Vietnam to cut sugar tax to 15 pct; Cargo carrier to connect Hanoi, Amsterdam; Binh Thuan to pull the plug on delayed resorts; Mekong Capital invests in chemical distributor; Several ODA projects behind schedule     

Right after Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Hoang Quoc Vuong stated in late February that Vietnam may not have to apply rotating electricity cuts in the dry season, the Electricity of Vietnam began cutting electricity in early March.

VietNamNet Bridge - Truong Dinh Anh was recently appointed as new general director of the Corporation for Financing and Promoting Technology (FPT). He talks about his new plans in the new role.

VietNamNet Bridge – Contrary to all predictions that cars would sell more slowly due to higher sale prices caused by the dong devaluation, and the high inflation rate, cars still have been selling very well.

It is undeniable that the iPad is now the “king” of tablet products. In Vietnam, the cooperation between super products with 3G services has created a new attractive game for “hi-tech players”.

More trees for urban areas; Conference debates promoting Buddhism; VN to build first tsunami warning stations; Chinese man arrested for drug trafficking; Vietnamese honoured as Global Young Leaders

At least 630 people were killed after Friday's great earthquake and ensuing huge tsunami hit northeast Japan, public broadcaster NHK reported Saturday.

Vietnam will start to grow genetically modified corn, which will be the first ever biotech product grown in the country if experimental cultivation yields positive results in 2011, says the Director of the Science and Technology Department.

VietNamNet Bridge – It was multifunctional cheap products which created the bustle in the mobile phone market in 2010.  

Professor Ngo Bao Chau, last year's Fields Medal winner, talked to Tien Phong about what he is going to do in his new position in order to help develop Vietnam’s sciences.

The State Bank of Vietnam has decided that banks must not have a credit growth rate higher than 20 percent this year. Meanwhile, small banks complain that the regulation is not fair for them.

An 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit Japan's northeastern Honshu Island Friday, and a six-meter tsunami warning was issued.

VietNamNet Bridge - The coffee festival in Buon Ma Thuot City in Daklak Province started on Thursday and lasts until March 15.

VietNamNet Bridge – Australian businessman John Lyndon Gibson and his friends bought a five-day tour of golf courses in the south of Viet Nam to play and relax.

Hong Kong Disneyland launched a new Magic Access membership on Thursday, with a price ranging from 650 Hong Kong dollars to 2,400 HK dollars for adults, up 30 to 40 percent compared to the current membership plan.

Women who have a cup or more of coffee everyday may reduce their risk of stroke by as much as 25 percent, according to a new study in the Journal Stroke Thursday.

Cigarette displays in shops will be banned and tobacco companies may also be forced to make their products in plain wrappers in an attempt to stop people from smoking, announced the UK government Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge - The price of gold in Vietnam plunged by VND300,000 a tael (1.2 ounces) over the previous day on March 11 as global price tumbled due to the euro’s debasement.

The youngest person so far to sail solo around the world, Jessica Watson of Australia on Thursday announced that she has assembled the youngest crew ever to compete in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

Oscar nominee Julianne Moore has been cast as former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin in a upcoming TV film, according to HBO Films Wednesday.