Argentine football player Lionel Messi almost became victim of an attack on Thursday when leaving a bar in Rosario, 300 kilometers away from Buenos Aires, where a young man tried to punch him on the face.

VietNamNet Bridge - Under a draft fee scheme that would increase the cost of 350 health services, 220 services will more than double in cost while another 70 will shoot up between seven to tenfold.

Around 40,000 people in Vietnam die because of smoking annually, equivalent to the death cases caused by HIV/AIDS until March 2008. The figure will increase to 70,000 people a year by 2030.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam, battling Asia’s highest inflation rate, may put off increases in electricity prices even as the country faces “chronic” power shortages.

VietNamNet Bridge - Located in Giao Thuy District, Nam Dinh Province; Xuan Thuy National Park is an interesting tourist destination.

Viet Nam will begin constructing its largest badminton centre at Ha Noi's elite athletes training centre by the end of this year, the Viet Nam Badminton Federation's vice chairman and general secretary, Le Thanh Sang, said yesterday

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Thursday he is confident that the United States can avert a debt crisis in the near future.

The personal computer software piracy rate in Vietnam fell two percentage points down to 83% last year, remarking the first decrease after three consecutive years with the unchanged rate of 85% in 2007-2009.

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney formally announced Thursday that he will seek the Republican nomination to run for presidency in 2012.

HCM City operators offer discount tours to compensate for airfares; Las Vegas firm invests in luxury intergrated resort on beachfront; Japanese tourists shrug off the effects of recent disasters

The White House on Thursday engaged in a battle of words with Congress over the country's involvement in Libya, as the House of Representatives readies a resolution seeking clarity on Libya mission.

VietNamNet Bridge – Environmentalists have notified a good piece of news: Vietnam has successfully manufactured a machine which can classify and process garbage automatically.

VietNamNet Bridge – Theft of bank account details from Yahoo Messenger users has risen markedly over the last two months, according to Bkav Internet Security Corporation.

Industrial zones see rise in investment; City economy continues to hum along; Remote areas get wired; Another to be indicted in first stock manipulation; Brokers fight to stay afloat in flat market

In 2005-2009, the number of universities and junior colleges increased by two folds, while the number of vocational schools decreased. The number of university students is three times bigger than the number of vocational school students.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi People's Committee yesterday, June 2, approved the city Police's plan to ban all vehicles around the Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake areas in order to turn them into walking streets.

VietNamNet Bridge - Recent years are seeing more and more young people putting their ideas into action with regards to the environment.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many traffic accidents have been reported in HCM City in the last few days, killing tens of people.

VietNamNet Bridge – The European Union yesterday, June 2, praised Viet Nam's aid effectiveness, saying that future development assistance might well take different forms.

The UN Security Council will feature open debates on the Middle East, Libya, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in June, the Gabonese ambassador to the UN, Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet who holds the rotating Council presidency

VietNamNet Bridge – A documentary about Vietnamese people living in Thailand and their native homeland will be aired on Thai PBS (Thai Public Broadcasting Service) this Saturday.

Riders at the ready for national cycling race; Bodybuilders pump it up at national club competition; Viet Nam to host 10 international contests

VietNamNet Bridge – More than a million high-school students are sitting the graduation exam that began yesterday, according to figures from the Ministry of Education and Training.

VietNamNet Bridge – Incurring big losses and restructuring the workforce are the things securities companies are doing at this moment. They have to wait on hold and struggle for the stock market recovery.

National Assembly Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Kien said that the election dissemination of the 13th National Assembly and the People's Councils for the 2011-2016 term had contributed to the success of the nation's big event.