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Students need to learn the value of life

Two suicide cases within one month in Hanoi have  alarmed people of problems in lifestyle and thoughts of young people nowadays. Experts have pointed out that students need to learn and well understand the value of life.  

U.S. prosecutors find evidence for "Survivor" producer's extradition

The federal prosecutors have found grounds to extradite former television producer Bruce Beresford-Redman to Mexico to stand trial for charges over his alleged murder of his wife when they were vacationing there last year,

Football star supposed Hanoi T&T’s bad luck

Star striker Le Cong Vinh asked Hanoi T&T club’s permission to quit playing football from the sixth round of V-League 2011, after four failed games.

F1 champion Vettel signs new deal with Red Bull

Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel extended his contract with Red Bull until the end of the 2014 season on Monday.

Vietnamese official named to new global group on climate-food links

Dr. Nguyen Van Bo, chief of the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Science, has been named to a newly-established international consensus on sustainable agriculture and climate change, created to confront threats to global food security.

Young man dies from injecting silicon to his buttocks

Being disparaged by his friends for having flat buttocks, Tri, 21, bought 500 cc of liquid silicon to inject into his buttock. The man died at a HCM City’s hospital last weekend.

Foreign businessmen scrambling to collect coffee

Foreign businessmen are jumping on the bandwagon, scrambling to purchase coffee with Vietnamese businessmen.

eBay invests in Vietnam's online market

VietNamNet Bridge - eBay has agreed to buy a 20 per cent share of Vietnamese e-commerce company PeaceSoft.

Beckham expecting first daughter in July

A spokesman confirmed on Monday that former England captain David Beckham and his fashion icon wife Victoria are expecting a baby girl in July.

Rice fund set to bite into price instability

VietNamNet Bridge - A regional reserve fund will help keep rice prices stable and ensure regional food security.

Caution urged on transport projects

VietNamNet Bridge – Permanent deputy chairman of the Viet Nam Bridge and Road Association Nguyen Ngoc Long spoke with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper about transport infrastructure projects.

Foreign players top goal tables

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign footballers remain a major factor in every local club's success and failure while local players struggle to make an impact.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 15/3

Tien Minh moves up world ranking; PVF to enrol young football talent; Lien Viet Bank win volleyball tourney

Industrial zones lack childcare facilities

VietNamNet Bridge – A shortage of kindergartens for the children of migrant workers in HCM City-based industrial zones has put pressure on workers and authorities.

‘All for charity': Aussie on 10-nation trip

VietNamNet Bridge – On a grey afternoon last week, Morgan Parker arrived in Tam Dao National Park near Ha Noi on a huge, mud splattered motorbike. He was on the eighth day of a 100-day expedition to raise money and awareness

Demand for Tamiflu increases as H1N1 cases rise

VietNamNet Bridge – With swine flu having made a comeback and already begun to take its casualty toll in Vietnam, demand for Tamiflu has increased greatly.

Singaporean movie stars visit Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – The famous couple from Singapore - Fann Woon Fong and Christopher Lee - appeared at an event in HCM City on March 12. The couple captured the attention of the local media and hundreds of young fans.

Rising salt water threat to HCM City supplies

VietNamNet Bridge – Clean water shortages could occur in HCM City if pumping stations on Sai Gon and Dong Nai rivers are closed.

Lines short circuit electricity plans

VietNamNet Bridge - Transmission lines’ poor capacity is exacerbating Vietnam’s power crisis.

More than 600ha needed to beat parking shortage

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City needs nearly 650ha of land to meet its public transportation parking needs by 2015, but how and when it is going to create this space remains an open question, experts say.