VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese wrestler Nguyen Thi Lua will take part in the World Greco-Roman and Freestyle Wrestling Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, from September 12-19.

Top seed Novak Djokovic saved four set points in a marathon first-set tiebreaker to beat Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine 7-6 (14), 6-4, 6-2 to reach the US Open quarterfinals on Monday.

Prime Minister to visit Laos; Party General Secretary reaffirms Laos friendship; State President welcomes Sri Lankan defence chief; Defence official meets high ranking Chinese guest

A court in Cairo Monday adjourned the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak until Wednesday after hearing the testimony of three witnesses, state TV reported.

VietNamNet Bridge – A plague of problems has led teachers and students to abandon several kindergartens in the country's central region, using temporary structures as classrooms during this academic year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Watercolour paintings by Ngo Quang Nam are currently on display at a Hanoian exhibition, covering 40 years of the artist's working life.

An engineered virus, injected into the blood, can selectively target cancer cells throughout the body, according media reports Thursday quoting a study in journal Nature.

Thai rice exporters plan to gather with Vietnamese partners and the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) in mid-September, to discuss the possible impacts of the Thai new policy on supporting agricultural development on the rice prices.

Viet Nam's top chess player Le Quang Liem failed to reach the fourth round of the World Chess Cup 2011 after losing his third-round tie-break against Lazaro Bruzon Bastista of Cuba by 0.5-1.5 in Khanty-Mansiysk yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh will head to the Yonex Chinese Taipei Open in a bid to re-take the championship title he lost last year in an unexpected defeat by Simon Santoso of Indonesia.

Cuong wins bronze medal at 3-cushion carom world cup; Hanoian Huy takes national chess championships crown; Phuoc from Da Nang shines at national swimming tourney

VietNamNet Bridge - Here are the latest photos of Vietnamese contestant - Hoang My - at the Miss Universe 2011 pageant in Brazil.

Cuban Leader Raul Castro Monday presided over the funeral of late defense minister Julio Casas Regueiro, who died Saturday at the age of 75 due to a cardiac arrest.

University of Architecture student crowned Miss Auto 2011; Vietnam joins cultural festival in Switzerland; Japan’s TV makes film on Vietnamese tourism; Gia Long debuts special block calendar; Water-color painting exhibition in Hanoi

Online marketing has been used by travel firms for a long time. However, the firms have only paid special attention to the sale channel recently, when tour fees prove to be an important competitiveness in the context of economic downturn.

VietNamNet Bridge – A work by the Research Center of Criminology and Crime Prevention shows that of the 5,009 murder cases recorded from January 2007 to September 2010, only four percent of the killers were born in normal families.

The United States and European countries should mull new stimulus measures to shore up their economies, International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde said Sunday.

The State Bank of Vietnam and big commercial banks have agreed on the plan to slash the interest rates to 17-19 percent. However, businesses still think that it is too early to rejoice the news right now.

The Obama administration has put job creation on top of its agenda and the two parties of the Congress need to work together to stimulate job growth in the United States, White House press official said on Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Environmentalists have called for the active assistance of scientists in protecting sacred fish and rare sea creatures.

VietNamNet Bridge – First of all, China claims sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) islands based on the right of discovery and management.

Pakistan's eastern Punjab province is in the grip of a dengue epidemic with dozens of cases being reported daily at various hospitals across the province, said officials and hospital sources.

 Firefighters are combating a huge wildfire that has destroyed hundreds of homes near the city of Austin in drought-plagued U.S. state of Texas, authorities said Monday.

Vietnamese Professor, Ngo Bao Chau, who has won the Fields Medal, in the talk with local press agencies, said that he has got many things and he would like to give gifts to others instead of receiving gifts from others.

Loan interest rates down to 17-19 percent in mid-September; Finance Ministry to resolve tax anomaly; Banks demand premium for selling dollars; State-run companies found in steep losses