U.S. House Speaker John Boehner said Sunday that President Barack Obama's recent outreach to lawmakers by visiting the Capitol Hill is a good thing, but Republicans can't go any further on tax increases.

 David Beckham returned to the scene of his infamous 1998 World Cup red card horror show on Sunday when he was named in the Paris Saint-Germain starting line-up for the clash at Saint-Etienne.

United Nation Special Envoy and President of the Foundation for World Wide Co-operation Romano Prodi spoke about the importance of co-operation as the pace of globalisation continues to quicken.

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Being awkward to kiss each other publicly, pouring champagne, releasing balloons... 10 couples of brides and grooms had their impressive debut in the first group wedding held in Hanoi on March 17.

A night requiem was held at Son My village, Quang Ngai province, on March 15 to commemorate 504 innocent victims of the bloody massacre caused by the US military more than four decades ago.

Vietnamese businesses are still poor with limited financial capability. However, they still spend big money on advertisement campaigns.

Vietnamese have been frightened out of their wits after scientists said that a lot of popular ornamental trees in Vietnamese homes may cause cancer and mental diseases.

Outsourcing contracts have been coming in thick and fast to software firms since the beginning of the year, promising a bountiful crop for the firms in 2013.

Vietnam has had three million cable TV subscribers so far, which means that less than 15 percent of households have used the services.

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Despite the bans released by the Hanoi Education and Training Department, toxic and anti-education toys still have been brought to general schools.

Government bonds have been selling well since the beginning of the year. This remains a favorite investment channel for big institutions and foreign investors in 2013.

HCMC’s government on Tuesday told Saigon Hi-Tech Park management board to mobilize private capital sources and loans for the second phase of the park instead of using the State budget only.

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More foreign insurers have come to Vietnam in recent years. Joining forces with domestic partners in doing business is the way many of them have chosen to penetrate the local market.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has criticized 37 provinces, including big cities like Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City, for the high increase of dead victims of traffic accidents in the last two months.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Film director Doan Huy Giao took seven years to build his own museum – the first such private institution in central Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge – To celebrate the 70th birthday of artist Pham Luc, 70 paintings of the senior artist, which are collected by Dr. Nguyen Si Dung, are now on display at the exhibition "Connect two centuries" in Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge – When Nguyen Van Thuan, an associate professor in the Department of Animal Biotechnology of Konkuk University, Seoul, posted a heartfelt article in a popular online newspaper about his intention to return home

If the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) only does the simple work of depositing the state’s money at banks for profit, it would be better for it to get dissolved.

Vietnamese French jazz artist Nguyen Le says that one of his most important plans this year is to complete a new version of the album "Dark side of the moon" of the Pink Floyd.

The market for functional foods is in chaos. These products are advertised as wonderful remedies that can cure all kinds of diseases, even cancer. The price is also “sky high”. Many people have become victims of false advertisement.

VietNamNet Bridge – Unpublished colour illustrations of Luc Van Tien, an epic poem by Nguyen Dinh Chieu written in nom in the 1850s, are on display until April 6 as part of a new exhibition

VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Quang Nam officially opened the My Son community tourism village near the World Heritage Site of the same name on March 14.