An additional 173 Vietnamese citizens working in Libya came home safely on August 11, bringing the total number of Vietnamese workers returning from the North African country to 626.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Customs officials at Noi Bai International Airport recently thwarted a passenger’s bid to smuggle more than 6.5kg of heroin hidden in luggage into Vietnam.

 The central city of Da Nang has stepped up the compilation of documents on its Hoang Sa (Paracel) island district for teaching in all local schools from the 2014-2015 academic year.

 Many leading market analysts believe it evidences Thai billionaires’ ambitions to conquer the Vietnamese retail market.

 The revised Investment Law should help ensure people's right to run businesses that are not prohibited by law, lawmakers said during a discussion yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In a journey to Phu Yen a few years ago, I missed a chance to visit Da Dia basalt columns, one of the famous tourist attractions in the central coast province. So I decided to make a trip there this summer

VietNamNet Bridge – Former deputy chair of the National Assembly Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children, Professor Nguyen Minh Thuyet, spoke with Giao Thong newspaper about higher education reform.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 2014 Asia – Europe New Music Festival is scheduled to be held in Hanoi and Ha Long City, in Quang Ninh Province from October 8-12, with the participation of nearly 200 composers from 30 countries

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although Vietnam has seen a downward trend of malaria cases, elimination of the disease faces challenges, including the emergence of a strain that has become more drug-resistant,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications has pledged to take bold steps to crack down on spam messages sent via mobile phones as its past measures have not worked effectively.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For many rural women, leaving their villages to work in industrial parks seems to be the only and best choice for their lives, but their life often does not become better.

VietNamNet Bridge – With a few weeks to go until the traditional Mid Autumn Festival which is held on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, HCM City is already bustling with people buying mooncakes for relatives and friends.

 Rice exports to hit 6.3 million tonnes in 2014; Rice exports to hit 6.3 million tonnes in 2014; Revised zoning plan for Dung Quat seaport 2 approved; Companies search for offices in Ha Noi; Russia opens door to Vietnamese seafood

VietNamNet Bridge – Computer worm Stuxnet, which exploited a shortcut handling error in Windows, was mostly detected on computers in Viet Nam, reported Russian computer security firm Kaspersky Lab last Tuesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Drastic measures should be taken by ministries, agencies and provinces to meet the 5.8 per cent GDP growth target this year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Rhinos are being driven to extinction due to the demand for their horns and Viet Nam is considered the main market for them, experts have said. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The shooting of a television series co-produced by Vietnamese and South Korean media groups commenced today.

 VietNamNet Bridge – “Hybrid credit”, which shares characteristics of both bank credit and black-market credit, is becoming more common in Vietnam.

 A group of ethicists will meet on Monday at the World Health Organization to discuss the wisdom or otherwise of making an experimental drug more widely available to those suffering from Ebola.

 Vietnam bags nine medals at Asian karate champs; U19 Vietnam stun U21 Singapore at U22 SEA tournament; U19 women's football team defeat Uzbek rivals in friendly; Viet Nam rank second in volleyball event

Coming from HCM City, Tuong Vy beat out other beauties around the world, winning Miss Vietnam Continents 2014 in California, the US, on August 9.

 Thanh Hoa suffered their humiliating loss yesterday in the capital city, but still managed to win the bronze medal as the V-League season came to an end.

More than 8,000 students had broken the law since 2009, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Education and Training at a conference held on Tuesday in Ha Noi.

 Doan Ngoc Hao of the Vietnam national futsal team has been hit with a two-year ban for a doping offence, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced.

 Bui Van Can, from Quynh Luu district, Nghe An province and his fellow crewmembers caught a rare giant ocean sunfish in the Gulf of Tonkin waters.