• HCM City teenagers pile on the pounds

    06/02/2011 05:00

    Overweight and obesity rates have increased steadily among adolescents in HCM City, and require swift intervention to change dietary intake, physical activities, sedentary behaviour, and lifestyle habits, a study has found. The...

  • Abundant supplies in 2011 biggest challenge for builders

    Abundant supplies in 2011 biggest challenge for builders

    05/02/2011 05:00

    Abundant supplies of houses and apartments are set to be the biggest challenge in 2011 for property firms, experts said. Statistics show there are up to 80,000 unsold apartments and around 40,000 more will be available this year. The real...

  • Five-year plan to add 10 million jobs

    Five-year plan to add 10 million jobs

    05/02/2011 05:00

    Viet Nam plans to create 10 million jobs in the next five years. Under the National Target Programme on Job Creation and Skills Training, about 1.6 million jobs will be created a year, including 80,000-100,000 positions overseas....

  • Fight against poverty not yet over

    Fight against poverty not yet over

    05/02/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - Despite Vietnam’s laudable achievements on poverty reduction in the period 2005-2010, there is still plenty of room for improvement. With the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) reporting that Vietnam’s...

  • Made-in-Vietnam SmartHome to debut in 2011

    05/02/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - The Hanoi-based software developer Bkis this year is preparing for the debut of a high-advanced technology named “SmartHome”, which is expected to enable users to control their house remotely. The idea has come to Bkis’...

  • 9-year-old Vietnamese boy to adventure Antarctic

    9-year-old Vietnamese boy to adventure Antarctic

    28/01/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – On January 27 afternoon, Thieu Quang was preparing for his adventure to the South Pole at his home in Van Bao street, Hanoi. The 9-year-old boy may become the youngest Asian who goes to the South Pole. Thieu Quang and his...

  • Hot Vteen shows talents

    Hot Vteen shows talents

    28/01/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – Contestants of the Hot Vteen 2010 performed their talents at the award ceremony in HCM City on January 22. This is a competition to find outstanding teenagers in Vietnam, who not only study well but also have other...

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