The consequences of the power cuts have become so serious that foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) have lodged complaints to the government and local authorities, warning that the power cuts are worsening the investment environment in Vietnam.

Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva decided on Thursday to dissolve the parliament and call for elections on June 5. This is the outcome of the political crisis that started on March 23, when the five opposition parties from the left

VietNamNet Bridge – After the recent cold spells, the sacred turtle living in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake went ashore to sunbathe on March 31, drawing attention from people around.

An agreement on visa exemptions for diplomatic and official passport holders from Viet Nam and El Salvador was signed in Ha Noi yesterday, March 31, after successful talks between the foreign ministers of the two countries.

Hanoi set for international electric music festival; Vietnamese to vote for favorite books; Trinh Cong Son’s love songs hit Hue palace

The Ministry of Science and Technology issued Circular No 01/2011/TT-BKHCN on March 16 guiding the establishment and operation of so-called "Science and Technology Organisations with foreign-owned capital.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's first index measuring the performance of governance and public administration which was compiled from interviews with the public was released yesterday, March 31.

VietNamNet Bridge – After ten years of implementing policies on encouraging the development of information technology, software firms still cannot attain domestic clients, even though the domestic market is considered as having great potentials.

Students disdain social sciences; Bright students allowed to gallop past their peers; IT scholarships for 100 disabled people

Republicans haven't reached an agreement with the White House on a spending bill that would avert an April 8 shut-down of the federal government, said U.S. House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday.

Firework festival tours fully booked; Travel agencies ready for April 30; More flights to Phu Yen; Cruise ship returns to Ha Long; Central bay now national landscape

VietNamNet Bridge – A landslide this morning killed at least two people and injured five others on Len Co Mountain in Nghe An Province.

Japan has voiced intentions to decommission a severely damaged nuclear power plant whose continued radioactive leaks have kept thrown the country into an unrelenting crisis since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami struck.

VietNamNet Bridge – Tinh Yeu va Khat Vong (Love and Aspiration), a classical drama written by Pham Ngoc Son, drew hundreds of viewers when it was performed in the central province of Phu Yen's Phu Hoa District on Wednesday night.

A five-storey building completely collapsed on March 31 afternoon on Hanoi’s Huynh Thuc Khang Street, partially demolishing the opposite five-storey apartment block and a computer supermarket. Fortunately, no human casualty was reported.

Vu Ba Phu, Deputy Director of the Competition Administration Department (CAD) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade think that Vietnamese shoe makers should not try to compete with rivals with low prices.

VietNamNet Bridge – The highlight of the music show tonight on March 31 to support Japanese victims will be the auction of ao dai owned by Vietnamese beauty queens, including two ao dai designed by Miss Vietnam 2010 Ngoc Han.

The first-ever reality show to recruit members for a girl band will be broadcast on the national Vietnam Television (VTV), channel 6 (VTV6) as of June 12.

VietNamNet Bridge – Travelers complain that it is nearly impossible to book tickets for flights to famous tourism sites like Nha Trang, Da Nang and Phu Quoc on April 30-May 1 holiday these days.

Sole command of military operations in Libya was passed to NATO early Thursday from United States.