Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of this year is estimated to rise by 5.43 percent over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Participants attending a London conference on Libya on Tuesday agreed to increase the political and military pressure on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

VietNamNet Bridge – Artists throughout the nation are showing their sympathy for people suffering from the recent catastrophes in Japan through a variety of activities.

Viet Nam team to compete in Tour of Thailand; Grandmaster Liem to compete in Cuba memorial invitation event; VFF seals national football sponsorship deal with Panasonic

VietNamNet Bridge – About 67 contemporary feature and short films by Vietnamese directors and overseas Vietnamese will be screened throughout the United States between April 7 and 17 as part of the Viet Nam International Film Festival.

VietNamNet Bridge - Brenda Wang Si Yi, who is very famous for playing the role of Pan Jinlian in “Water Margin” TV series in 1997, came to Vietnam for a week to play in a Chinese movie about the life of Sun Yat-sen.

U.S. doctors have warned of the "Facebook depression" risks among troubled teenagers who are addicted to social networking online, according to media reports Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – With only 35 percent for and 44 percent against, the National Assembly (NA) on March 29 did not approve the draft Law on the Capital City. Law-makers proposed to consider the bill in the next NA session.

VietNamNet Bridge – Dr Nguyen Duc Kien, Member of the Economics Committee of the National Assembly, believes that the government and the State Bank are following the right track when deciding to tighten the gold and dollar trade.

VietNamNet Bridge - An acute diesel shortage has hit the Mekong Delta in the last few days because of smuggling to Cambodia where the fuel costs more.

The National Police Agency said on Tuesday that the catastrophic earthquake and ensuing tsunami have left 11,063 people dead and 17,258 others unaccounted for in Japan by 10:00 a.m. local time (0100 GMT).

Welcome for head of Sachsen State; Vietnam-Cambodia friendship to develop strongly; Dutch Crown Prince’s delegation visits HCM City; Forum reviews administrative procedure law

VietNamNet Bridge - The cell phone market growth of 2010 is not high as expected, but the appearance of many first-class models or low-price products with wifi connection makes the market more bustling.

Stress hormone is helpful in alleviating acrophobia, a morbid fear of great heights, according to a study by Austrian scientists.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sacked the government after unrest erupted in the country and caused deaths of about 50 people, the official SANA news agency reported Tuesday.

Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said Tuesday that radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant had not been confirmed to have leaked into the Pacific Ocean

VietNamNet Bridge – A charity founded by artists and entrepreneurs plans to fund heart surgery for 1,500 poor children, build 50 homes for flood victims and help children and teachers in remote areas attend school this year.

Up to 40 people were killed and 100 others wounded when gunmen stormed into the provincial council of Salahudin province on Tuesday and held hostages in the building, including council members, a provincial police source told Xinhua.

VietNamNet Bridge – While giant automobile manufacturers in the world are planning to make heavy investments in production bases in the Asia Pacific, Vietnam is failing to catch the investment capital flow.

President Barack Obama on Monday delivered a major speech on the administration policy toward Libya, claiming the U.S. military intervention was to avoid civilian casualties in the North African country instead of "regime change".