Legendary documentary filmmaker dies; Vietnam art exhibition aims to help Japan; ‘Reading for tomorrow’ festival captivates young people; Vietnam wins silvers at 27th Spring Friendship Art Festival  

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is expected to mark the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster on Tuesday after he visited the site of the former nuclear plant, calling for efforts 

VietNamNet Bridge – A rubella outbreak among school children in 11 districts of northern-most Ha Giang Province has showed signs of abating, a doctor said.

VietNamNet Bridge – Young cyclist Nguyen Quoc Dung won the fifth stage of the nation's most prestigious cycling tournament, the HCM City Television (HTV) Cup to grab the yellow jersey yesterday, April 25.

VietNamNet Bridge – The first phase of a US$400 million hi-tech medical project in HCM City's Binh Tan District was slated for completion in 2010 or 2011 but only a fraction of the mega-project has been finished.

Linh and Ngoc win national archery championships; Hosts Phong Phu Ha Nam defeated by Trang An HN; Viet Nam face Indonesia at Asian Club tournament

VietNamNet Bridge - Tran Le XuanTran Le Xuan, wife of Ngo Dinh Nhu, consultant and brother of Ngo Dinh Diem, who ruled South Vietnam from 1955 to 1963, has passed away at 87 in Rome, the BBC reported.

VietNamNet Bridge – Local movie buffs will be able to enjoy nine Hollywood blockbusters this summer, either a week ahead or at the same time as their international release.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Finance has given thumbs-up to raise ceiling prices for airfares on domestic routes, effective from April 27.

The bombing by NATO warplanes on the residence of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is not an assassination attempt, White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – After the Mekong River Council (MRC) decided to further consider the Xayaburi - Laos controversial hydro-electric project; scientists and environmental organizations in Southeast Asia have called for Laos to give up this project.

VietNamNet Bridge – Steel and concrete blocks weighing tens of tons carried by trucks have become dangers for travelers in HCM City. Many accidents have happened.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of students enjoyed a colorful fashion feast with 20 best collections in the finale of the “Hutech Designer” fashion design competition in HCM City, on April 23.

Gunfire exchanges between Cambodian and Thai troops over the border area at the Ta Moan temple and Ta Krabei temple in Oddar Meanchey province broke out again late Monday, said a field military commander on Monday.

"Rio," an animated comedy featuring voices by Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway and George Lopez, continued to show its dominant power atop the North America box office this weekend, grossing an estimated 26.8 million dollars

Three bomb blasts have hit a northeastern Nigerian city as many were feared dead, a Xinhua witness said on Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two years after the first workshop, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Institute for International Relations today, April 26, organize the second national workshop on the East Sea.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hosts Ha Noi ACB moved up from the bottom rung of the ladder for the first time yesterday, April 24, by trouncing Vicem Hai Phong 5-0 at Hang Day Stadium, their third win of the season.

VietNamNet Bridge – The West Lake new urban area project, which is believed to create the biggest and most modern urban area in Hanoi, may resume its implementation soon, after the six-year interruption.

Some investors are planning to set up factories in Vietnam to make solar panels. However, the products to be churned out by the factories will not be used in Vietnam, but exported, because of the foreseeable high production costs.

NATO warplanes bombed the residence of Muammar Gaddafi here early Monday morning in an attack a government official called an attempt on the Libyan leader's life.

VietNamNet Bridge – There are two big problems that cashew exporters are facing: lacking capital and lacking materials, which may make the target of exporting 1.4 billion dollar worth of products in 2011 unreachable.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has appointed the new chairs for the northern province of Bac Ninh and the northern city of Hai Duong.

VietNamNet Bridge – The world famous TV channel has called for Vietnamese documentary makers to send their works to BBC’s “My country – Vietnam” program.