"The Lion King 3-D," buoyed by an exceptionally great word of mouth, remained at the top spot of the North America box office over the weekend after it roared as the top earner last weekend,

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's ministries and sectors have simplified more than 3,200 administrative procedure as of the middle of this month, accounting for nearly 70 per cent of the total procedures targeted for simplification,

Although it is home to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), China must do much more to improve its academic research capacity for acupuncture, a form of TCM, to take the lead worldwide on both the academic and clinical sides.

Vietnam has become the first production country which Liffe (the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange) allows setting up a storehouse and send samples to London to have quality tested at its center.

VietNamNet Bridge – Eight out of ten photos that won the Canon Photo Marathon 2011 are set-up works.

Eight people were killed and 14 others were kidnapped Sunday by armed groups in Syria's central province of Homs, al-Watan newspaper said Monday.

Japan firms increase local acquisitions; Greater transparency for petrol fund; Smartlink launches interbank transfer via card service; Over US$13 million invested into Metro Cash & Carry in Vinh; Vietnam helps Cuban rice production    

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 2,000 people attended the Heineken Green Planet night with the versatile performance by British DJ Eddie Halliwell at Gallery 42 Trang Tien, Hanoi on September 24.

VietNamNet Bridge – A pair of little dancers from Hanoi are the winners of the Buoc Nhay Xi Tin 2011, a national dancing contest for children and teenage.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs inaugurated Vietnamese Consulate in New York on Sept. 25, in the presence of Minister Pham Binh Minh.

VietNamNet Bridge – Disguised as fishing and foreign boats, the no-number fleet transported thousands of tons of weapons to quickly assist the southern battlefield during the Vietnam War, opening the legendary Ho Chi Minh trail on the sea.

VietNamNet Bridge - Artist Pham Huy Hung has fulfilled a long cherished dream of holding his second painting exhibition in the Museum of Fine Arts in HCM City, after a successful exhibition at the Viet Art Center in Hanoi. 

VietNamNet Bridge – 1,600 students from the HCM City University of Economics on September 15 made Guinness World Record with a 660sq.m mind map puzzle in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Swallow Awards 2011, sponsored by FPT Group, for charity was presented to ten individual and organizations on September 24.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City Police on September 24 night impounded over 200 motorbikes after rounding up around 1,000 riders on some roads in Binh Thanh district.

VietNamNet Bridge – The audience of about 20 sit in rapt silence, their eyes glued to the female soloist. The strains of traditional ca tru (chamber) music reverberate around the dimly lit prayer hall in Quan De Temple.

Samsung Electronics, the world's second-largest manufacturer of mobile phones, launched its first smartphones based on fourth-generation (4G) communication technology in a bid to meet growing demand for high-speed wireless services.

The “battle of words” between MOIT and MOF about the petroleum pricing mechanism still continues, though the meeting gathering the representatives from the two ministries finished last week.

Boat crew released by pirates after 8 months; Over 200 motorbikes seized over illegal races; Seminar reviews HIV prevention projects; Victim’s family demands death sentence for killer

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has told Ha Noi and HCM City authorities that relocating universities and colleges from inner-city districts to zoned areas in suburban districts was critically important for educational quality.

VietNamNet Bridge – A documentary television series on the culture and lifestyle of people living in the Mekong River Delta province of Ben Tre will air later this year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam News reporter To Nhu asked three intellectual property experts about the best ways to stop copyright violations following a number of recent infringements by foreign firms.

Shares on the nation's stock exchanges declined last week as speculative trades, discouraging economic data, and mixed third-quarter earnings results from listed companies took their toll, a trend expected to continue into the new trading week.

NA Standing Committee to discuss law building programme; Vietnam, Russia parties boost ties; CPV congratulates United Russia Party Congress;  Vietnam, Argentina boost multi-faceted cooperation

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Under-23 team came from behind to take their first win at the HCM City International Football Tournament after beating Singapore 2-1 on Saturday.