The Da Nang Museum received a 170-year-old royal decree nominating a mandarin to lead troops to defend the city's Dien Hai Citadel during the reign of King Minh Mang.

VietNamNet Bridge introduces rare portraits of President Ho Chi Minh, on the occasion of his 122nd birthday.

The telecom satellite Vinasat-2 of the Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Group (VNPT) will start leasing its capacity in the third quarter of 2012, following its successful launch on Wednesday morning.

VietNamNet Bridge - Amongst the tourist trinkets of Hanoi’s Old Quarter are several shops selling old propaganda posters from the wartime, providing both history and art as souvenirs for foreign tourists.

Hundreds of stalls at the Hang Da Trade Center have been left idle. The merchants here have given up business because of too few buyers. The food and vegetable stalls at Cua Nam Market have also been quiet.

‘2012 Multicolor Non-cubism – Nguyen Quoc Dan’ by artist Nguyen Quoc Dan will open tomorrow morning at HCMC Fine Arts Museum, featuring 25 artworks of oil on canvas in non-cubism style.

The summit of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations formally kicked off on Friday evening at Camp David in Maryland after U.S. President Barack Obama greeted the G8 leaders at the presidential retreat.

Uncle Ho’s birth celebrated with various activities; French rock band to perform in Vietnam; Italian writer’s capital appearance; Hanoi hip-hop artists tour Indonesia ; 80 artists join traditional music gig; European film festival comes to Da Nang

An exhibition entitled Vietnam's Maritime Cultural Heritage, aims at introducing facets of the country's seas and islands and aspects of trade between East and West, opened today, May 19, at the National Museum of History in Hanoi.

Thirty eight projects were granted 2011 Vietnam Science and Technology Innovation Awards by the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations on May 16.

Hanoi hosts International Judo Tournament; Korean firm sponsors Vietnam’s Taekwondo team; Shaky T&T coach to be tested; Minh Quan progresses to semis; Coal and Minerals down leaders; Men's team win first round

Old hydrofoils carry higher accident risks, officials warn; Student discount on train fares to begin; More streets off limits to taxis in Ha Noi; AFD offers low-interest loans to Vietnam; Herbicide the culprit of 3 deaths in Quang Ngai

A lack of money has halted the implementation of a Government project aiming to turn Viet Nam into an information technology (IT) powerhouse by 2020.

The garbage dump in Hoang Cau, Hanoi, has been the home to hundreds of rubbish collectors for several decades. These people collect waste from Hanoi’s streets and bring waste to this place, turning it into a rubbish dump.

Many valuable works by talented teachers and students of the Hue Arts College are being lost because of a lack of facilities to store them.

President visits Vietnam-Russia Tropical Centre; Workshop examines Russia-Vietnam relations; Officials discuss border transport; Lieutenant-General meets S African army delegation; NA to meet on maternity, traffic, nature

A journey through the Southeast Asian country of Vietnam is a thrilling experience, as Herald reporter Rosa Studholme found out when she travelled there last month.

Police yesterday arrived at the headquarters of Dong Tam Long An football club to handle a case in which two players of the club informed they had been offered money for match-fixing but turned down the suggestion.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has ordered citizen complaints to be published on Government, ministry and local authority news portals.

Among well-known tourist attractions in Dalat City, the Thung lung tinh ye or Valley of Love appeals to abundant arrivals thanks to its romantic landscapes.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many traditional festivals have been banned from taking place due to culture managers considering them as superstitious, researcher Nguyen Van Huy has told a workshop on awareness and management in Ha Noi.

A memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a loan for Ho Chi Minh City’s metro line 2 worth US$500 million was signed on May 18 between the municipal People’s Committee and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

The incumbent chief of the Vietnam Maritime Administration Duong Chi Dung, who is former chairman of the state-owned shipping company Vinalines, and two other high-ranking officials were arrested and prosecuted Friday in Hanoi.

The Truong Sa community house which was constructed thanks to donations from readers of Tuoi Tre Newspaper was inaugurated on May 14 on Da Tay Island in the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago in the East Sea.

While sending children to the Giang Vo Experimental School is the dream of many parents, other people say they feel discouraged about the new education model followed by the school.