The United States and its allies Britain and Canada announced new sanctions against Iran Monday, in the wake of a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency that expressed concern over Tehran's controversial nuclear program.

Outstanding Vietnamese win community awards; Three students drown in Phu Yen; US honour for French physicist; National viscera transplant center set up

A cold spell has spread across the northern region, causing temperatures to drop sharply in mountain areas.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS has written to Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien and US drug company Abbott to allow the manufacture in Viet Nam of a new AIDS drug the company has invented.

VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien did not say when the overload at hospitals will end, but she told National Assembly deputies that the Ministry of Health would submit a plan to the government next year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two Indonesian football fans died in a stampede in Jakarta on Monday at the Southeast Asian Games final against Malaysia, according to a victim's brother and a report citing a paramedic.

This is an interview with Nguyen Xuan Thang, Secretary General of the World Federation of UNESCO Associations and Chairman of the Vietnam Federation of UNESCO Association, about the just-finished new seven natural wonders of the world.

VietNamNet Bridge – Mrs. Mai Thi Phuong in Nga Son district, Thanh Hoa province, has buried her elder brother, Mr. Mai Van My, 62, in a hole in this man’s living room.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a new regulation on the establishment and operation of private universities.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese pianist who has studied in Singapore for years will see classical music lovers at the HCM City Conservatory of Music, in the “Night of Conversation” on November 26.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam and Russia have agreed to double two-way trade to US$5 billion by 2015 thanks to significant steps in development of bilateral relations, which was lifted to a strategic partnership 10 years ago.

VietNamNet Bridge – Through centuries, one of the most symbolic elements of a Vietnamese village has been its gate. However, the image is fast disappearing due to rapid modern urbanisation.

VietNamNet Bridge – A two-day culinary festival will be held in Ha Noi this weekend, offering local gastronomes the chance to taste traditional dishes of South Korea and Viet Nam.

The death toll from violent clashes in Cairo over the past three days has risen to 33, officials of Egypt's Zeinhom Morgue said Monday.

EVN Telecom’s simcards, which were unsalable, have unexpectedly skyrocketed on the information that EVN Telecom would merge into Viettel.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam and South Korea were going to boost co-operation in developing the environmental industry, a conference in Ha Noi heard yesterday, Nov 21.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF)'s Disciplinary Department yesterday lifted a ban on Hai Phong fans travelling to away games for next year's V-League national premier football championship.

VietNamNet Bridge – A collection of four books on Viet Nam's sea and island life by Tre (Youth) Publishing House officially hit the bookstores yesterday, Nov 21.

VietNamNet Bridge – The General Statistics Office (GSO) and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) on Nov. 21 announced two websites for data on population and housing, as well as family planning and annual population movement in Vietnam.

Japan's exports fell 3.7 percent in October from a year earlier, marking the first decline in three months, the Ministry of Finance said in a preliminary report on Monday.

Wushu martial artists won three gold medals for the Vietnamese team on the 10th day of competition at the 26th SEA Games, bringing the country’s total golds to 92. 

The Asia-Pacific region, with its high growth rate and environment of peace, stability and cooperation, is considered a good example for the whole world, says Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan.

Libyan fallen leader Muammar Gaddafi's youngest son Khamis is still alive, Libyan defense ministry source told Xinhua on Monday.

Russia backs Vietnam’s plans to develop nuclear power for peaceful purposes, affirms First Deputy Prime Minister Shuvalov.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Erwinaze to treat patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, who have developed an allergy to E. coli derived asparaginase and pegapargase chemotherapy drugs used to treat ALL.