VietNamNet Bridge – Lack of strong safety standards is blamed for a proliferation of substandard motorbike helmets throughout Viet Nam, a nation of motorbike drivers.

VietNamNet Bridge – Police yesterday, Nov 4, discovered a century-old bohdi tree in Ha Noi's Tay Ho District after it had been illegally uprooted four days previously from the city centre.

VietNamNet Bridge – Chief coach Henrique Calisto has defined the list of 20 football players for the 16th Asian Games (ASIAD).

VietNamNet Bridge – Many National Assembly deputies argued yesterday that a draft amended Securities Law should lessen the State Securities Commission's affiliation with the Finance Ministry.

Ngan injuried at Serbian competition; VN women get set for stiff competition at football tourney; Primary school students compete for Milo Cup

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam and Singapore earned their first points at the Viet Nam Football Federation's SONHA Cup yesterday, Nov 4, after the two teams drew 1-1 at My Dinh Stadium in Ha Noi.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will be hoping to revive their fortunes at this month's 16th Asian Games, even though the country's best wushu practitioners will be absent.

Easier business start-up procedures, construction permitting and credit information sharing gained Vietnam a sharply higher ranking among national economies in the ease of doing business for local firms in 2009/2010

Vietnam will use its foreign exchange reserves to cover a shortage of dollars which is sharply pushing down the dong, but will not devalue its currency at least through early 2011.

Two Hungarian and Swedish entomologists have recently announced their discoveries of 19 new insect species from the oriental region, including 14 found in Vietnam.

Dr Tran Du Lich said that in the immediate future, the State Bank should keep a sound mind and not adjust foreign exchange rate in accordance with the dollar price on the black market.

Greek police detonated on Thursday a suspicious package addressed to the French embassy in Athens, and are examining four suspicious parcels newly found in a courier company in an Athens suburb, according to local media reports.

A fresh study at the University of Eastern Finland shows that vitamin D deficiencies can increase a person's risk of death, Finnish media reported Wednesday.

Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department on Thursday confirmed that 122 people lives were claimed by nationwide flooding in northern, northeastern, eastern, central and southern regions.

VietNamNet Bridge – Chairman and General Director of the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) has appointed four key Vinashin officials.

Relatives of 20 mainland Chinese killed in the Typhoon Megi-triggered landslides two weeks ago in Taiwan mourned for their loved ones at a memorial ceremony in Taipei Thursday afternoon, though the bodies of most of the deceased have not been found.

Spacecraft Deep Impact is ready to make its closest approach to comet Hartley 2 and photogragh the results, NASA's Jet Propulsion Loboratory (JPL) said on Wednesday.

The Ministry of Education and Training asks high schools not to carry out two-session program in schools unless students' parents have requirement and schools receive permission from functional departments and local authorities

VietNamNet Bridge - Workers at all non-state run enterprises and organizations will enjoy a minimum wage increase of up to VND370,000 (US$18.5) per month as of next year.

The Vienna Charity Ball will be held for the first time in Vietnam on November 12 and all donations will be sent to the Friendship Village in Van Canh, Hanoi to benefit children affected by Agent Orange.