The death toll from the Feb. 22 devastating Christchurch earthquake had risen to 159 overnight after four more bodies were recovered.

A biotechnology company says it can produce diesel using the same ingredients that make grass grow, media reported on Monday.

One of the two pilots in the Sri Lankan air force Kfir jets has been found dead after the planes collided Tuesday morning, air force spokesman said.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCMC Ballet and Symphony Orchestra (HBSO) will host a concert called “Sound of Germany” at the HCMC Opera House at 8 p.m., March 9. All of the music will be related to Germany in some way.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has instructed the Ministry of Industry and Trade to complete policies to support wind power projects in Viet Nam and set up favourable conditions for investors.

VietNamNet Bridge – A contest entitled Travelling with the Backstreet Boys has been launched to publicise the US pop band's first live show in Ha Noi and HCM City later this month.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese contemporary art scene will continue to receive support during the 2011-15 from the Danish Cultural Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF).

VietNamNet Bridge – Experimental art has become quite popular in Vietnam in the last few years, but not in the mainstream. People may read or hear about it, but few attend art installations, listen to noise music or meet the artists.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese authorities are speeding up procedures to repatriate the 14 Vietnamese mothers involved in an illegal surrogate baby ring in Bangkok.

VietNamNet Bridge – A television series about a man who initiated a fundamental change in Viet Nam's agricultural economic structure during the 1960s-70s has won the most audience votes in a survey

Vietnam will run for a position on the United Nations Human Rights Council, Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh announced at the Council’s 16th session in Geneva on February 28.

Emulation and reward activities under review; Patriotic campaigns urged to increase practical focus; Lawmakers to boost Cambodian ties; HCM City Party Committee convenes third meeting

The electricity price increase of 15.28 percent was decided by the government in late February. However, this still remains a hot topic because now the prices of goods also increased following the electricity price increases.

VietNamNet Bridge – A sub-committee in charge of solving complaints and denunciations in preparation for the election of the 13th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2011-16 term met for the first time in Ha Noi

VietNamNet Bridge - Lieutenant General Ngo Xuan Lich has been appointed as the Chair of the General Department for Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army.

VietNamNet Bridge – A big event to honor Vietnamese culture will take place in HCM City in early June. The exhibition will display original collections of artworks of most famous collectors in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Three five-star cruise ships arrived at Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh province on February 28 and March 1. From the bay, thousands of international tourists will flock out to visit landscapes in Vietnam.

Scientists found newborn mice can repair their hearts by regenerating heart muscles, according to a journal published in "science" Friday.

The Institute for Water Resources and Environment has said that brine encroachment in HCM City early 2011 nearly doubles the average of previous years and is taking place a month earlier than normal.  

Big state-owned economic groups are planning to withdraw their capital from many investment projects and institutions to gather strength in their main business fields. Therefore, the supply of stocks on the market is believed to increase sharply.