Astronomers on Wednesday said they had found possibly the biggest black hole ever observed, a leviathan with a mass 17 billion times that of the Sun, brooding at the heart of a distant galaxy.

The appeal court of the Supreme People’s Court has sentenced Le Thanh Tung to four years in prison and four years probation on the charge of “conducting propaganda against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam”.

 Family day raises funds for needy kids; Ha Noi venue promises to get people dancing; Artisan market offers unique Christmas gifts; Women's group to host Christmas luncheon

  Conference highlights victory against US air blitz; Over 31 million Vietnamese people use Internet; Practising thrift and tackling waste is essential; Intelligent transportation systems applied in Viet Nam

 Europe's stock markets advanced on Wednesday after a late bout of optimism that politicians would act to avoid the looming "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax rises and spending cuts which threatens to send the United States back into recession.

Ho Chi Minh City police are investigating a diamond theft worth VND6 billion ($300,000) in District 9. In another case, Binh Thanh District police have arrested a maid who stole a $300,000 diamond ring of her employer.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will stage the second qualifying round of the Asian Football Confederation U19 Women's Championship at Thong Nhat Stadium in HCM City from December 1-9.

Hospitals in 18 cities and provinces will postpone the application of new hospital fees up to five times higher than current levels until the first quarter of next year to ease the financial burden on patients and help to curb inflation.

 Lottery fever gripped the United States on Wednesday ahead of a Powerball drawing with an estimated jackpot of $550 million, the second highest in the nation's history.

The Vietnamese stocks have become cheapest than ever. Investors now keep the wait-and-see attitude and look forward to the measures to rescue the market promised by watchdog agencies.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of spectators on either banks of the Hau River, a tributary of the Mekong, cheered wildly as some 50 teams from several Mekong Delta provinces vied with each other to win the Ngo Boat Race

VietNamNet Bridge – In the national dress and non la (palm-leaf conical hat,) Miss Vietnam World 2010 Diem Huong posed in the photo shoot “I love Vietnam”, showing the charming beauty of Vietnamese women.

After many explosions, columns of smoke of hundreds of meters high rose from a depot next to the Linh Trung Export Processing Zone in Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City at noon on November 28.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fans of SNSD, the nine-member girl band who will perform at the K-pop Festival Concert, painted the city pink (the band's symbol colour) to welcome their idols.

They are millionaires, but they keep the habits of country dwellers. These could be the habits of a lifetime.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The peak season of inbound tourism has arrived, yet many tour operators have not recorded growths in international tourist arrivals.

  Legislature chief meets Ha Tinh voters; Party leader welcomes PT Chief; Vietnam treasures ties with China; Prime Minister holds reception for Mongolian, Nigerian ambassadors; Vietnam attends UNHRC meeting on ethnic minorities

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and Brunei on November 28 released a joint statement on the occasion of the State visit of President Truong Tan Sang to Brunei from November 27-29.

 VietNamNet Bridge – ‘Jazz Viet 2012’ organized by Vietnam’s Association of Musicians will take place on Sunday at the Opera House at 1 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi.

France is committed to nationalise a steel plant at the centre of a bitter row between the government and its owner ArcelorMittal, unions said on Wednesday. 

Once all the registered oil refinery projects become operational, the refined oil supply would be double the domestic demand.

Under a draft plan by the Ministry of Transport, the owners of the motorbikes would be fined if they cannot show the certificates on meeting emission standards.

Imitation, not creativeness, is the thing Vietnamese teachers require on their students when they teach how to write compositions. The traditional teaching method has been facing the heavy criticism from parents and radical educational experts.

The display at network is believed to witness a boom in 2013, while the banner advertisement would gradually fall into oblivion.

The high purchasing power in the Vietnamese market proves to be the biggest reason that make foreign investors feel secure when they continuing pouring more capital to their consumer goods production projects in Vietnam.