French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde announced on Wednesday her candidacy for the managing director of the International Monetary Fund.

According to the Government Inspectorate, the suspension of quarries in Ba Ria – Vung Tau, for a long time has caused millions of USD of losses for Vietnam.

CT scan, a widely used heart-imaging test, is likely to result in the over treatment for patients with heart disease, according to a study published online by the Archives of Internal Medicine on Monday.

World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki met strong challenges from Alexksandra Wozniak but managed to edge out the Canadian qualifier in straight sets after saving three set points.

The prices of Chinese herbal medicine have gone up sharply across the board in China over recent months.

A ministerial meeting of the Viet Nam-US Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council ended in Washington on Monday with an agreement on access to each other's market for several mutually supplementary agricultural products.

A NATO airstrike killed 19 people and injured over 130 others in Tripoli overnight Tuesday, a government spokesman said.

World No. 1 Rafael Nadal of Spain met strong challenges from American John Isner and needed to play five sets to go through the first round in the men'singles at the French Open on Tuesday.

Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday he will not "put solutions before restarting peace talks" as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in his speech to the U.S. Congress Tuesday,

A South Korean man killed his Vietnamese wife on May 24, in Jeongto District of North Kyeongsang Province. The Vietnamese women just had a baby for 19 days.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has nominated top officials for the Vietnam Television (VTV), Vietnam Airlines Corporation (Vietnam Airlines) and Vietnam Chemical Group.  

The second storm in the East Sea is heading to the Philippines with winds reaching level 15-16 on the 17-scale-level. Vietnam forecasters say that whirlwinds may appear in the sea of provinces from Binh Thuan to Ca Mau.

After women’s football was excluded from the Southeast Asian Games 2011 in Indonesia, men’s football and futsal may be rejected from the region’s largest sports event.  

Beer festival comes back to Vietnam metro; Kid’s heaven on island; “Soul of Vietnam” makes good impression on int’l delegates; The Quite American’ returns to Vietnamese screens       

The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology has published a set of 36 books on Vietnamese animals and plants, providing valuable information about the potential and abundance of Vietnam’s fauna and floral resources.

At least 50 car importers have signed a complaint to be lodged to the Prime Minister and relevant ministries, expressing their protest against the Circular 20, stipulating car import regulations.

The joining of many telecom companies to the FTTx (Fiber To The x) market has created a stiff competition among service providers in terms of charges, infrastructure and service coverage.

With 39 new golf course projects which have been developed in localities, even though they are not listed in the golf course development program, the service sector which occupies big land areas tends to get excessively large.

World-famous conductor Lior Shambadal made this statement in an interview with VOV before the opening of “Bitexco Concert” at the Hanoi Opera House on May 24.  

Considering waste sources is believed to be the most important work in the environment protection. However, not much has been done in this job in order to protect key rivers from pollution.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People's Court yesterday, May 24, sentenced two Indonesian men to 15 years in prison for theft.

VietNamNet Bridge – Pianist Pho An My will give a performance in the capital on Saturday alongside traditional singing, which is often heard at spiritual gatherings.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Sugar and Sugar Cane Association is consulting with its members on the establishment of a trade company which is hoped to help stabilize the sugar prices.

VietNamNet Bridge - More than two years after being hit by the global recession, the domestic shipping sector is still struggling, according to experts.

Grammar schools in Hanoi have expressed their worries that they cannot meet the requirements set by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) on the areas for school yards because of the limited land fund.