Despite a lack of due attention, cashews turned out to be the most successful export in the last two decades. However, the glorious days may for cashews may end soon as cashew industry is struggling with a shortage of materials.

VN archers win gold at Grand Prix; A rowing training sets at Nui Coc Lake; Windsurf grand slam starts today; Chinese chess champs begin

India's apex body for the promotion of biomedical research said Wednesday the HIV vaccine has undergone the first phase of clinical trial and no side effects are found.

The 35th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) is to be held here from March 20 to April 5, the organizer announced Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Around 2000 Vietnamese workers in Libya are being transported to neighboring countries to then be brought home by air.

VietNamNet Bridge – The decision by the Government has been applauded by the majority of people. They have been offering suggestions about the models of university complexes in the future and how to deal with the land plots

Toyota is recalling more than two million vehicles in the United States to address trapped accelerator pedals in floormats, Toyota USA said on Thursday in a news release on its website.

U.S. space shuttle Discovery lifted off on Thursday afternoon from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, to deliver a storage room to the International Space Station (ISS), on its own final scheduled flight.

Former England captain David Beckham finally returned to the Los Angeles Galaxy's training camp on Thursday, two weeks late following an extended stay to train with Tottenham.

Premier League sides Manchester City and Liverpool both took victory at home on Thursday, reaching the last 16 in the Europa League.

Nation wants to speed up co-operation with EFTA; Lao PM to visit soon; President of Lao trade union group meets VN counterpart; Praise for chamber of commerce, US investors

VietNamNet Bridge – In the southern province of Vinh Long there is a family suffering from the Marfin syndrome. They are tall, with long limbs and long, thin fingers and most of them do not live past middle age.

VietNamNet Bridge – The north-central region needs VND109 trillion (US$5.1 billion) to upgrade its water resources system by 2050 in response to rising sea levels and other effects of climate change.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi authorities have decided to bring the ancient turtle in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake ashore for treatment, at a meeting on February 25.

Car importers knocked sideways by forex rates; Indian firm buys 85 pct of consumer goods maker; Hanoi to host Vietnam-Japan environmental meeting; Domestic paper more costly than imports

Local designer wins international contest; Local filmmakers compete in int’l short film contest; Musicians to pay tribute to Trinh Cong Son; Japanese Kimono fest in HCMC

VietNamNet Bridge – The pioneering British DJ and producer Rob Smith, who is half of the famed production duo Smith and Mighty, will give a one-night show in Ha Noi tonight, Feb 25.

Deputy standing Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung said Thursday that the price hike in electricity and petrol is necessary while the finance minister maintained that a 62% increase in power rates is needed for the electricity sector to have profits.

VietNamNet Bridge - Fourteen Vietnamese women, seven of them pregnant, have been rescued from an "illegal and inhuman" surrogate baby breeding ring in Thailand, officials said Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – In late February, the weather in central Vietnam is still cold but the water level in major rivers is low, or even exhausted to the bed. This is the sign that the coming year will see severe droughts.