Yingluck Shinwatra, fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's sister, was elected by the House of Representatives on Friday to be the 28th prime minister of Thailand.

Local residents in Cao Bang province were brave enough to say “no” to the gold mining project approved by the provincial authorities, in order to preserve every square meter of land and forests descended by their ancestors.

The sell-off in the Wall Street accelerated on Thursday, with the blue-chip Dow plunging more than 500 points, as investors rushed out of equities and other riskier assets on fears of an economic slowdown and European debt contagion.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many households assigned to manage forests in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lac have either returned it to the local government or cleared it for agricultural cultivation,

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi's Department of Planning and Architecture announced the final plans for its first urban rail system on Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge - In the middle of the immense Central Highland, where there is full of red basalt soil, Bien Ho (Ocean Lake) is just like a transparent sapphire that brings cool fresh air for the sunny mountain city.

VietNamNet Bridge –Vietnamese living in HCM City without permanent residency status should be covered under poverty-reduction and social welfare programmes, participants said at a seminar held in HCM City on Wednesday.

Vietnamese garment companies once tried to expand the production for domestic consumption when exports markets got narrowed due to the global financial crisis.

French Court of Justice of the Republic (CJR) announced Thursday to open an investigation on International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde for her role in settling the case of French tycoon Bernard Tapie in 2008

VietNamNet Bridge – A project to build a 200ha cemetery close to the Dong Nai River poses a threat to the resource that supplies clean water for over 10 million people in HCM City and Dong Nai Province, experts say.

Department cuts costs to balance inflation; Sunk boat’s owner pays additional $48,000 in compensation; Police rescue 2 gamblers from Cambodia loan shark

Tokyo stocks plunged 4.09 percent shortly after opening on Friday, following a sharp sell-off on U.S. and European markets amid the European debt crisis and worries over the American economy.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi T&T's Le Cong Vinh has won the player of the month award for June. He scored in three consecutive games to help his club go undefeated through the month.

VietNamNet Bridge - Airlines are feeling the impact of increasing competition on certain air links between Vietnam and Singapore and other Southeast Asian countries in summertime, though demand for air travel on these routes has jumped.

Observations from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have revealed possible flowing water during the warmest months on Mars, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite the proliferation of modern shopping complexes and commercial centres in Hanoi, the old fashioned Chợ Hôm (Hom market) is still bustling with business every day of the week.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present Oscar statuettes to Oprah Winfrey, actor James Earl Jones and makeup artist Dick Smith in November.

Muong Chieng, a remote village in the northern province of Hoa Binh, is suddenly known because of a strange disease, which cannot cured by both western and oriental medicines.

VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists have given warnings about the serious land pollution levels in some areas of the country, which has threatened agricultural production, affected the quality of farm produce, and people’s health.

VietNamNet Bridge – All tour boats parked in unregulated places on Ha Long Bay must be removed before August 15, according to the city People's Committee.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 13th National Assembly's opening session continued yesterday, discussing possible reforms to the 1992 Constitution and the socio-economic state of the nation.

 Sweden decides to keep HN embassy; US confirms new ambassador; Greater Mekong ministers meet; Finland pledges aid for climate change

Experts have said they anticipate the wave of foreign investment funds withdrawing from Vietnam by 2012-2013, when a series of funds fall due and the stock market still cannot warm up.

There is a special market that opens once a week, on Saturday in Hanoi’s center. The market opens at 9.30am and closes at 12.30pm in Tay Ho district, attracting foreigners in Hanoi.

Phuong Quoc Tri, one of the most famous young artists in Vietnam, last week opened the Cactus Contemporary Art Gallery in HCM City’s District 2