Antidepressant use right before and during pregnancy may be linked with a higher risk of an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children, hints a new analysis of past research.

 Many top Vietnamese badminton players have dropped in the latest rankings of the Badminton World Federation (BWF).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won gold in the women’s 400m medley at the Asian Swimming Championships that opened in Tokyo yesterday.

Defending champions Thai Son Nam continued to dominate the National Futsal Championship with an 8-2 win over Hoang Thu Da Nang yesterday in HCM City.

 The Central Inspection Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam has disciplined many officials found to be responsible for a severe marine pollution incident caused in April 2016 by Formosa on the central coast.

 A Danish film festival will take place in Hue from May 26-28 and in Da Nang from June 2-4.

In response to an increasing number of tourist carriers operating in Hanoi, the Head of the Hanoi Municipal Traffic Police proposed to tighten the operation of this type of transport business.

 The excavation drive will take place from April 15th to December 30th on the area of 982m2.

The World Bank has approved a US$102 million loan to Vietnam to support the effort of industrial enterprises to adopt energy-efficiency technologies and practices. 

The tourism industry has contributed more and more to the Vietnamese economy as the number of foreign arrivals continued to soar sharply in the first quarter of 2017, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit.

Vietnam has climbed eight levels to 67th in rankings of competitive tourism destinations and also found its way into the Top 4 countries with the most-improved scores during the last two years in many categories.

Nguyen Le Hoai Anh, a 12th grader from Lao Cai, was awarded by the provincial People’s Committee, on April 17, for winning a full scholarship from Stanford University (US) worth VND 6.5 billion (US$ 286,000). 

 Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Hong Truong asked authorities of provinces where Uber and Grab were providing services to develop a comprehensive evaluation of the operation of the car-hailing services firms.

 Shareholders of PV Gas (GAS) has approved the company’s plans to lower its business targets in 2017 by 15-27 per cent year-on-year, given the global instability and volatile oil market.

 Vietinbank has not completed acquiring PGBank as the two sides have not finished all required procedures and got approval from the authorities.

 The U20 squad arrived in Dusseldorf, Germany today (Apr. 17) for a training camp to prepare for the FIFA U20 World Cup 2017 set to transpire in the Republic of Korea between May and June 2017.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Saigon is as a small world with a multi-cultural feeling. Besides Pham Ngu Lao and De Tham streets for western backpackers, a Japanese street exists on Le Thanh Ton Street in District 1.

 Thousands of football fans flocked to the Hang Day Stadium in Hanoi on April 17 to see with their own eyes the UEFA Champions League trophy and their Dutch idol Clarence Seedorf.

Pergola, Huong Dong Noi Café and HP ICE Lounge coffee shops are ideal for people in HCM City to take a summer retreat.

VietNamNet Bridge - The top five beauties of Miss Grand International 2016 are now in Vietnam to promote the 2017 competition set for later this year in Quang Binh and HCM City of Vietnam.