Nguyen Thanh Nghi, vice headmaster and vice Party secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Architecture University, was Friday appointed deputy minister of the Ministry of Construction. He becomes the youngest official holding the post in Vietnam.

Around 12 hours after landing in Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, film star couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt and their six children took a flight to Con Dao Island today afternoon to spend their holidays in five-star Six Senses Resort.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday said here the 21st century will be the United States' Pacific Century.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has passed the Vietnam Football Federation’s (VFF) proposal to establish the Vietnam Professional Football JS Company to run the country’s top-ranking V-League.

Unexpectedly lowering the sale price to the level which is 500,000 dong per tael lower than the market price, Bao Tin Minh Chau has stirred up the investors in Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge – The European Music Festival will return to Ha Noi and HCM City with its diverse repertoire from November 17-28.

VietNamNet Bridge – New flows of trade and commercial co-operation are expected to enhance relations between Luxembourg and Viet Nam in the near future, participants at a seminar heard on Nov 10.

Italy's financial markets calmed Thursday on the prospect of a new government led by the country's respected economist Mario Monti.

President Truong Tan Sang left Busan on Thursday, ending his state-level visit to the South Korea, to attend the 11th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Hawaii.

Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan yesterday called on overseas Vietnamese to strengthen unity among their communities and also help the country develop.

VietNamNet Bridge – Professional midwifery services during pregnancy and childbirth are critical to lowering the mortality rate of women and babies, a conference heard on Nov 10.

A lot of businesses say the preferential interest rates of 17-19 percent only exist on paper, while they never can enjoy such interest rates, and they still have to borrow money at the interest rates of 20-22 percent on average.

HCM City festival features work by artists under-40; Thai Nguyen celebrates with a cup; Hat xoan singing seeks recognition as UNESCO cultural heritage

German Chancellor Angela Merkel brushed aside Thursday recent reports that her country is considering plans for a smaller "core eurozone", saying that Germany has always been determined to solve the debt crisis under current framework.

Man held for scattering nails to trap motorists; Vietnam hands drug trafficker over to China; Two killed in wall collapse

VietNamNet Bridge – The national table tennis team is set to win a gold medal in the men's double event at the 26th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games which will kick off in Indonesia on Friday, Nov 11.

The information about the bank restructuring and about the low ceiling deposit insurance compensation of 50 million dong all have made small banks suffer.

VietNamNet Bridge – Singer My Tam will perform several of her well-known hits, accompanied by the Anh Em (Brothers) band, during a concert entitled Nhip Dap Dam Me (Beat of Passion).

Gone are the days when the local provincial try to attract tourism projects at any costs. They have become much choosier in selecting investors and approving projects.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government yesterday, Nov 10, approved a National Regulating Centre for Human Organ Transplants to be located in Ha Noi.

After the Java rhino, what kinds of wild animals are facing extinction? The question has been posed to Do Quang Tung, Director of the Vietnamese agency for CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) enforcement.

Undercurrent waves have been raised on the telecom market. Telcos rush to offer big preferences for inner-network call packages in order to attract more subscribers.

VietNamNet Bridge – The national wushu team is aiming to win five or six gold medals in the 26th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games which kick off on Nov 11 in Indonesia.

The International Hon Dau Island Resort has emerged as a major tourist destination in Hai Phong City of late.

A report by auditing and consulting firm Grant Thornton says just 38.5 per cent of enterprises in Viet Nam recognise that changes to lease accounting recommended by international agencies will help improve transparency in financial reporting.