VietNamNet Bridge - US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on June 3 visited USNS Richard E.Byrd, a dry cargo/ammunition ship, which has anchored at Cam Ranh Bay in the central province of Khanh Hoa for maintenance.

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declared three days of national mourning after one of the West African country's worst plane crashes killed at least 193 people in the economic capital Lagos on Sunday.

Just 30km from Ca Mau City, U Minh Ha national park is a unique ecotourism destination for it is populated mainly by cajuput trees. Access to the forest is easy as the asphalt road is smooth and even.

VietNamNet Bridge – The frozen real estate market have forced real estate firms to jump into other business fields, where they hope they can earn money to survive and wait for the market to warm up.

The Liaoning team from China has won the international women’s volleyball tournament, which closed in the northern province of Bac Ninh on May 6.  

VietNamNet Bridge – All four inspected Danish-funded projects committed misuse, with fault completely made by the Vietnamese partners. Denmark has suspended funds to three of them.

With days away from the Euro 2012 opener, a police raid on Italy's pre-tournament training camp cast shadow on the team's fate.

The draft of the national programme on developing information technology by 2020 had clarified six pillars, said the Ministry of Information and Communication's Information Technology Department at a conference in Ha Noi yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thanh Tri and Long Bien bridges, which cross the Red River, have become markets, despite ban plates. Drivers stop to buy fruit, breads or drink ice tea, hindering or causing dangers for others.

While pledged foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam has declined over the past three years, disbursed FDI has levelled off at around $11 billion a year.

Japan has lifted the import tariffs on the products relating to computers, electronics products and accessories since late 2008. However, Vietnamese enterprises still cannot take full advantage of the opportunity to boost exports to the country.

At a court held late last month in the central province of Nghe An, when the convicted 35-year-old Vo Viet Xuan was allowed to say the final words, he did not ask for a lenient sentence.

Vietnam’s Thai Son Nam futsal club has been granted a berth at the 2013 AFC Futsal Clubs Championship.

Ket Mountain was formerly deserted where some narrow paths were made by locals. Over the past few years, Ket Mountain has been familiar to pilgrims, though.

Many researchers say that there are very few countries in the world that have a worshipping ceremony for their ancestors like Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – At apartment buildings that were built for several decades in Hanoi, water shortage happens all the time. Local people, therefore, have created their own water pipe systems, which are unique in the world.

VietNamNet Bridge – Through these advertisements, readers will discover interesting things in the life of the upper class in Vietnam one century ago. These advertisements come from a French magazine, Extrême-Asie, published in April 1927.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese coffee market in 2011 witnessed a series of big deals wrap up. However, analysts say it’s not easy to squeeze into the market.

Sovereignty disputes at sea should be directly settled between concerned parties and be transparent in the international environment.   

At a meeting on June 2, the Ministry of Transport discussed a project approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung for increase of bus, rail and metro services across the country during the period 2012-2020.

Pham Phuong Anh, an eight-year old overseas Vietnamese, has been awarded second prize at an international music festival for children in Moscow.

A filmmaking team from Thailand recently began to shot the first scenes of a documentary featuring the daily life of Vietnamese people living on the banks of the Mekong River.

As the 1000-year-old traditional craft village of Van Phuc undergoes the mixed blessings of modernization, some fear that it will lose its former reputation as home to the most beautiful silk in Viet Nam.

Tobacco brings rice and bread to northern residents every day, but they may also kill them one day.

The telecom satellite Vinasat-2 has entered its orbital position at 131.8 degree east, and will be handed over to Vietnam in July, announced the Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Group (VNPT) on Wednesday.