Vietnam has proposed signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on national defence cooperation and another MOU extending a framework for defence industry cooperation with Israel.

 Vietnam attaches importance to developing stronger ties with the European Union (EU) and it wants to work closely with the EU to strengthen all-round cooperation in a practical and effective manner.

VietNamNet Bridge – The sun lit up To Chau Mountain and the Dong Ho River, shining through my hotel window in Ha Tien Township in the southwestern province of Kien Giang.

Tata Motors has reported a big jump in profits thanks to strong sales at its Jaguar Land Rover business.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The amount of plastic bags used every year in Vietnam has been increasing rapidly, even though they have been heavily taxed since 2012.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is facing major responsibility that history has entrusted: It is to use international law to maintain peace in a vital area of the world.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC government said slow capital disbursements have made inroads into the efficiency of the projects funded by official assistance development (ODA) in the southern city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – New coach Mai Duc Chung plans to rejuvenate the national women's football squad that will compete at the coming Asian Games (ASIAD) in South Korea this September.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For decades, Nhat Tan and Quang Ba wards in Tay Ho District have been known for peach flower gardens. But in recent years, many garden owners have started offering a different product. As

The HCMC government has told leading hospitals in this city to send their doctors to postgraduate programs so as to make them meet international standards to provide medical check-ups and treatments for foreigners.

 Zalo attracts 15 million subscribers; Vietnam's first ETF lures investor interest; 260,000 ha of rice to be transformed into other crops by 2015; Simpler tax procedures to take effect; Major investors eye Vietnamese footwear industry

 Foreign geologists survey Dong Van Karst Plateau; First five-star hotel in north central region recognised; Smartphone app offers new options to last-minute travellers; Saigon Railways offers 50% discount on ticket price

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viettel corporation has decided to return a 450 MHz bandwidth, previously used by EVN Telecom, to the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) for them to manage.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 45 of the nation's 63 cities and provinces have come up with their own master plans to manage solid waste, said a senior official at a workshop held in Ha Noi on August 11.

The methods local authorities are using to calculate the gross domestic product (GDP) are inaccurate and impractical, and not used in any country in the world, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said.

 Liberia will receive an untested experimental drug, Zmapp, to treat people infected with Ebola, the Liberian government says.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 2014 V-League season officially wrapped up last weekend after the 24th-round matches. Despite tying 1-1 with SHB Da Nang, defending champions Becamex Binh Duong players and local fans had a jubilant festival

 The increasing number of migrants and residents from other provinces to HCM City has led to a shortage of teachers and classrooms, according to the city Department of Education and Training.

 Malaysia yesterday beat Viet Nam 2-0 in the second round match of the Hassanal Bolkiah ASEAN U-22 Football Championships in Brunei.

Annette Herfkens, the author of the memoirs “Turbulence: A Survival Story” and the sole survivor of a plane crash in Vietnam’s central coast province of Khanh Hoa 22 years ago, has started her week-long trip to the country.

The swine flu, or H1N1 virus, is sweeping through Australia with the virus accounting for the majority of the rising number of influenza cases this year, experts said Tuesday.

Several family members in the Central Highlands province of Dac Lak were recently hospitalised in critical condition after suspectedly eating a python and drinking wine mixed with its blood.

VietNamNet Bridge – This year’s minimum-wage hike has met opposition from many in the business community.

 Almost 300 lorries of humanitarian aid have left the Moscow area bound for eastern Ukraine, Russia has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Here are stunning pictures of clouds, taken from the 3,140-metre high Fansipan, which is called the roof of Indochina.