Vietnam and the German state of Brandenburg hold great potentials for cooperation in clean energy and vocational training, said a senior official.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said they were convinced that "the future of Greece is in the eurozone," according to a statement issued by the Elysee Palace

 The Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2011, also known as the Summer Davos, opened in Dalian City of northeast China's Liaoning Province on Wednesday morning.

A total of six NATO soldiers were injured in Taliban's coordinated attack that broke out on Tuesday in Afghan capital Kabul that left 13 people including six militants dead, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force said

Pham Chi Lan has urged relevant ministries to consider installing non-tariff barriers to control the imports, which she believes a very important thing that needs to be done in preparing for the implementation of free trade agreements (FTAs).

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Tuesday it will begin testing next year for six more kinds of E.coli bacteria in raw ground beef and tenderized steaks in order to protect the safety of the American food supply.

Microsoft released on Tuesday a test version of Windows 8 to developers, posing to regain ground of the tablet market dominated by Apple and Google.

VietNamNet Bridge – Striker Samson Kayole has to play for Hanoi T&T for three years since he cannot afford to pay over VND40 billion ($1.8 million) of compensation to this club, though Aletico Madrid - the famous Spanish FC – recruited him.

The Viet Nam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group, or Vinacomin, has announced plans to withdraw capital from the Viet Nam Aviation Insurance Joint Stock Co and officially set in motion plans to pull out from its non-core business this year.

VietNamNet Bridge - The traditional full moon festival in Hanoi’s old quarter lacked traditional toys like star-shaped lanterns, unicorn dances but was flooded by thrilling masks or coloring decorating items.

Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt timed in 9.85 seconds to beat the track record in the men's 100m at the athletics meeting here on Tuesday.

Vietnamese social networks have been developing rapidly with many established networks. However, the number of networks that can cement their firm positions in the markets just can be counted on one’s fingers.

Property trade stagnant in southern provinces; Controversy over auto-parts tax; Marriott to run 5-star hotel in Danang City; SBV: Banks’ profit growth acceptable; Two e-commerce service providers get merged

VietNamNet Bridge – The Foreign Minister, Pham Binh Minh has appointed Luong Thanh Nghi, director of the Foreign Ministry’s Foreign Press Center, as the chief of the Information and Press Department and the new spokesperson.

Vietnam Association of Financial Investors (VAFI) just forwarded a ‘special’ letter to new Minister of Finance (MoF) Vuong Dinh Hue and State Bank Governor Nguyen Van Binh detailing strong reforms.

The Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) and Viet Nam National University (VNU) yesterday signed a US$5-million project to develop green technology for biodiesel production in Viet Nam.

Intel and Google on Tuesday announced a partnership to enable the world's largest chip maker's architecture on the search giant's products, saying that an Intel chip-based Android smartphone will hit the market in the first half of 2012.

The State Bank of Viet Nam plans to establish a standing group of 12 leading commercial banks which represent 85 per cent of market share to address issues that arise in the banking system.

Businesses complain that the actual lending interest rates they have to pay are not as low as announced by commercial banks. In fact, the interest rates of 17-19 percent quoted by banks are being applied only to a few clients.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese policemen have arrested several groups of Chinese and Taiwanese for hi-tech frauds. On September 13, 11 Chinese and Taiwanese were arrested in HCM City for the same accusation.

International tourists will enjoy value-added tax (VAT) refunds when they purchase goods in Viet Nam under a draft currently under consideration by the Ministry of Finance.

VietNamNet Bridge - The first exhibition of art dolls opened in Hanoi from September 8 - October 7, featuring 20 dolls by artisan Tran Thu Hang.

Top seed Novak Djokovic captured his third major title of the year at the US Open on Monday by dismissing second seed Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-1 at Flushing Meadows.

VietNamNet Bridge – Indochinese countries should focus on developing infrastructure in Viet Nam's Mekong Delta to develop tourism in a co-ordinated manner, an official told a regional tourism conference in HCM City yesterday, Sep 13.

VietNamNet Bridge – Artist To Ngoc Thanh's love for mountainous Sa Pa Town and its people shine through his works which are on display at an exhibition that has opened in HCM City.