VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 330 members on the 38th Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Programme will arrive at the Sai Gon port in HCM City. The members come from Southeast Asian countries and Japan.

White House said on Monday that the NATO strikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers are a "tragedy," vowing to carry out investigation on this deadly incident, amid the continuously deteriorating U.S.-Pakistani relations

Scientists in Canada have raised a prospect of reversing Alzheimer's disease by deep brain stimulation, according to media reports Monday.

A lot of salangane keeping houses have arisen in the districts in the inner city of HCM City, which have caused the environment pollution and badly affected people’s health.

Belarusian Prime Minister Mikkhail Myasnikovich begins a four-day visit to Viet Nam today at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung.

Australia's Qantas Airways on Monday said the airline expected to post an underlying net profit before tax of between 140 million AU dollars (138 million U.S. dollars) to 190 million AU dollars for the six months to December 2011.

A lot of listed companies are considering quitting the stock market since they see the assets decreasing dramatically in accordance with the share price decreases. Also, they fear that their companies would be acquired one day.

The White House stated on Monday that it is critical for Europe to move with "force and decisiveness" to fight the deepening sovereign debt crisis in the eurozone, saying the crisis continues to create a headwind for the global economy.

Online retail sales in the United States on Black Friday jumped 26 percent to reach 816 million U.S. dollars this year, comScore said on Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Saigon Xuan Thanh FC, a new face at V-League 2012, has been transferred to the Vietnam Football Media JS Company (VFM) last week.

The 13th National Assembly Legislature’s second session has ended with the successful mapping out of crucial waymarkers for Vietnam’s socio-economic development until 2015.

Defending champions AC Milan put on an inspiring performance to thrash Chievo 4-0 at home after Inter struggled to a 1-0 win at Siena thanks to a last minute strike on Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of workers at a Taiwanese-invested factory in Thanh Hoa province went on strike after a Chinese foreman forced a female worker to glue her hands together.

France provides financial support for Vietnam; Gov’t vows to solve difficulties for business; Top 1,000 corporate taxpayers published; East-West Corridor attractive to Japanese investors; Ninh Thuan to hire foreign consultants for master plan

“The Old Dreams” is the name of a solo exhibition by artist Himiko Nguyen at the Visual Himiko Café in HCMC’s District 10.

Banks and property developers are heaving a sigh of relief after the State Bank of Viet Nam eased restrictions on lending to the real-estate and some other non-production sectors.

In response to the incumbent president Bashar al-Assad’s failure to halt a violent crackdown on eight-months of unrest against his rule, and in an unprecedented move against an Arab nation,

The eurozone must take steps without delay towards a fiscal union that involves the creation of a eurozone finance minister and fiscal resources to prevent, manage and resolve crises,

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s midfielder Pham Thanh Luong, 23, is ranked in the top five football players of the Southeast Asian Games 2011 on Goal.com, a prestigious website on football.

With three out of five gaining sessions last week on the HCM City Stock Exchange, the VN-Index concluded last week up 0.97 per cent over the previous Friday's close, reaching 383.35 points.

VietNamNet Bridge – Miss Viet Nam 2010 Ngoc Han will make her debut as a fashion designer at Spring and Summer Viet Nam Fashion 2012 in Ha Noi.

Four HCM City-based commercial banks borrowed 1475 billion dong from another bank, but they have been repeatedly asking for the delay of debt payment.

Hoi An ancient houses host art exhibitions; Second street art festival in Hanoi, HCMC; “Twilight” star addresses Vietnamese fans; International artists present black humor in Hanoi; Everyday art goes on show at the Emergency Room   

Lam Dong Province’s Madagui Forest City, about 150 kilometers from HCMC, is renowned for its natural beauty, intricate forests, caves, springs and streams.

VietNamNet Bridge – The operators of HCM City ports are unhappy with the city's ban on heavy vehicles during certain times of the day, and warn the severe losses this is causing could force some of them to close down.