The International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde Thursday welcomed the coordinated decision by the European Central Bank, the U.S. Federal Reserve, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan and the Swiss National Bank

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam supports the National Transitional Council's (NTC) bid to take over Libya's seat in the UN General Assembly and respects all decisions made by the Libyan people,

VietNamNet Bridge – A project aimed at cleaning up a rubbish dump near the Nam Giao altar will soon be carried out in Vinh Loc Town, in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

Los Angeles will host the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games, the organizers announced here Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Qatar's Aspire Academy U-19 team will participate in the HCM City International Football Tournament which is scheduled to kick off at Thong Nhat Stadium next Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Australian Embassy in Ha Noi has donated VND205 million (US$10,000) to establish a waste management programme in northern Bac Kan Province's Ba Be National Park.

Experts once predicted that the rice price in Asia would keep rising and may reach the three-year peak. However, in fact, the rice price in Mekong Delta provinces has been decreasing dramatically, which has discouraged farmers.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese fashion designer Vo Viet Chung will bring his three collections to the Vietnam-Japan Culture Week held in Tokyo, Japan on September 15-19.

VietNamNet Bridge – It’s now the right time for Vietnam to set up a detailed roadmap for the development of the semiconducting industry.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Institute of Workers and Trade Unions (IWTU) has proposed a more flexible regulation on the retirement age of female workers.

HCM City to host National Go Championship; Viet Nam to warm up for SEA Games martial art; Viet Nam lose to Laos in AFC U-16 qualifier

A lot of new urban areas and cities have arisen which comprise the most modern facilities that serve the modern life. However, it seems that urban development programmers do not pay much attention to the designing of cemeteries.

Experts say Vietnam needs to do more to attract more cruise tourists to Vietnam, the country with 3200 kilometers of coastline, and wonderful bays and beaches.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Air Defence and Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defence Force will boost co-operative training and exchange of delegations, especially in military aviation.

The pale supporting industries make Vietnamese products uncompetitive in the world market.

 A lot of international schools turn out to be the dank houses with low ceilings and the corridors with just one meter in width.

Sharing volunteer stories to win prizes; Vietnamese literary works in great demand; Exhibition commemorates Australian journalist; Centaur dance contest kicks off in Vietnam; Requiem in Hanoi for two nights only  

British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in the Libyan capital of Tripoli amid tight security on Thursday, the pan-Arab al-Jazeera TV reported.

The U.S. space agency NASA unveiled plans on Wednesday for a deep space rocket to carry astronauts to the moon, Mars and other destinations beyond the International Space Station.

The World Bank’s Lead Economist Deepak Mishra talked about challenges facing Vietnam's fight against macroeconomic instabilities.

Danes on Thursday voted the socialist opposition coalition into power, ushering in the country's first woman prime minister.

Multi-talented Tyler Perry has topped a list of entertainment's highest-paid men who are selected by Forbes magazine, beating out big-names including producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Steven Spielberg in a surprise.

At least 31 people were killed and some 50 others injured when a suicide bomber hit a pro- government elder's funeral in Pakistan's northwest district of Lower Dir on Thursday, reported local Urdu TV channel DAWN.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many people have shown their fearfulness, compassion and dudgeon over a video clip of a pig-chopping ritual at a traditional festival in Hanoi’s neighboring province of Bac Ninh.

VietNamNet Bridge – A check on automobile and motorbike driving training centres across the country shows that many are breaking motor regulations they are supposed to enforce.