Groups representing US authors and publishers have called on the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to deny online retailer Amazon exclusive rights to websites ending with .book, .author, or .read.

After treatment of aging in Taiwan last year, the health of 29-year-old woman from Hoi An town - Nguyen Thi Ngoc Mai – was better and she looked younger. But for the last one month, her health has declined and her skin has been itchy again.

 North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has issued a detailed threat to "wipe out" a small South Korean island in a further escalation of already elevated military tensions on the Korean peninsula.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ancient Hoi An town wins the hearts of tourists with its laid-back lifestyle and the sincerity, plainness and enthusiasm of its residents.

The retail electricity price may increase continuously, which would put a heavy burden on households and businesses, since MOET plans to give more power to the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) in defining the electricity price.

VietNamNet Bridge – Business confidence and outlook among European businesses in Viet Nam is improving slightly, the quarterly EuroCham Business Climate Index Survey done last month shows.

Fields are cracked, flowers wither, coffee gardens are burned, people have to skim sips of water from the Ba River to use… This is the current situation of people in the Central Highlands in this year's drought.

More and more precious teak wood forests in Bac Kan province have been devastated by illegal lumberjacks, with the support of modern engine petrol-run saws.

Tens of billions of dong have been spent by schools, tens of groups of consultants have been sent to provinces and cities in an effort to attract more students.

It’s so easy to do wiretapping nowadays with the support of high technology. The next-generation bugs tend to be smaller and have more useful features, including the global positioning GPS.

Under the draft of the new Ordinance on Foreign Exchange, individual residents can borrow money from foreign sources, pay debts and must be responsible for the borrowing in accordance with the regulations to be drawn up by the government.

VietNamNet Bridge – Over 200 athletes from the US, France, England, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Japan are scheduled to race in the Laguna Lang Co Triathlon on April 14,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two buses collided in Cam Ranh City, central Khanh Hoa Province yesterday morning causing eleven passengers died and more than 50 others were critically injured

Samsung taxed by review plan; Bright forecast for textile industry; US$112 million ADB loan for agricultural development; Price adjustments feared to fuel inflation: survey

 VietNamNet Bridge – Securities trading last week declined. The VN-Index on the HCM City Stock Exchange lost 1.36 per cent over the previous week, reaching 470.68 points.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City are unable to manage bogus companies that have been registered a long time back, but now do not operate at all.

A rare case of denouncement was brought up in Thua Thien-Hue Province by a group of veterans who accused a former party leader of lying about his wartime record to gain the status of "Hero of the People's Armed Force".

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Transport, Dinh La Thang, has appointed Mr. Vu Anh Tuan as the new General Director of Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin), beginning March 1.

 Phuc wins silver at Asian Walking Championships; Minh beaten in All England series; Local team wins Int’l Volleyball Tourney; Ha Noi 1 beat No 2 in women's quest

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 200 traditional Japanese dolls are on show at the Vietnamese Women's Museum.