Chinese shares crept higher Wednesday, led by gold miners, after international gold prices rebounded to above 1,400 U.S. dollars per ounce due to escalating violence in the Middle East and North Africa.

VietNamNet Bridge – The organizing board of the Vietnam Golden Ball Awards 2010 on February 22 made public the list of 13 male and 11 female players nominated for the awards.

VietNamNet Bridge – Building hydro-power dams across the major current of the Mekong River will cause serious consequences for the environment and development, Vietnamese scientists warned.

In a preliminary study, researchers found that 50-minute cell phone use was associated with increased brain glucose metabolism in the region closest to the phone antenna, but the finding is of unknown clinical significance,

VietNamNet Bridge – Bio-diversity in Nha Trang Bay is under serious threat, according to Truong Kinh, director of the Nha Trang Bay's Sea Protection Management Board.

VietNamNet Bridge – Police and customs officers received training this week on how to identify threatened reptile species and familiarise themselves with international wildlife protection policies in an effort to combat illegal wildlife trade . . .

VietNamNet Bridge – At the largest-ever festival of hairstylists, over 1000 hairstylists throughout Vietnam gathered at a hairstyle performance in Hanoi on February 20.

Now is not the time to discuss the devaluation of the dong/dollar exchange rate by 9.3 percent, but the time to curb the inflation.

Experts warn that there are not many potential clients any more for mobile service providers to attract in 2011.

The Vietnam National Institute of Software and Digital Content Industry and the Core Technology Development Centre of Japan’s Panasonic System Networks Co. Ltd. will cooperate in the development of core technology.

Orchestra holds auditions for choir; Ancient graves found; Top English Idol clips selected; Photo exhibition builds culture; Artists paints family on paper

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has announced a list of 27 travel operators in the country’s central region who are authorized to offer services to visitors from Thailand and Laos.

VietNamNet Bridge - The managing board of FPT - Vietnam’s leading IT corporation - Wednesday officially appointed deputy general director Truong Dinh Anh as the new general director.

Interest in public opinion is a key and essential part to the success of any nuclear power programme in Viet Nam, specialists from the International Atomic Energy Agency stressed on the sidelines of the Open Seminar on Public Information yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A solo exhibition titled Ky uc, La va Hoa (Memories, Leaves and Flowers) displaying 30 oil on canvas paintings by Vietnamese artist Ton That Bang has opened in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved US$1 billion in loans to Vietnam to help improve clean water access for 3 million people and address a pressing infrastructure headache.

Vietnam Farmers’ Union holds 6th congress; Conference on convention for women’s rights; Teacher attains top IELTS score; Police say negligence caused boat tragedy

The UN Security Council on Tuesday afternoon began closed-door consultations on the latest development in Libya, following a private meeting to hear briefings respectively from a senior UN official and a Libyan diplomat.

Chinese President Hu Jintao has urged education institutions across the country to attach great importance to the all-round growth of students in a bid to cultivate more talents for the country's development.

Viet Nam, Russia to increase strategic partnership; Concern voiced over Libya unrest; Vietnam hails neighbours’ agreement on ceasefire