Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh paid an official visit to Myanmar on March 12 at the invitation of his Myanmar counterpart Wunna Maung Lwin.

Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker announced late Monday that eurozone finance ministers have politically adopted the 130-billion-euro (about 171 billion U.S. dollars) second bailout program for Greece.

VietNamNet Bridge – The ten celebrities of the Dancing with the Stars 2012 have released beautiful shots before the competition begin this Sunday, March 18.

VietNamNet Bridge – A dozen young men stand in a circle around an older man playing the khen (panpipe) and dancing passionately at the Vuong House in the village of Sa Phin in Ha Giang Province's Dong Van District.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Muay Thai kickboxers and hundreds of kickboxers from other countries have gone to Thailand to participate in the annual birthday of the founder of Muay Thai, in Ayutthaya City in Thailand.

Many economists predict that the latest fuel price hike will heavily affect the nation's price consumer index (CPI), presenting a new challenge for the government as it tries to curb inflation.

VietNamNet Bridge – A boy of around two or three years old was allowed to hold the steering wheel to drive a cab on Dien Bien Phu – Tran Phu roads, Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge – Starting from April 2012, ministers will talk about burning issues on a TV show called “Citizens ask – Ministers answer,” on the national TV network (VTV) and on the government’s website.

Though seafood exports now have to undergo strict examination by Nafiqad, a lot of export consignments still have been refused by the importers due to the high antibiotic residues.

Members of the UN Security Council in a ministerial-level meeting on Monday overwhelmingly endorsed efforts by the joint UN and Arab League special envoy for Syria, Kofi Annan, to end the violence and bloodshed in Syria.

The iconic turtle of the Hoan Kiem (Sword) Lake emerged near the The Huc Bridge and moved towards the bank of Dinh Tien Hoang Road on the morning of March 12. After 15 minutes of showing his giant shell, the turtle swam away.

VietNamNet Bridge – Seventy cyclists pedalled through the fourth stage of the Binh Duong international women's open yesterday, March 12, but the win went to veteran Vo Thi Phuong Phi.

Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell back below the 1, 700 dollars an ounce mark on Monday, as optimism about the Greek situation seemed to be outweighed by market concerns

Nine leading European aviation firms, including Airbus, British Airways and Air France, have written to French, British, German and Spanish leaders to protest about the new European Union (EU) carbon tax,

Website on social security launched; Myanmar destroyers dock in Danang; Fishermen rescued from sinking boat; Husband-killing woman sued by lover over debt

VietNamNet Bridge – A series of films will be screened in Ha Noi later this week sharing the stories of people affected by the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan last year.

VietNamNet Bridge – According to a recent survey, two of every five Vietnamese were found infected with latent tuberculosis that could emerge into the disease once the immune system becomes weak.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese club Sai Gon Heat triumphed over Malaysia's Westports Dragons 70-69 in the ASEAN Basketball League after a dramatic match at the Tan Binh Gymnasium on Sunday.

An appellate body from the Geneva-based World Trade Organization (WTO) on Monday circulated its report on the long-running transatlantic civil-aircraft dispute, largely upholding last March's findings by the panel

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese women have made great contributions to the nation’s construction and defence, says Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

VietNamNet Bridge – In a relatively short space of time, two Vietnamese athletes have been caught using performance-enhancing drugs and/or methods which are forbidden by the Anti-Doping Code.

The information that commercial banks still could make fat profits in 2011, despite the big difficulties, has prompted investors to inject their money in bank shares.

At least 200 people were killed and over 150 others injured in fresh tribal clashes in South Sudan 's Jonglei State, officials said Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan met with Belgian Crown Prince Philippe in Hanoi on Mar. 12 during his six-day official visit to Vietnam, starting on from Mar. 11.

Japan thanks the world, shows recovery efforts