Microsoft Corp. on Monday said it will buy Internet communications company Skype for 8.5 billion U.S. dollars in cash, a bold move for the software giant to explore new business opportunities.

Though the Ministry of Education and Training has decided to eliminate classes for selected students at grammar schools, such classes have existed for many years.  

Vietnamese citizens will be allowed to buy foreign currency worth up to US$1,000 to travel abroad for 10 days, or $100 per day, under a draft circular of the State Bank of Viet Nam regulating treasuries trading.  

Libyan Prime Minister al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi on Tuesday denounced NATO's bombardment of his country as a breach of the UN Charter, the state-run JANA news agency reported.

Quoc to compete at world table tennis championship; National youth swimming champs to open; Khanh Hoa pair win beach volleyball tournament

VietNamNet Bridge – Opened at the Goethe Institute in Hanoi from May 7, Khai Doan’s “Dipolar” exhibition introduces contemporary paintings in traditional Vietnamese lacquer techniques.

VietNamNet Bridge – Previously, to install a billboard at a cross-road in HCM City, enterprises only had to pay 100 million dong a year. The fee has soared to 700 million dong.

Not only small investors, but big investment funds have also expressed their disappointment about the Vietnam’s stock market performance, saying that they feel discouraged with the way state management agencies regulate the market.

The People's Committee of northern Quang Ninh Province has decided to suspend the business and travel operations of the Hai Long Co Ltd in Ha Long Bay in order to further investigate possible causes for its tourist boat sinking

It is really good news for S-Fone and Beeline that “big guys” have decided to inject money into the networks to help the networks survive and develop. However, bigger networks say the move will not cause any obstacles to them.

VietNamNet Bridge – False claims made by advertisements, directly or implicitly, are misleading and cheating customers and have become a matter of public concern, officials say.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hot weather is forecast to continue in northern and central regions over the next few days with temperatures topping nearly 38 degrees Celsius, according to the National Hydro-meteorological Forecast Centre.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Sea and Islands Week 2011, themed “Green Brainpower for Sustainable Development of Vietnam’s Sea and Islands ” will be held nationwide from June 1-8.

VietNamNet Bridge - Parents in Hanoi are anxiously pushing to acquire the best ‘seats’ in a first-grade prestigious school for their children, even though primary schools will only begin their enrollment in July.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Speaker of the Indian Lok Sabha (House of the People) will be visiting Viet Nam from Saturday to Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Switzerland will provide Viet Nam with non-refundable aid worth US$2.43 million to help implement the Renewable Energy Development Project (REDP).

VietNamNet Bridge – Young women scriptwriters are suddenly in the limelight after breaking a series of box-office and television-ratings records.

Researchers on robotics around the world gathered in Shanghai Monday to share their recent findings at the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2011).

Heat wave to continue for few more days; Passengers lose out over hydrofoil operator disputes; Workers return from Russia with sorry tales; 5 nabbed in Can Tho for forging driver’s licenses; Broken eggs make a mess of Hanoi Highway  

YouTube is adding more than 3,000 mainstream movies to its movie-rental service, media reports said Tuesday.