VietNamNet Bridge – President of the State of Israel Shimon Peres will pay an official visit to Vietnam from Nov. 22-26 at the invitation of President Truong Tan Sang.

The gloomy Vietnamese stock market and the global economic crisis are the two large rocks that hinder investment funds to call for capital. However, more and more new funds still appear every day on the market.

Real Madrid remain three points clear of FC Barcelona at the top of the La Liga following a weekend in which the case for those complaining the Spanish league is a two horse race became even stronger.

VietNamNet Bridge – Teacher Le Viet Minh has been teaching ethnic minorities in the mountains of the north-central province of Quang Binh for so long that there is a little of the ethnic Vietnamese in him.

Mariano Rajoy has been elected as the next prime minister of Spain with a landslide victory in the general election on Sunday.

The situation of vocational schools, which have been dragging out a miserable existence for the last many years, has got even worse due to the lack of students.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has made important contributions to implementing ASEAN priorities, including building the ASEAN Community, strengthening ASEAN connectivity and expanding the association’s foreign relations.

HCMC has mapped out a major plan to build a waste-to-energy plant and two other facilities to treat toxic waste and wastewater to cope with rising volumes of solid waste and wastewater in the city.

The 2012 budget plan is currently a hot topic at the National Assembly agenda. Its Finance and Budget Committee senior expert Bui Duc Thu sheds some light on the issue.

The 2011 Vietnamese Talent Awards ceremony was held on November 20 at the Friendship Cultural Palace in Hanoi to honour the best products and initiatives in the fields of information technology (IT), natural sciences and physiology.

Vietnam-RoK idol music gala organized; Photo book salutes General Giap; 6,000-year-old bone needles found in Tuyen Quang cave; Hanoi to host Vietnam-Korea cultural, culinary festival; Dance contest for Wondergirls song seeks entrants

Four more gold medals were obtained at the ongoing 26th Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia on November 20.

Pop star Phuong Thanh will organise a solo concert in HCM City this week to introduce her latest rock music album.

The planned green-bus system in HCM City has met roadblocks in recent weeks because of a scarcity of biogas and the effect of a policy that discourages private companies to participate in the programme.

The 3G and 4G brands are here to stay in the market.

A series of cultural activities will be hosted in HCMC and Hanoi to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Denmark, giving Vietnamese people an insight into Danish arts and culture.

At least 14 persons died and over 50 others suffered injuries when a major fire engulfed a congregation of eunuchs or trans-sexuals at a community center in an east Delhi locality Sunday, said local media reports.

China on Sunday morning put two satellites into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province.

“We are ready to buy back all the debts of Vinashin at the price which is equal to 35 percent of the face value, or 210 million dollars (the original price is 600 million dollars),” the chair of a big bank in Vietnam has stated.

Libyan interim Prime Minister Abdel Rahim el-Keeb Saturday confirmed the capture of Saif al-Islam, the second son of late ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, in the south of the country.

First online shopping event opens; Chinese garments dominate local markets; State-owned firm loses in non-core businesses; Exports to Myanmar surge 111 percent; WB funds Da Nang - Quang Ngai expressway

VietNamNet Bridge – Children in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta are missing out on a proper education because of a shortage of kindergartens.

Spaniards began to casting their ballots as the general election kicked off at 9 a.m. local time (0800 GMT) on Sunday.

Investment funds have realised gains from investments in food products makers like Masan Group (MSN), Vinamilk (VNM) and Kinh Do (KDC) – even as real estate investments over the past two years have proven disappointing.

Man spends 25 years fighting for a $0.15 debt; Newborn baby kidnapper indicted; Trade unions promise to better protect overseas VN workers; Man dies after diving for girlfriend's wallet; 8 people sentenced for investment fraud