least 70, including three children, as dozens were still in critical condition, local police official and medics said.

The Western-led coalition forces Sunday continued their air strikes on Libyan government forces after NATO decided to take full command of the Libya air campaign, as rebels reportedly retook control of a key oil exporting terminal.

The world is ill-prepared to respond to a severe influenza pandemic or to any similarly global, sustained, and threatening public health emergency, an independent expert-committee entrusted by World Health Organization (WHO) said

VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi Youth Union on March 27 organized a charity walk in Hanoi to support victims of quakes and tsunamis in Japan. This is also the event to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.

VietNamNet Bridge – Wild birds like spotted doves, pheasants, wild ducks, owls and eagles are sold publicly in Hanoi’s Lac Long Quan road even though trading of wild animals is banned in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Online forums for students have been stirred up with information about a young man born in the 1980s who is runing for the upcoming National Assembly election.

The sugar price has decreased continuously for the past two weeks. Traders dare not store goods and sugar refineries cannot sell products, but they need money to collect sugar cane and pay bank loan interest rates.