Real Madrid reached the last eight of the Champions League for the first time in seven years after beating Olympique Lyon 3-0 in the Santiago Bernabeu stadium on Wednesday night.

The National Police Agency said Thursday that Friday's catastrophic quake and ensuing tsunami have left 5,178 people dead and 8,606 others unaccounted for in Japan by 10:00 a.m. local time (0100 GMT).

While enterprises are still feeling shocked with the dramatic increases of the prices of electricity, petrol and the dollar, they have been urged to consider the possible impacts of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on their business.

VietNamNet Bridge – Filling stations along borders will only be allowed to operate from 6am to 6 pm to combat fuel smuggling, an anti-fuel smuggling conference held by the Ministry of Trade and Industry in HCM City was told on Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Economising on household electricity consumption would help HCM City avoid shortages this summer, a power-utility official has said.

“The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan must assist Vietnamese in Japan to return home at their request.” was among the Prime Minister’s instruction made on March 16.

VietNamNet Bridge – The head of the city's Institute of Hygiene and Public Health has urged the city Health Department and other authorities to inspect small food production facilities and markets for the sale and use of food colours.

VietNamNet Bridge – Overseas worker recruitment companies had contributed considerably to improving living conditions and professional skills for guest workers that had finished contracts abroad.

Though operation licenses were granted to mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) in 2009, the operators, except Dong Duong Telecom, have not made any moves to join the telecom market.

VietNamNet Bridge – This is the most special market in Vietnam, where gemstones are displayed on bamboo baskets like vegetables.

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VietNamNet Bridge – More than 200 male and nearly 100 women badminton players will compete in the International Ciputra Ha Noi-Viet Nam Challenge 2011 from March 29 to April 3.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday instructed the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan to work with relevant agencies from the two countries to evacuate Vietnamese citizens from areas of danger

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam had adopted policies and measures to ensure ethnic minorities could exercise their rights in every sphere of life, an independent expert on minority issues told the Human Rights Council's 16th session

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam continues to regard its long-lasting friendship with Cambodia as an invaluable asset, Nguyen Sinh Hung, Deputy Prime Minister told his Cambodian counterpart, Men Sam An

Booking agents have reported that the number of passengers booking tickets for the flights from Japan to Vietnam has increased sharply. Vietnamese people are trying to return to Vietnam to avoid the disasters.

VietNamNet Bridge – A recent survey conducted by the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs MOLISA in 2010 showed that workers in mining and metallurgy industries now get the highest pays in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of households in Sa Binh Commune in the Central Highland province of Kon Tum are struggling to deal with a shortage of water, after suffering the affects of an early dry season.

VietNamNet Bridge – A strong cold spell brought rare falls of snow to hills in northern Lao Cai, Ha Giang and Cao Bang provinces early yesterday morning, March 16, creating a winter wonderland.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of households in a commune in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) province of Dak Lak fear that they and their crops could be harmed after a wild elephant killed a local man last Sunday.