The Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism would work out a set of standards for tour boats nationwide to ensure passenger safety, its deputy director Hoang Thi Diep said at an online conference in Ha Noi yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many activities for children were organized throughout the country on the Children’s Day (June 1). Below are photos taken in Hanoi, Hue and HCM City by VietNamNet and VNExpress.

A blast hit a VIP hotel in downtown of the Libyan opposition bastion Benghazi Wednesday afternoon. No casualties have been reported, a Xinhua reporter said.

An estimated 2 million adolescents ages 10 to 19 are living with HIV, with 86 percent of them from sub-Saharan Africa, according to a global report on HIV prevention launched in Johannesburg on Wednesday.

Germany's disease control center reported on Wednesday 365 new cases of the fatal enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC), which marked a sharp rise since its outbreak in the middle of May.

VietNamNet Bridge – A book about the material civilisation of the Vietnamese people by painter and fine arts researcher Phan Cam Thuong has been available to readers in Ha Noi.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 2,100 children in HCM City contracted hand, foot and mouth disease over the past three months, double the number in the same period last year, according to the city's Department of Health.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Football Federation has officially announced the lists of the national and Olympic football squads for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers and 2012 London Olympics.

Vietnamese farmers once rushed to apply GAP (Good Agriculture Practices) in agriculture in order to grow fruits for export and domestic consumption. However, they have become tired of GAP because their products cannot find buyers.

Embattled Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Thursday he will step down after making some achievements in postquake recovery and settling down the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy head of the Tourism Research and Development Institute Pham Trung Luong spoke with the Dai Doan Ket (Great Unity) newspaper about plans to boost the tourism sector.

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly (NA) will elect the new NA Chair and NA Vice Chairs on July 22-23, the new President on July 25, and the new Prime Minister on July 26.

VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang-based Dunes golf club will host the Viet Nam Amateur Open and Viet Nam Ladies National Championship from June 9-12, the Viet Nam Golf Association announced yesterday, June 1.

China's top player Li Na continued her breakthrough journey as she romped into the women's singles semifinal at the French Open by beating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 7-5, 6-2 here on Wednesday.

Enterprises have been trying to cut down expenses to deal with the current difficulties, and the first thing they think of is to cut down expenses on communication campaigns.

VietNamNet Bridge – Famous conductor Jonas Alber and violinist Le Hoai Nam will present Beethoven Cycle No 7 with the Viet Nam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) on Friday and Saturday at the Ha Noi Opera House.

Vietnam ready to assist Japan’s reconstruction; 13th NA first session to focus on personnel; Vietnam-Italy relations keep growing

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Wednesday that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's departure from power was only a matter of time and the international community must be prepared for the post-Gaddafi era.

VietNamNet Bridge – Officials from the Viet Nam Food Administration yesterday impounded a consignment of drink additive thought to be harmful to health.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than one million high school students will be sitting national high school graduation examinations today, June 2.

VietNamNet Bridge - The biennial Sea Festival will return to the seaside town of Nha Trang, starting on June 11.

VietNamNet Bridge – With information unsafe and the increasingly high number of computing attacks, Vietnam is in danger of becoming a big zombie computer nest in the world.

Maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea is necessary for the whole region and the benefit of coastal countries and related nations, stated a declaration issued at an international seminar on the East Sea

President Nguyen Minh Triet on seperate occasions yesterday received the newly accredited ambassadors from South Korea, Ha Chan Ho; the Republic of Moldova, Anatolie Urecheanu; and the Republic of Burundi, Gasunzu Pascal.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam launched an action month for children as a way to celebrate the International Children's Day yesterday, June 1, in northern Hung Yen Province.