VietNamNet Bridge - The number of patients hospitalised with chicken pox in HCM City is expected to increase until May, according to Dr Nguyen Dac Tho, deputy head of the city's Preventive Medicine Centre.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung has urged for stronger administrative reforms in order to realise the Government commitments to promoting democracy and transparency.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Information and Communications has called on Viet Nam Mobile Telecom Services Company (MobiFone) to speed up its equitisation.

Nearly 70,000 public workers and pro-labor activists rallied in and outside the Wisconsin Capitol Saturday to protest a Republican-sponsored bill aimed to strip the state employees of most of their collective bargaining rights.

"Jodaeiye Nader az Simin" (Nader And Simin, A Separation) from Iran's Asghar Farhadi won the Golden Bear, the highest prize awarded for the best film at the 61st Berlin film festival on Saturday night.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of foreign and local visitors attended the lantern release festival on the Hoai River in the ancient town of Hoi An on February 16.

Nursery suspected of drugging babies shut down; Plastic rice found in Ho Chi Minh City? Power to be turned off in HCMC for tree pruning; Death from suspected bird flu reported in Hue

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has given a nod to a rare earth exploration project in Nam Xe Commune, Phong Tho District, Lai Chau Province.

VietNamNet Bridge - A specific management mechanism is urgently needed to ensure efficient outbound investments.

V-League defending champion suffera first loss; V-League the No.1 in Southeast Asia: Indonesia coach; Mango Bay Cup 2011 for expat footballers; Vietnam prepares for upcoming sports events

Charm seekers faint at chaotic Tran Temple fest; Vietnam film awards to honor best shorts; Fireworks competition to light up Danang; All set for south central coast tourism festival; Online games banned nationwide after 10 pm

 VietNamNet Bridge – Well-known traditional festivals in Vietnam like Lim – Bac Ninh love duet or Vieng – buying good luck, selling bad luck are being commercialized. Their traditional values are being eroded.

Military-owned telecom operator Viettel has said investment in foreign markets is a vital task. Last month the company received a licence to operate in Peru, its fifth foreign markets after Cambodia, Laos, Haiti and Mozambique.

Vietnam hands over hydro-power plant to Laos; US-Vietnam trade hit record high; Vietnam now more popular with Russian tourists; Vietnam-South Africa trade turnover reaches highest level so far

Vietnam’s public security delegation visits Cambodia; Vietnam addresses session on UNHRC review; Cuba publishes book on President Ho Chi Minh; Vietnam follows developments in Sudan and Egypt

VietNamNet Bridge - The central province will create a 16,500-hectare reserve to protect the saola, a forest-dwelling bovine found only in Vietnam and in Laos.

An increasing number of comedy plays are organised every night at theatres, bars and music clubs across HCM City, but audiences are not satisfied with the quality of scripts and performances.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2011 for promoting Vietnamese food and ornamental plants will be held from April 30 to May 3.

VietNamNet Bridge - Japan will fund Vietnam with US$3.9 million to reduce the greenhouse effect by using more natural rubber.

VietNamNet Bridge - Korea’s Joinus Company Ltd is closer to getting its Quang Ninh province international airport project airborne.