Up to 20 people were killed and 64 wounded in a series of bomb and gun attacks across the Iraqi capital early Thursday, an interior ministry source told Xinhua.

Students can listen to music, date or even sleep at the self-taught modern classrooms at the Thang Long University. The learning model is unique in Vietnam.

A lot of GPS (global positioning system) devices which have a small size like match boxes or cigarette packs, and can show the positions of motorbikes and cars have been available on the market.

The number of travelers from Europe keeps increasing, while the European market has not been influenced by the economic difficulties in the region. However, Vietnamese travel firms say they have to prepare for the worst.

Dr Nguyen Ba Hung once appeared in Tien phong newspaper eight years ago as the scientist who set up the first organic vegetable garden in Vietnam. The work of Dr Hung has paved the way for many other organic vegetable gardens to come out.

To some people, following a career path they have little knowledge of can sometimes lead to failure, but this was not the case for conductor Pham Hong Hai, who works as deputy director of the Viet Nam Opera and Ballet Theatre.

NA chairman, AIPA chief discuss summit; Vice President meets DPRK guests; Vietnamese, German parties boost cooperation; Lao PM visits with high-ranking group

The country loses around 400,000 tonnes of seafood per year, worth VND8 trillion (US$380 million), due to bad preservation methods, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's Directorate of Fisheries.

VietNamNet Bridge – The hearing impaired, aged seven and above, can start learning sign language on VTV2 from March, Pham Viet Tien, head of Viet Nam Television's (VTV) Science and Education Department announced this morning, Feb 24.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has undisputed sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on Feb. 23.

As Syria is cracking down harder on so-called armed groups, the international community is ratcheting up economic and diplomatic pressure on the country.

Google's online display advertising business is growing faster than anticipated and is expected to surpass Facebook to be the top display ad seller in the United States in 2013, research firm eMarketer predicted on Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hirukawa Yuki decided to give up the fast-paced life in Tokyo to open a souvenir shop in laid-back Hoi An 13 months ago. She says she hasn't regretted the decision for a moment.

The most important goal of the state owned enterprise (SOE) reshuffle--is not to try to get as much money as possible, but to change the corporate governance mode.

Women are less likely to get immediately treatment for heart attack and more likely to die than men, according to a new study.

Unseasonal rain over the last few days in the southern regions including Ho Chi Minh City is forecast to prolong for the next couple of days.

VietNamNet Bridge - Photographs of traditional Vietnamese costumes and jewelry worn in the early 20th century are on display at an exhibition in the former imperial capital of Hue.

Last October, Mr. Tran Van Tiep, 97, paid $25,000 as deposit for exploring a “gold warehouse” in Tau Mount, Binh Thuan province. Below is the story about the old man who has kept searching for “4,000 tons of gold” for dozens of years.

Astronomers using data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have, for the first time, discovered buckyballs in a solid form in space, the U.S. space agency announced Wednesday in a statement.

Eximbank’s President has proposed to re-elect the board of directors and the supervision board of Sacombank. The move has confirmed the rumor which has been spreading for the last few months about a plan of Eximbank to swallow Sacombank.

Vinashin continues to borrow to pay salaries; Ministries move toward eliminating substandard gasoline; IT, e-commerce ‘crucial for growth of businesses'; Property firm predicts brighter market; Top gear for car-makers;  

Local travel firms are keeping a close watch on what is happening in a crisis-hit Europe with concerns that their huge inbound market may be affected in the coming time though arrivals from Europe have yet to decline.

Vietnam Airlines Corp. has clinched a deal with Australia’s Qantas Group to turn the loss-making Jetstar Pacific Airlines into a strong carrier with domestic and international services.

The runner-up of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2010 Tuyet Lan joined the show of Indian-origin designer Sushma Patel in the Couture Fashion Week in New York on the evening of February 17.

VietNamNet Bridge – Big names like Le Quang Liem, Ni Hua (China), Kharisma (Indonesia), Narayanan (India), Merab (Georgia) and nearly 100 chess players will compete for the $10,000 championship of the HDBank 2012.