Voters from around Europe and beyond voted Azerbaijan the winner of Saturday's 56th Eurovision Song Contest.

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister, Pham Gia Khiem has asked the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Department to inspect the experimental breeding of tigers, and make a survey of the number of tigers in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Voters in some of Viet Nam's most out-of-the-way regions cast their ballots early yesterday, May 15, ahead of the country's general election on May 22.

VietNamNet Bridge – An Indian tourism road show in HCM City on Wednesday invited Vietnamese to "walk in the footsteps" of the Buddha but in the comfort of trains.

VietNamNet Bridge – The speaker of the Indian Lok Sabha (House of the People), Meira Kumar, started an official four-day visit to Viet Nam today at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam National Fine Arts Museum will open a new creative space for children when kicking off its fine arts education programme on Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vissai Ninh Binh's coach Nguyen Van Sy was forced to resign following his team's humiliating 0-4 loss to SHB Da Nang on Sunday.

Novak Djokovic extended his winning streak of the season to 37 matches by beating top-ranked Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-4 to lift the Italian Open title on Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Winning the national Robocon competition for the second year in a row, Lac Hong University from the southern province of Dong Nai will represent Vietnam at the 2011 Asia-Pacific Robocon contest.

VietNamNet Bridge – Director Nguyen Quang Dung has replaced songwriter Tran Tien as a judge of the Vietnam Television’s (VTV) Universal Steps third show last night, May 15.

The deadly Ebola hemorrhagic fever has broken out in Uganda, killing one person and leaving over 30 others being monitored by health officials, ministry of health announced here on Saturday.

June’s Consultative Group meeting to focus on macro-economic stability; OVs in UK honoured for sovereignty protection; US declassifies war-era ‘Pentagon Papers'; Indian Lower House Chairwoman visits HCM City    

VietNamNet Bridge – Planning the production and labor force cut is the thing that many enterprises now think about in order to overcome the current difficulties.

VietNamNet Bridge - Frenchman held up a Vietnam Airlines aircraft leaving Ho Chi Minh City to central Da Nang Saturday, May 14, by “joking” to a co-passenger he had a bomb in his bag.

VietNamNet Bridge – Some people have performed tricks to earn money from Facebook, including impersonation.

Egypt's Health Ministry said on Sunday that 78 people were wounded during violent clashes that took place on Saturday in downtown Cairo.

CPI in May likely to rise 1.2%-1.3%: ministry; Dutch dairy firm continues upgrade of plant; Savills ties up with North American alliance; Businesses starved for capital; Surveying Italian agro-forestry and seafood market

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), was arrested in New York City on accusations of sexually attacking a Manhattan hotel maid, it is reported Saturday.

Vietnam’s vitality spotlighted in Argentina; Two Japanese children’s books published in Vietnam; Vietnamese film week to welcome election; Nha Trang Sea Festival 2011 to kick off; Korean music band to perform in Vietnam      

The newly-appointed Vietnamese ambassador to the US pledged to provide more support for the Vietnamese community in the US and create favourable conditions for businesses of Vietnamese Americans to invest in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Bookseller Eric Chaim Kline of California in the US recently sold a manuscript about the Nam Giao Festival of the Nguyen Dynasty to an antiques collector.

Sepak takraw tourney opens; Couples tee off at Tam Dao; VFF to set up referees board; ACB edge Hoa Phat 3-2 in Hanoi derby

Libyan state TV broadcast a recorded audio message from leader Muammar Gaddafi Friday evening in which he says he is still alive after claims earlier in the day he may have been hurt in NATO airstrikes.

VietNamNet Bridge - China’s ban on fishing in waters in the East Sea has violated Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago and further complicated the East Sea situation, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ spokesperson. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Heavy rains on May 12-13 triggered flash floods in the mountainous provinces of Yen Bai, Phu Tho, Tuyen Quang and Lao Cai which was the hardest hit.