Some 50 passengers suffered injuries as a regional train derailed on Tuesday in a crash with a car in Lauterbach, between Leipzig and Chemnitz, eastern Germany.

As planned, from October 7, Thailand will kick off the plan to collecting rice from farmers at high prices in order to ensure the high profits for the countries’ farmers.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will play Thailand in the final of the Southeast Asian Under-19 Football Tournament today, Sep 21, following their 2-1 semi-final victory over Malaysia in Myanmar.

VietNamNet Bridge – With their Vietnamese colleagues' co-operation, Australian police have busted a gang that trafficked several kilogrammes of recreational drugs including ecstasy from Viet Nam, arresting five men,

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday that global economy will grow at a slower pace of 4.0 percent this year, a 0.3-percentage point lower than its projection in June.

About 1.2 million people in western and central Japan have been advised by the government to evacuate due to threats of flooding caused by an approaching typhoon, according to the meteorological authorities.

The tuitions set up by private grammar schools have increased dramatically. However, the state cannot make intervention in this case, because the tuitions of private schools are defined based on the negotiations between parents and schools.

In the past, local residents in Long An province dreamed of having a rubbish treatment plant. Their dream has come true when a modern rubbish treatment plant has been set up. However, the plant now has no rubbish to treat.

The growth of the community using Internet-based and mobile services has made the competition for providing content apps and online commerce service stiffer. More and more investment funds have announced the plans to pour money into the sector.

MOIT thinks that the petroleum product pricing mechanism has become inextricable due to the unreasonable pricing management by MOF. In reply, MOF argues that if enterprises continue incurring loss, they should leave the market.

After the Government approved Hanoi’s master plan by 2030, many experts in the property sector have regarded it as an important legal foundation for investors to effectively exploit potential and make a transparent development plan in the capital.

Although Cam Ranh Airport in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa was upgraded to an international airport status two years back, it is still not serviceable for international flights.

As the UN on Monday pursued the world's top killer -- non-communicable diseases (NCDs) -- a leading doctor from the World Health Organization (WHO) called for preventative measures on such chronic diseases to be placed higher

VietNamNet Bridge – Over 100 amateur guitarists from the Guitar Club of the Hanoi University of Technology grouped up in an offline meeting on the bank of the Red River on September 11.

VietNamNet Bridge – Those who use Trinh Cong Son’s music will have to pay royalty to the Vietnam Center for Protecting Music Copyright (VCPMC).

China will launch an unmanned module next week, paving the way for a planned space station, a spokesman for the space program said on Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Commercial banks have begun restricting the lending in dollars by raising the lending interest rates. The actual dollar price applied in the transactions at banks is higher by 100 dong per dollar than the quoted level.

Hanoi sees trade deficit, HCMC sees surplus in first nine months; Customs upgrade to cost $126m; Plastics industry to expand by 30% this year; Throughput at Vietnam ports declines; Nova Scotia Bank buys into VietinBank

VietNamNet Bridge – For the first time the grand prize of the Do Re Mi music competition for children was granted to a boy. Do Tri Dung, 8, cried when his name was called in the final night in Hanoi on September 18.

The death toll of earthquake which hit the northeast Indian state of Sikkim has risen to 58 in India, as rescuers are fighting to get into the inner areas against damaged roads and bridges, mudslides and bad weather in the hilly state,

Customs upgrade to cost $126mil; Designer seized for stealing software for sale; Vietnamese satellite centre to be set up; Man stopped by traffic police causes uproar

VietNamNet Bridge – To protect their health in sunny weather and from dust, Hanoi’s traffic policemen are permitted to wear sunglasses and masks while performing their duty.

VietNamNet Bridge – Striker Le Cong Vinh on September 18, confirmed to leave Hanoi T&T because the two sides could not reach agreement. However, one day later, he announced to sign a three-year contract with this club.

With little economic effectiveness gained from the large number of mining projects around the country, the Prime Minister has ordered ministries and localities nationwide to temporarily stop licensing new projects since August 30, 2011.

Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt is to face a Senate hearing on whether the company is abusing its dominance in Internet search, according to media reports on Tuesday.