Lionel Messi on Wednesday said he is "very proud" of having won in Argentina the best athlete of the year award.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is best mover of the Asian Football Confederation in December 2011 as the national team climbs 35 places to 99th position in FIFA ranking.

VietNamNet Bridge – Student Pham Van Quan is among 20 young scientists from all over the world who won Germany’s “Green Talents” 2011 for young scientists.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City’s quarantine officers and police on December 20 detected and seized 2 tons of rotten and stinking pork on a North-South coach.

VietNamNet Bridge – Supermodel Tyra Banks, the founder of Next Top Model reality show will be a guest of the last night of the Vietnam Next Top Model 2011, scheduled at 8pm, January 8, 2012, in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – In the morning of December 21, a young man arranged a heart of 600 red roses on the alluvial bank amid the Red River, Hanoi, to show his love to a girl.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese and German scientists have discovered a new species of gecko in Cuc Dong Cape in Ninh Hoa district, the central province of Khanh Hoa.

Japanese businesses have recently carried out the working visits to Vietnam, to learn about the investment opportunities in the country as part of their strategies to relocate manufacturing bases to avoid natural calamities.

While many national Vietnamese teams are taking a rest after the 26th Southeast Asian Games, shooters continue honing their skills to compete in the 2012 Asian Shooting Championships in Doha, Qatar, on January 11-22.

VietNamNet Bridge – An official document based on Viet Nam's policy towards local and international immigration was made public in the capital city yesterday, Dec 21, for the first time.

National U19 Football Cup qualifiers to kick off in 2012; Ha Noi takes top spot as national taekwondo tournament wraps up; Vinh Long hosts international men's cycling tournament

In his latest pitch to solve the Washington political stalemate, U.S. President Barack Obama Wednesday made phone calls to top congressional leaders to urge the extension of payroll tax cut and federal jobless benefits

NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung has highlighted the important geographical position of Bach Long Vi island district and its role as an ideal location for the development of fishing and tourism in line with the national socio-economic development plan.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hand-foot-mouth disease has been stamped out in central Ninh Thuan Province, the provincial People's Committee announced.

VietNamNet Bridge - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on December 21 began his two-day visit to Vietnam.

Britain's AAA sovereign debt rating could be at risk under threat from the eurozone debt crisis, ratings agency Moody's warned on Tuesday.

A different Christmas tree made up of milk cans to be donated to children and families in need across Greece were erected in central Athens on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in Hanoi on Dec. 21, successfully wrapping up his official visit to Myanmar and his participation at the fourth Greater Mekong Sub-region Summit (GMS 4).

VietNamNet Bridge – The new policy on attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) will be set up based on four main principles.

More than 17,000 chickens started to be culled at a poultry market in Hong Kong Wednesday after a chicken carcass there tested positive for the H5N1 avian influenza virus.

Vietnam and China have agreed to increase the exchange of visits and contacts between senior leaders and maintain close cooperation between the two Parties.

Exports to Africa, South-West Asia beat annual target; Dalat sets new fresh flower export record; MB Bank opens branch in Cambodia; Volatile retail climate to last through 2012; Foreign banks face asset threshold  

French Minister of the Economy, Finances and Industry Francois Baroin approved Tuesday the indicative medium and long-term financing program of borrowing 178 billion euros (232 billion U.S. dollars) next year,

VietNamNet Bridge – One day after the 33-storey tower of the Electricity of Vietnam Group in Cua Bac Street caught on fire, Hanoi authorities had an urgent meeting with top officials of related departments.

Space and the Fragments of Space; Exhibition “The World”; VNSO Ensemble II; Screening of “Andalucia”; Cozy Xmas Party at Rooftop; Yamaha Christmas Concert; Exhibition “Colour – Wool”; Concert “Beethoven’s Symphony Project”