VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged local authorities in northern Bac Giang Province to check on the safety of dozens of students who have to row across a huge reservoir to get to school.

VietNamNet Bridge – 100 couples kissed each other on a balloon at a Valentine Festival held on Anh Sao bridge in HCM City on February 13 evening.

VietNamNet Bridge – Low awareness among patients and their carer relatives is a major impediment to preventing hospital infections, HCM City doctors say.

Police charge 9 for deadly train crash; 21 passengers injured as bus overturns on Lo Xo Pass; Overseas Vietnamese celebrate New Year; High post-Tet school dropout rate in Lao Cai

VietNamNet Bridge – A lack of facilities to weigh lorries is preventing management offices from being able to protect roads and bridges and ensure traffic safety, according to experts from the Ministry of Transport's Directorate for Roads.

VietNamNet Bridge – Motorists risk death when they traverse any of the 24 deteriorating road and rail bridges recently identified by the Ministry of Transport as extremely dangerous.

An earthquake measuring 6.6 magnitude on the Richter scale hit off the coast of central-southern Chile Monday, causing no casualties or material damage.

A 55-year-old man in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province died of the A(H1N1) influenza virus on Wednesday, the Guangdong Health Bureau announced Thursday.

The Supreme Council of Egypt's armed forces said in communique No. 5 on Sunday that they will suspend the constitution, dissolve the parliament, and form a committee to draft a new constitution for the country.

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center scientists have helped develop a novel technology to diagnose Alzheimer's disease from blood samples long before symptoms appear, the center said Friday in a press release.

The crew of a simulated mission to Mars on Saturday landed on the "surface" of the Red Planet, as a part of the Mars-500 project, local media said.

VietNamNet Bridge – Navibank Sai Gon defeated Becamex Binh Duong 10-9 after a penalty shootout on Saturday to secure a berth in the National Cup semi-finals.

Thien notches doubles victory in New Zealand ITF championship; Liem on track to defend Moscow championship crown; Woman striker hangs up her boots; Ngoc Tu to compete for Gia Lai; HCM City to spend $350,000 on youth

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Sunday said UNESCO could help alleviate the border tension between Thailand and Cambodia by not proceeding with any decision on administering a disputed area around a centuries-old temple.

Snow fell again in Beijing Saturday night, three days after the city had its first snow this winter. Snow continued falling on Sunday morning but was forecasted to stop in the daytime.

North-central region’s largest oil storage opens; Vietnam to open new embassy, consulates general; Vietnamese, Lao parties bolster ties; Prime Minister oversees discussion on home affairs

VietNamNet Bridge – The 38th session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee will take place from today until February 19, concentrating on preparing a review report on the NA's 2007-11 period.

VietNamNet Bridge – Government policies to curb inflation are on the right track, according to Planning and Investment Minister Vo Hong Phuc in an interview with the Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper.

VietNamNet Bridge – The farm sector has to take pro-active measures to ease the rate of climate change, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Cao Duc Phat has said.

VietNamNet Bridge – Businesses are gearing up for Valentine's Day which falls on Monday. The demand for flowers and gifts to express love will be higher than usual, says the managing director of The Gioi Hoa Tuoi (Flower World), Nguyen Thi Thuy Vu.