Vietnam-Japan Rock Festival 2011 to open in Hanoi; Jarek Smietana quartet to perform in Vietnam; Asia Book of Records honours dragon statue; Vietnamese brothers dazzle at China circus contest; Nutcracker to warm up HCMC for Christmas  

I had done my research before signing up for a four day, three night cycling tour in Lao Cai province with Lotussia Travel. My friends thought I was mad cycling around one of the most mountainous parts of northern Vietnam!

As authorities have been building flood barriers to prevent inner Thailand's capital from deluge, some residents outside flood barriers started to express their anger and tried to damage the floodgate.

The country should boost management over the establishment of new tertiary education centres in an effort to ensure quality services in the sector, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan.

The information technology (IT) sector should be prioritized to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) in the 2011-2020 period, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

People who provide and receive bribes during medical examinations and treatment will be fined VND15-20 million (US$730-970), according to a new Government regulation.

A lot of small and medium scaled hydropower plant projects (with the designed capacity of less than 30 MW) have not made any moves after they got investment licenses, because of the lack of capital.

The Cairo Criminal Court decided Sunday to postpone the trial of ex-president Hosni Mubarak to Dec. 28 until a decision is made on whether to change the presiding judge, official news agency MENA reported.

VietNamNet Bridge - The show took place in HCM City on the evening of October 29, introducing collections of four designers, Do Manh Cuong, Ha Le, Phuong My and Tom K Nguyen.

Carlsberg says buys rest of Vietnamese brewery; Over VND24,500 bil for seafood processing until 2020; Vietnam Airlines offers share promotion; Rice exports hit 7 million tonnes; Japan, Vietnam to co-exploit rare earth    

The Cat Tien national park has tens of animal species whose names have been listed in the world’s red book as the species that need strict protection. Gaur is one of them.

A 15-year (until 2025) construction master plan for HCM City will be unveiled at an exhibition next month, Nguyen Huu Tin, Vice Chairman of the municipal People's Committee, said on Thursday.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has affirmed Japan’s strong backing for Vietnam’s socio-economic development and its commitment on support for projects in the southeast Asian nation.

The Philippines greeted with excitement one of the symbolic 7 billionth babies in the world shortly after midnight Sunday in a hospital in Manila, local media reported Monday.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung last week gave the thumbs down to a proposed $4.5 billion casino resort project in Ninh Thuan province.

Hanoi Telecom Corporation is seeking Ministry of Information and Communications intervention so that it can acquire half of the third generation (3G) bandwidth held by EVN Telecom.

The death toll from Turkey's deadly earthquake last Sunday rose to 601 on Sunday, while officials said the search for survivors stopped in the disaster-struck eastern province of Van.

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbeyev and his entourage arrived in Hanoi on October 30 to start their three-day official visit to Vietnam.

Chess players target three golds at 26th SEA Games; Tien Minh says farewell to French tourney; Viet Nam fix sights on Indonesia gold; U-23s fine tuned for SEA Games clash; National U19 football tournament to kick off

More than 600 athletes, coaches and officials took part in a ceremony to send off Viet Nam's 26th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games squad at Ha Noi's Opera House yesterday.

Duc Long Gia Lai Group has reaffirmed its intention to pursue the Dong Nai 6 and Dong Nai 6A hydropower projects in Cat Tien National Park despite grave concerns over their impact on the eco-system there.

Vinpearl chosen as Vietnam’s leading resort; Bus crew face suspension for injuring passenger; Vietnamese pregnant women face nutrient deficiency; 100 people vent ire on Dong Nai polluting company; Plastic-free Sundays prove effective  

VietNamNet Bridge – A 100sq.m screen will be installed at two stadiums in Hanoi and HCM City to serve more than 30,000 fans at the “Fanfest,” to support the U23 football team at the Southeast Asian Games 2011 in Indonesia.

VietNamNet Bridge – The organizing board of the Southeast Asian Games 2011 has again adjusted the match schedule for men’s football.

The dollar fever, which has been lasting several days, is believed not to be created by the black market as usual, but by commercial banks. The dollar price increases and the interbank interest rate increases have benefited a lot of banks.