Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said Tuesday that radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant had not been confirmed to have leaked into the Pacific Ocean

VietNamNet Bridge – A charity founded by artists and entrepreneurs plans to fund heart surgery for 1,500 poor children, build 50 homes for flood victims and help children and teachers in remote areas attend school this year.

Up to 40 people were killed and 100 others wounded when gunmen stormed into the provincial council of Salahudin province on Tuesday and held hostages in the building, including council members, a provincial police source told Xinhua.

VietNamNet Bridge – While giant automobile manufacturers in the world are planning to make heavy investments in production bases in the Asia Pacific, Vietnam is failing to catch the investment capital flow.

President Barack Obama on Monday delivered a major speech on the administration policy toward Libya, claiming the U.S. military intervention was to avoid civilian casualties in the North African country instead of "regime change".

Many commercial banks slashed dividend payment of shareholders controlling large stakes to raise the payment of small holders in an effort to calm those who were upset with the low earning results and plunging share prices.

Composer Do Hong Quan, Chairman of the Vietnam Musicians’ Association spent five days to compile a song entitled “Sending Charitable Words” as the gift for victims of the earthquakes and tsunamis in Japan.

E-payments easier for State, businesses; Airfare ceiling prices to go higher; Wood products industry faces challenges;  Milk, automobile imports rise; Rubber sector puts future in focus

UN expert hails nation's progress; Workshop on Truong Luy site in Quang Ngai; Energy sector seeks to cope with climate change; French experts honoured with Friendship medals

VietNamNet Bridge - Retail petrol prices rose by VND2, 000 per litre on March 29, with A92 petrol increasing to VND21, 300 per litre.  

VietNamNet Bridge – Commercial banks criticize people for the habit of using cash instead of credit cards. However, people argue that the overly high fees prompt them to carry cash instead of cards when traveling abroad.

HCM City Youth Union has made three national records on the occasion of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union’s 80th anniversary, March 26.

Food products that are imported from Japan will be tested randomly at local radioactive testing centers and nuclear laboratories in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Science and Technology on March 28 announced that a local observing station detected radioactive substance in the atmosphere but as the content is very limited, it poses no health hazards.

VietNamNet Bridge – Veterans and members of the US-based Madison Quakers charity organization on March 27 evening played violin, flute, guitar and mandolin to raise funds for Agent Orange victims in the central province of Quang Ngai.

VietNamNet Bridge – The people who independently stand for the 13th National Assembly election total 81, from 21 provinces and cities.

No big welcome, just a normal hotel room with two windows, no filming or direct broadcasting the show are among the requests of Bob Dylan when for when he comes to Vietnam to sing in HCM City on April 10.

Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang told the National Assembly last week that the power supply problems would worsen in the coming months, especially in May, the peak of the dry season.

Disbursement of foreign direct investment in March reached US$1.39 billion, the highest level since the beginning of the year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) of the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Only 46 percent of enterprises use email in their work, more than 50 percent of enterprises do not use software in human resource, wage and sales management, and only 20 percent of enterprises have their own websites.