Son mates at national blitz chess tourney; Teen shooters take aim in Ha Noi;  That takes stage in Women's Open tour

Nha Trang welcomes Maritime Safety Agencies Forum; Vatican’s envoy visits Catholics in Long An; VN commits to efforts towards disarmament; Viet Nam-China friendship association welcomes new chair

A hormone with anti-diabetic properties also reduces depression-like symptoms in mice, according to a report published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The proposal to set up a general department in charge of managing and supervising capital at state owned enterprises, which the Ministry of Finance (MOF) has made to the government, has raised controversy.

While many examinees sighed with relief with the literature exam question which asked to discuss about the admiration to idols, a lot of other students, who are the “crazy fans” of South Korean pop singers (K-pop) got furious with the question.

VietNamNet Bridge – Partners of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should continue to assist the association to strengthen regional links, narrowing the development gap, and support its central role in regional forums.

The Toyota Concert Tour 2012 will be held in Vientiane, Phnom Penh, and HCM City and Hanoi from July 24 to August 6.

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held talks in Hanoi on July 10 to discuss ways to foster future cooperation.

VietNamNet Bridge introduces several rare species of birds in Vietnam.

U.S. President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney are still neck and neck in the 2012 presidential race despite their early campaign advertising blitz, according to a poll released on Tuesday.

The death toll from recent rains and floods in southern Russia's Krasnodar territory has climbed to 172, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday.

Phu Quoc Island must have been top of the list when The Creator gazed Eastwards and the peaceful tropical paradise in the warm turquoise waters of the Gulf of Thailand is a must for visitors to the area.

Microsoft on Monday announced that it has agreed to buy large-scale multitouch display maker Perceptive Pixel.

Hanoi Telecom, which is running Vietnamobile, has lodged a complaint to the Ministry of Information and Communication MIC about the decision by VNPT to unexpectedly raise the BTS (base transreceiver station) leasing fees by 110-562 percent.

Restoring and protecting the ecosystem, forest resources, genetic diversification and saving precious animals to preserve the biodiversity-- have all prove to be urgent tasks in Vietnam.

APEC Securities Company has become the first securities company to be merged into others under the plan to restructure the stock market. The decision was made half a year after the plan was approved by the Ministry of Finance.

VietNamNet Bridge – A female farmer in Soc Trang province, southern Vietnam, who called herself a God, swindled money out of a Vietnamese national in Australia.

Bank loans inaccessible to small, medium businesses; Firms need help to cut inventory, restore production; Processors find market for cashew, cane by-products; VN is third largest investor in Laos; Industrial zones target investors

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on July 10 received visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who spoke highly of Vietnam’s socio-economic development achievements.

VietNamNet Bridge – First Secretary of the Cuban Communist Party’s Central Committee and President of the State Council and Council of Ministers, Raul Castro left Hanoi on July 10, concluding his four-day official friendship visit to Vietnam.