VietNamNet Bridge – The northern mountainous province of Dien Bien's People's Court yesterday, Jan 17, wrapped up the trial of eight former officials accused of corrupt practices during the construction of the Dien Bien Phu Victory Monument.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health has asked people to help prevent another A/H1N1 flu epidemic this winter by taking precautions.

VietNamNet Bridge – Negligence and the use of electricity to trap rats or catch fish have claimed the tragic deaths of many people in rural areas.

VietNamNet Bridge – EVN Ha Noi Vice General Director Vu Quang Hung announced yesterday, Jan 17, that there would no power cuts in the capital during the Tet holiday from January 23 to February 7, except in unforeseen circumstances.

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign workers without work permits would be forced to leave the country, said deputy minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thanh Hoa.

Strengthening cooperation in drug fighting between Vietnam and UNODC; Vietnamese youths hold congress in Japan; VN Ambassador in RoK visits guest workers; Prudential pledges US$10 million

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam Television (VTV) and Viet Nam Cable Television (VCTV) have reached agreements concerning V-League's broadcasting rights after two weeks of negotiations with cable TV provider Audio Vision Global (AVG).

Pre-menopausal Chinese- American women have far greater bone strength than their Caucasian counterparts, as determined by a breakthrough technological advance.

Chinese and U.S. businesses signed six agreements worth of 574 million U.S. dollars in Texas on Monday, one day ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao's state visit to the United States.

Ex-senior Party official dies at 82; ASEAN Foreign Ministers meet in Indonesia; Lao Party officials study Hanoi leadership; Cambodian newspaper praises Vietnam’s achievements

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health has issued a fresh swine-flu alert after new cases were detected in Hanoi and HCM City last week.

VietNamNet Bridge – Northern Hai Phong City's Thuy Nguyen District People's Committee has suspended the operation of a calcium carbide factory in Lai Xuan Commune due to alleged pollution that has harmed the health of local residents.

Dr Mai Liem Truc said that the most important thing that helped Vietnam’s IT and communication brand develop well in the last decade is the market opening which allows to gradually eliminate monopoly.

VietNamNet Bridge – Building international-standard schools is a chief priority of the education system in HCM City, which leads the country in training and pedagogical innovation.

The list of 200 members of the 11th Party Central Committee

VietNamNet Bridge – Two Vietnamese models, Lan Huong and Quang Thinh,  will leave Vietnam for South Korea on January 19 to join the 6th Asian Model Festival in Seoul.

VietNamNet Bridge – The head of the Institute of Vietnamese Gastronomic Research wants the 23rd of the 12th lunar month to be designated "Ngay Bep Viet" or Vietnamese Stove Day in honour of Ong Tao, the Kitchen God.

The death toll from storms in Rio de Janeiro state has reached 661 as rescue works enter the sixth day Monday, local authorities said.

American Sam Querrey and Russian Nikolay Davydenko crashed out of Australian Open in opening session on Monday, while Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova, Caroline Wozniacki, Venus Williams, Justine Henin and Li Na advanced to the second round

A group of armed men Monday attacked a prison in Aquiles Serdan, Chihuahua state, northern Mexico and helped 12 prisoners escape, the state authorities said.