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Japan provides global connection service for Vietnam

Japan’s NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) will cooperate with the Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre (VNNIC) to provide global connection for internet service providers (ISP) and internet commerce providers (ICP) in Vietnam

Desolate children of Vietnamese-foreign marriages

Bringing her two children from Taiwan to Vietnam, Thuy left her children with her mother in the southern province of Soc Trang and went to HCM City to work.  

Foreign invested enterprises complain about customs procedures

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign investors voiced the same complaint that they take too much time to fulfill customs procedures, which badly affects the operation of enterprises.  

Vietnam musters its strength to develop sea and island tourism

Vietnam is striving to name itself among the group of countries which have most developed sea tourism in South East Asia, together with Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia.

Provinces finish border marking

VietNamNet Bridge – The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum and Laos's Attapeu Province on Monday signed a memorandum to mark the completion of border demarcation between the two localities.

Ukrainian, Russian presidents pay tribute to Chernobyl accident workers

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev visited Chernobyl on Tuesday on the 25th anniversary of the nuclear power plant accident there.

Man United down Schalke 2-0 in Champions League

Manchester United swept Schalke 2-0 in their Champions League semifinal first leg in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on Tuesday.

Vietnam needs to cooperate for sustainable tra fish farming

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers has signed a memorandum of cooperation with WWF, to make Vietnamese tra fish into a farming product of sustainable development.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 27/4

Plan needed to boost tourism, says minister; Inner city homes promised sufficient water this summer; Vietnam successfully chaired CIRTEF 2009-2010; NGOs meet in HCM City

Veterans recall American War

VietNamNet Bridge – Former prisoners of war and political prisoners in the former Sai Gon regime's prisons yesterday recalled their sufferings as well as the courage, determination and solidarity at a meeting

SPORTS IN BRIEF 27/4

Aces cue up for 9-Ball tourney; Ha Noi Trang An 2 held to draw; Quynh wins senior champs; U-17 footballers eye Cup qualifiers

Obama authorizes 25 million dollars in aid to Libyan opposition

U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday authorized up to 25 million U.S. dollars in nonlethal aid to the opposition in Libya, the White House said.

Vietnamese swimmers eye Malaysia Open

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will be taking part in the 54th Malaysia Open Swimming Championship in Kuala Lumpur in May.

Guitarist takes third in US contest

VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese student has taken third prize at the Northwest Guitar Festival held at Eastern Washington University in Washington.

Automobile enterprises seeking new way of development

After many years of struggling to develop, many Vietnamese automobile manufacturers have changed their thoughts about the way they need to follow to develop.

Tai chi may improve quality of life in chronic heart failure patients: study

Tai chi exercise appears to be associated with improved quality of life, mood and exercise self-efficacy in patients with chronic heart failure, according to a report published Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Viet Nam, Cambodia sign education protocol

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam-Cambodia education ties would increase in the near future, with a focus on exchanging delegations and increased co-operation between educational agencies and scientific research organisations,

UN chief calls for focus on nuclear safety on Chernobyl accident anniversary

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday paid tribute to those affected by the Chernobyl nuclear accident, and called for steps to further examine and strengthen nuclear safety.

Vietnamese currency offered for sale on eBay

VietNamNet Bridge - On the online auction and shopping website “eBay”, a complete set of Vietnam polymer currency banknotes are offered for sale at the price of 95 dollars, or nearly two million Vietnam dong.

New class of cancer drugs could work in colon cancers, U.S. study finds

A class of drugs that shows promise in breast and ovarian cancers with BRCA gene mutations could potentially benefit colorectal cancer patients with a different genetic mutation,