The Vietnam National Academy of Music has for the first time kicked off the Hanoi Open Guitar contest to look for the best talent from around the nation.

Instead of issuing shares to existing shareholders, businesses plan to sell shares to the outsiders. Are they really thirsty for capital?

VietNamNet Bridge – Young talents from the Viet Nam National Academy of Music will perform works by Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Paganini and Beethoven in a concert at the French cultural centre L'Espace on July 5.

The application of information and communication technology (ICT) in Viet Nam is faced with difficulties although considered vital for the country's development.

VietNamNet Bridge – Cambodia saw a large increase in the number of Vietnamese tourists visiting the country in the first five months of this year, to about 305,000.

VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Thi Tinh (31) hailing from Lai Vung district, the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap last Monday gave birth to four baby girls in Ho Chi Minh City’s Tu Du hospital.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many universities lack well-qualified teachers to ensure the quality of higher education, according to the Ministry of Education and Training's latest inspection.

President Barack Obama on Monday gave approval for the U.S. Export-Import Bank to extend a $125.9 million loan to a state-owned company in Vietnam to buy a U.S.-made telecommunications and television satellite, the White House said.

VietNamNet Bridge – Researchers, scholars and scientists from India and Viet Nam will do their best in clearing up the ancient relationship between the two countries via a two-day conference on the Cham Civilisation.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Mai Hung won the girls' U18 rapid chess event with six points at the Asian Youth Chess Championship in Sri Lanka on Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City has launched an ambitious project to increase English language skills for students in schools and vocational centers during the academic year 2012-2013 at an estimated investment of about VND408 bil.

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has reaffirmed Vietnam’s policy of developing nuclear power for peaceful purposes and a green economy.

VietNamNet Bridge – Heroin detoxification programmes in northwestern provinces are achieving satisfactory results, despite many obstacles,

Believing that the slowdown in CPI in June reflects the stability of the national economy, foreign institutions have warned that the minus CPI increase in June could be the negative signs for the production and consumption.

More than 60 academics and students from the 26 member universities of the ASEAN University Network (AUN) and from some top ones in Japan, China, and South Korea are meeting in HCM City to discuss global citizenship

VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Thi Ha from Hai Duong won the women's 25m pistol event at the National Outstanding Shooters tournament in Ha Noi yesterday, June 26.

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Tuesday said the forthcoming European Union (EU) Summit would focus on boosting growth and building a stronger Economic and Monetary Union (EMU).

VietNamNet Bridge – An international conference on “Building a border of peace and friendship between Vietnam and Laos” was held on June 26 in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City came out on top with 20 gold and six silver medals at the 2012 National Junior Vovinam Championships, which officially wrapped up in the southern province of Ca Mau on June 24.

Vietnam strongly protests and requests that China cease the invitation of international bids for 09 oil and gas lots within Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi on June 26.

Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Michel Sidibe said Tuesday that he believed the HIV/AIDS mortality rate could be reduced.

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Tuesday that the European Union's decision to impose oil embargo on Iran will hurt the interests of EU members.

Quang Ngai has a peaceful combination of rivers, mountains and waterfalls together with many old relics and architectural works.

Right after JFE, a big Japanese group, announced its plan to invest in Vietnam, other Japanese investors have also shown their intention to follow JFE.