Vietnamese chess Grand International Masters Le Quang Liem and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son had good results in their second round matches at the World Chess Cup yesterday in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia.

A concert will be held at Ha Noi Opera House to celebrate the National Day on September 2 – the 66th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's formal reading of the Declaration of Independence.

New law hopes to regulate bank wage transfers; Outbound travelers allowed to buy $100 for each day; Head-shaped termite mound sparks curiosity; Philippine court considers release of Vietnamese fishermen; Police seize 1.2 tonnes of cake mix

HCM City's fencers train in Ulsan; Football festival for children; Golf raises funds for archipelagos; Viettel teenage team ranked 8th; Ha Noi triumph at national youth event  

Vietnamese runner Truong Thanh Hang failed to reach to the 2012 London Olympics as she was not qualified in the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in Daegu, Korea on September 1.

Vietnam’s National Day marked in Thailand; Procuracy asked to enhance judicial reform; Vietnam denies illegal timber trade with Laos; Vietnam, Paraguay intensify trade and culture cooperation

Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory discovered the first pair of supermassive black holes in a spiral galaxy similar to the Milky Way, NASA announced Wednesday.

The spotlight has fallen on vast numbers of unlicensed foreign labourers working across the country. The National Assembly’s Social Affairs Committee deputy chairman Dang Nhu Loi tells VIR how the problem can be addressed.

Vietnam's key financial policy advisory body is urging the government to cut its credit growth and money supply targets again this year and maintain tight monetary policy in the face of high inflation, a state-run news website reported.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on September 1 sent a message of congratulation to Vietnamese people on the occasion Vietnam’s National Day (September 2). 

X5 win House of Dreams girlband contest; Activities mark National Day; Ethnic performers prepare show; ‘Carmen Hanoi’ returns to capital city; ‘Saigon by Night’ wins city photo contest; German Film Festival in Vietnam 2011

Domestic retailers understand well that they need to join forces to develop. However, to date, every man is still for himself

VietNamNet Bridge – In the January-August period of 2011, the number of strikes in HCM City rose four times over the same period of 2010. The reason, according to the National Assembly, is employers paying too low salary.

The owner of Ba Duc ancient house, a famous relic in Dong Hoa Hiep village in Tien Giang province, tells a local newspaper that he only welcomes foreign visitors and groups of Vietnamese visitors organized by prestigious travel agents. Why?

In the late afternoon, kids play on or around tombs. Nearby, some men sit on tombs to take fresh air, to drink and to play cards. That’s the life in a hamlet called “xom go ma” (tomb hamlet) in District 8, HCM City.

Experts have predicted a new wave of Japanese investment in Vietnam which would become realistic in the near future.

Minister of Education and Training, Nguyen Vinh Hien, has affirmed that the most important task of the 2011-2012 academic year, is to renovate the curricula.

Ed O'Neill, the Emmy-nominated star who stars in ABC hit television series "Modern Family," was inducted into a starry array of prominent entertainers at an event held Tuesday, receiving the 2,446th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

It is estimated that there are only 500 white horses in Vietnam, living mostly in the northern mountainous provinces like Lang Son, Thai Nguyen, Bac Kan and Son La. The small number of white horses has been decreasing rapidly.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Mid-autumn Festival is coming in two weeks but Vac village, which used to be very famous for making star-shaped lanterns, has no longer produced this kind of traditional lantern.

The full download speeds the low service fees and simple payment methods, and the friendly interfaces are the biggest advantages of domestic data storage websites such as Megashare, Fshare, and 4share--over foreign service providers

VietNamNet Bridge – The exhibition of paintings by Dao Hai Phong and photos by Ngoc Thai will be held in Hanoi this September.

Coastal economic zones have been established continuously in recent years, because they are believed to help attract investors, thus helping develop local economies. However, the achievements gained by the zones remain far below the expectations.

Meat diet, a dietary habit popular in some developed countries, can produce more greenhouse gas and thus is likely to actually cause more impact on climate, said a Swedish study published Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Golf course and villa projects worth dozens of millions of USD, which have been idle for many years have pushed farmers into misery.