Substitute Alessandro Diamanti, only on his third cap, struck the decisive penalty to help Italy oust England 4-2 on penalties here on Saturday to set up a Euro 2012 semifinal clash with Germany.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese and Cambodian Government leaders on June 24 unveiled marker 314, the last one in numerical order on the two countries’ land borderline.

A lot of commercial banks reported the huge profits for the 2011 fiscal year. However, the State Bank’s inspectors have affirmed that the banks’ profit was not as big as reported.

VietNamNet Bridge – Khin Aung Myint, President of the Myanmar Parliament, left Hanoi, concluding an official five-day visit to Vietnam at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.

VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang had talks with voters from the municipal Fatherland Front Committee and more than 200 voters from District 4 on Saturday.

Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's candidate Mohamed Morsi has won the presidential election, head of Egypt's Higher Presidential Election Commission (HPEC) Farouq Sultan announced on Sunday afternoon.

VietNamNet Bridge – Besides two Buddhism prayer books with over 21,000 words inlaid with gold, Hue Nghiem Temple in Binh Tan district, HCM City has many other special things.

Chinese merchants have been hunting for ironwood and many other precious timber in Quang Binh province. Prior to that, they hunted for sua wood (dalbergia tonkinensis) in many central provinces.

VietNamNet Bridge – Cost-saving and fun, finding travel companions online is a common choice of many young backpackers as the summer holiday has arrived.

VietNamNet Bridge – Less than 20km from Hanoi’s center is a cemetery, where around 50,000 unfortunate newborn babies rest in peace.

Pham Ngoc Lang, President of Hanoi Telecom, said the telco is going to lodge a petition to the Prime Minister, because Vietnamobile, the mobile network run by the firm is facing too many big difficulties because of the unleveled playing ground.

Local authorities have decided to remove some industrial zones (IZs) to make room for the rice fields.

Cuba has eliminated viral hepatitis B among the population aged under 15 thanks to a locally developed vaccine in the Caribbean country's massive immunization campaign, state media reported Saturday.

As for many parents, entering state owned schools is the only choice for their children.

At least 16 people have been confirmed dead after torrential rains battered southern and northern regions of China over the past three days, local authorities said Sunday.

Wood industry looks to new markets; Special services attract customers amid economic difficulties; Senior management forced to take rock-bottom wages; Stricter rules for low-income housing; 1mln ton rice stockpile eyed to help farmers

VietNamNet Bridge – The trend to upgrade or replace traditional markets with supermarkets in Viet Nam's urban areas was not necessarily a good one for shoppers or traders.

VietNamNet Bridge – Community feedback has an important part to play in helping Ha Noi protect its many ponds and lakes from encroaching urbanisation,

VietNamNet Bridge – Low-income housing contracts will be terminated if beneficiaries don't move in within three months, according to a recent decision by the Ha Noi People's Committee.

VietNamNet Bridge – Since the late 1960s, Vietnamese composer Trinh Cong Son has been compared to well-known US songwriter Bob Dylan. But for American professor John C Schafer, the two songwriters belong to two different planets.

HCM City to co-operate in all fields with Cambodia; Taxi driver saves young man in attempted suicide; Life term upheld for woman who set husband on fire; Three workers die in factory wall collapse

VietNamNet Bridge – Total net profits in the banking industry last year increased by 15.1 per cent over 2010, a rate lower than that of the preceding several years, the State Bank of Viet Nam announced on Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan on June 23 visited the Vietnam-Thailand Friendship Village, President Ho Chi Minh relic, and Vietnamese nationals in Nakhon Phanom province. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Central Quang Ngai Province's Natural Resources and Environment Department will force enterprises causing serious environmental pollution to make good the damage, according to Department Director Le My Lien.

Long term capital has been flocking to commercial banks. However, banks have been warned that the capital might turn into “virtual capital.”