Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will release a new memoir in November to give "a vivid and forthright account" of her roles under the Bush administration, the publisher Crown said Thursday.

Screening of “15 Ans et Demi”; “Remain Forever” Concert 2011; Festa Musicale Pattaya 2012; Exhibition “Single Mothers’ Voices” in Soc Son District; Screening of Italian Films at Cinematheque; Favourite Movie Soundtracks at Factory

Lionel Messi was voted the inaugural winner of the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award on Thursday, which replaces the European Footballer of the Year award.

The dollar price quotation list seems to have no significance these days, because the actual transaction prices are higher than the quoted levels.

VietNamNet Bridge – Groundwater levels continue to plunge throughout the Central Highlands, even as its quality takes a hit due to pollution, a study by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has found.

Vietnam, Laos to further co-operate on museum renovation; Cham cultural centre to offer National Day delights; Air tickets still available for National Day holiday; Korean percussion performance in city Opera House

Labour relations in garment, footwear enterprises discussed; Toyota transfers whistle-blower to inferior job; 21-year-old woman gives birth to quadruplets

Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange on Thursday bounced off the biggest drop since March 2008, as the weakness in stock market enhanced appeal of gold as a safe-have investment.

VietNamNet Bridge – People in the southwestern region are struggling with flood, which has exceeded the first critical level. However, fishermen are very excited.

At the age of 34, Vo Nguyen Giap was appointed as the first Minister of Home Affairs of the Provisional Government. One year later, he became the Minister of Defense and was conferred the High-ranking General title at the age of 37.

Higher employment rate and better wages will be main focuses during the new term of the Ministry of Invalids, Labor and Social Affairs, newly-elected minister Pham Thi Hai Chuyen has said.

Vietnam’s sovereign debts remain within the safety line. The most important thing for now is to control the debts, or the debts may become a heavy burden on the national economy and the whole society.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many people let out a yawn at classical music because not everyone understands the complexity of the genre.

Libyan rebels announced late Thursday to transfer their leadership from Benghazi to the capital Tripoli.

VietNamNet Bridge – Old temples, towers, young couples, young girls in ao dai… are beautiful moments captured by photographers which are introduced at the Photo Exhibition of the Central and Central Highland Regions.

VietNamNet Bridge – There are only two professional golf players in Vietnam: Tran Le Duy Bac in the south and Nguyen Thai Duong in the north.

Bank lending interest rates in HCM City have dropped to as low as 17 per cent as banks have begun to cut rates that had reached up to 25 per cent.

A workshop on capital assistance for Vietnam-Italy joint ventures to strengthen cooperative opportunities and investment between the two countries’ businesses took place on Thursday in Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge – Top seed Nguyen Tien Minh is on track at the HCM City Yonex Sunrise Viet Nam Grand Prix Open after his victory yesterday, Aug 25, at the Phan Dinh Phung Gymnasium.

Despite the encouragement by the government and the investment incentives, Vietnam still cannot develop supporting industries, the thing which is believed to play a key role in the national economic development.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's top five gymnasts are set to compete at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo on October 7-16, announced the Viet Nam Gymnastics Federation.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s most dynamic city, HCM City, is nearly sleepless with streets of overnight restaurants.

At least 12 people including two soldiers were killed and 17 others injured in a blast that hit a hotel in Pakistan's northwest city of Nowshera on Thursday night, reported local Urdu TV channel Samaa.

VietNamNet Bridge – The comment made by a US Embassy spokesperson raising concern over the temporary detention of several persons on August 21 in Ha Noi was wrong and unsuitable.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese government has shown it will not play favourites by once again going slow on Nokia’s request for generous investment incentives.