A former U.S. congressman mediating in Libya said on Thursday that the general thrust of the top Libyan echelon is they want peace and want to find a way out of the ongoing conflict.

VietNamNet Bridge – For nearly 20 years, farmer Vu Lap has collected old artefacts.

NATO's planes flew over Ajdabiyah when doctors in the town's hospital were doing surgery on an anti-government militant.

VietNamNet Bridge – The new Food Safety Law has left many food companies perplexed over where to go for their documents when the Law takes effect in July.

German economy will increase 2.8 percent in 2011, according to a joint report issued by Germany's leading economic institutes on Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – “I don’t create clothes, I create dreams”. That is slogan of Vietnamese American fashion designer named Phuong My.

A fire took place in a garment workshop of Vietnamese people near the Cherkizovo market in Moscow, Russia, in the early morning of April 7, killing four Vietnamese people.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh came from behind to beat Yi Lu in the third round of the Yonex Australian Open Grand Prix Gold yesterday in Melbourne.

Tourism Day opens in HCM City; Ha Long to hold Tourism Week; Tour prices rise by 5-10 per cent; Q1 foreign arrivals top 1.5 million; Steady growth in MICE tourism

Two killed, more than 100 were injured in the northeastern Japan's earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale Thursday night, Kyodo News reported.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People's Committee has instructed the Construction Department to tighten inspections of houses built by residents to ensure they are safe for habitation.

Ancient Hoa Lu festival opens; Comedian's temple honours artists; Festival celebrates reading culture; Tourism Day opens in HCM City

Viet Nam's inflation rate is anticipated to moderate 6.8 per cent average in 2012, however, it will remain high this year at 13.3 per cent average, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said yesterday.

Suspecting that a bio-fertilizer company caused environment pollution and a fly epidemic, hundreds of people in Hoa Thuan ward, Tam Ky city, in the central province of Quang Nam threw dead flies onto the firm’s campus for revenge.

Freeze-dried strawberries may play a role in the prevention of esophageal cancer, a new study suggests.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a stopgap funding measure, while the White House threatened to veto it.

Defence Minister receives US Defence University’s leader; Vietnam, Kazakhstan hold political consultation; Vietnam concerned about its citizens in Ivory Coast

People with resistant hypertension may someday use a device instead of drugs to control their blood pressure, according to study findings published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) on Tuesday.

City eyes bailout for struggling firms; HCM City hosts global logistics meet-up; Authorities mull ways to ease corporates’ woes; Gold bullion trading should not be banned: assn; Tea exports reach $36 mln in Q1  

VietNamNet Bridge – Bai choi, 1,000-year-old folk music that is performed like a card game, is seeing a revival in the central ancient town of Hoi An.

Casualties continued to climb Thursday in Libya due to both clashes between pro- and anti-government forces, and strikes by NATO-led military warplanes.

The first meeting of the Contact Group on Libya will be held on April 13 in Doha, capital of Qatar, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Viet Nam National Petroleum Corporation (Petrolimex) yesterday announced a loss of VND2.6 trillion (US$123.81 million) in the first quarter mainly due to exchange rate risks.

The unrest engulfing the Middle East and North Africa shows that more inclusive and sustainable development is crucial for countries around the world, and more progress should be made in creating more economic, education and civil opportunities

US universities enhance education ties with VN; Gia Lai province builds training school in Cambodia; City residents unaware of emergency medical service; Hanoi to compensate building collapse victims