VietNamNet Bridge – People’s Artist-- Luong Kim Vinh, who is honored as “the King of Mong flute” passed away on September 22, in Lao Cai city, at the age of 75.

Surveying 15 economic zones and 48 craft villages, the National Assembly Standing Committee’s supervisory group has warned of seriously environmental pollution caused by awareness.

VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese scientists and two Chinese colleagues have discovered a new floral species named Manglietia crassifolia in Sapa district in the northern mountain province of Lao Cai.

VietNamNet Bridge – French band Subway from Marvejols in the Lozere Region will entertain capital audience in a single performance next Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Experts are worried about a three-fold increase in unemployment during the first half of the year.

hough the government has decided to lower the targeted economic growth rate for the next five years to 6.5 percent, economists still believe that the 6.5 percent GDP growth rate target remains overly high.

VietNamNet Bridge – Famous Serbian coach on Sunday 25 presented wreaths to two young Vietnamese football players who are going to Qatar to compete for the scholarship of the Aspire Football Institute.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Cong fans have joined a campaign to re-establish the club. Formally known as the Army team, the club was launched in 1954, and was promoted to the top-flight football V-League in 2009.

Exhibition revives glory of Dong Son culture; Young people learn Ca Tru singing; Vietnam’s culture promoted in France; National Museum of History to be established; Big cities showcase photos of Europe and Hanoi

Soon after approaching the coastal areas of the central regions from Quang Tri to Thua Thien-Hue Province, Haitang typhoon has weakened into a tropical depression by the morning of September 27.

The $1.2 billion Thu Thiem Software Park’s rough ride is concerning authorities.

The current big difficulties have forced enterprises to restructure their business plan to survive. Diversifying products, making low-cost products and reaching out to farer markets are parts of the restructuring.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam hope to win their first boxing gold medal at the coming Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia.

The UN Security Council will have an open meeting on the Palestinian statehood bid on Wednesday, Lebanese UN Ambassador Nawaf Salam, who holds the rotating Council presidency for September, announced here Monday.

Government targets six percent growth; Vietnam, US discuss boosting bilateral partnership; Dutch Minister visits Vietnam; China’s 62nd National Day marked in Hanoi

President Truong Tan Sang met Singaporean former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew in Singapore on Sept. 26 as part of his current State-level visit to the country.

U.S. stocks rose sharply on Monday after the blue-chip Dow suffered its worst weekly decline since October 2008, as investors expected eurozone policy makers to take bolder steps to deal with the debt problems.

VietNamNet Bridge – Cinema professionals recently held a workshop to discuss the need for improvements to the structure and management of the domestic film sector.

VietNamNet Bridge – A majority of National Assembly deputies agreed that a law on advertising was a necessity when the issue was raised at the second session of the 13th Standing Committee yesterday, Sep 26.

VietNamNet Bridge – All 28 football clubs from the V-League and First Division will cast their votes for who they want to head up next year's league organising boards, the Viet Nam Football Federation has announced.

Tokyo stocks tumbled Monday with the benchmark Nikkei stock index falling 2.17 percent to its lowest closing level in 30 months over fears the eurozone debt crisis cannot be contained and concerns there is a global economic slowdown.

While commercial banks have announced the launching of different credit packages at preferential interest rates, businesses complain that the interest rates are still exorbitant.

Two million people worldwide are estimated to die from air pollution each year, the Geneva based World Health Organization (WHO) said in its air quality report published on Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his wife headed for the Netherlands, Uzbekistan and Ukraine yesterday, Sep 26, on official visits.

Last-minute preparations for the launch of the Tiangong-1 spacecraft began at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Monday, meaning the vehicle can soon embark on a mission that will eventually have it dock with a spaceship,