Reading article “Sitting on mounts of gold, why is Vietnam still poor?”, T.K Raja confirmed that Vietnam is not poor.

VietNamNet Bridge – Not only private universities that fear they cannot enroll enough students, but prestigious schools have also been trying to attract more candidates.

Information technology is considered a key economic sector. Attaching special attention to IT, Vietnam’s brainpower will be shining, said Minister of Information and Communication Le Doan Hop.

When going to school these days, female students in the southern Tay Ninh province’s capital town are haunted by a threat: being slashed on the thighs or buttocks by bad men using a razor or small knife while riding on a scooter.

 “Breaking Dawn”, the production on “The Twilight” has been postponed due to the tsunami warnings in Canada. The cast and crew including stars Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner were forced to evacuate from the set of the movie.

VietNamNet Bridge - Legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan Legendary American country singer and songwriter Bob Dylan has announced on his website he would perform in Ho Chi Minh City on April 10.

Festival de Cinéma Francophone to return to Vietnam; French philosopher for kids to speak in Hanoi; Quang Ngai to restore ancient sailboat, barge; International short films to hit local screens    

Japan is facing an escalating nuclear threat on Sunday as the country's top government spokesman warned that radioactive meltdowns may have occurred in two reactors of the Fukushima nuclear power plant.

VietNamNet Bridge - Thousands of Vietnamese tourists have booked tours to Japan’s cherry blossom festival, which is scheduled in late March and early April. However, many tours will be canceled due to the recent earthquake and tsunami.

An arrest warrant has been issued for American actor Michael Madsen, who was absent from a hearing in his child or spousal support case, according to foreign media report Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nutritionists have called on the Government to issue regulations and apply stricter management measures concerning the use of unsaturated fats in the food industry in Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam should come up with an effective awareness strategy to increase understanding of all aspects of organ donation in order to have more people become donors, experts say.

The Government effort to clamp down on black market currency and gold trading, along with moves by listed companies to buy back shares, helped boost the nation's stock markets last week.

No economy in the world can get to the root of non-banking foreign currency market. Vietnam should not expect to absolutely eliminate the free market, said Huynh Buu Son, a well known economist in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Bottom-placed Ha Noi ACB secured a first V-League win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Dong Thap yesterday, March 13, at their Hang Day Stadium home.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's carom ace Duong Anh Vu and his teammate Ly The Vinh will be playing Turkey's Cenet Lutfi and Tayfun Tasdemir in the World Championship Team 3-Cushion Championship in Vierse, Germany on Thursday.

Condolences sent to Japan; Condolences sent to Japan over earthquake; National Buddhism propagation seminar wrapped up

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City environmental authorities have fined several industrial parks after catching many factories inside them discharging untreated effluents directly into the environment.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Governor of the State of Hawaii, Neil Abercrombie, promised to better relations with Vietnam and to develop cooperation with the Southeast Asian country in terms of business and exchange of students and tourists. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 1000 workers from a Taiwanese footwear company named HongFu in Thanh Hoa province were hospitalized on March 12 for food poisoning after having lunch at their factory.