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.

VietNamNet Bridge - ‘Free & Easy’ tour service which arranges air travel tickets and hotel bookings without tour itineraries and tour guides is gaining popularity in Vietnam due to escalating prices in domestic travel.

Singapore's Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said on Saturday that they have decided to leave the cabinet for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to have "a fresh clean slate."

Facebook on Thursday denied waging an alleged smear campaign against Google after it admitted having secretly hired a top U.S. PR firm to plant controversial stories on Google to media outlets.

Bundesliga champion Dortmund received their trophy after beating Frankfurt into second division with a 3-1 victory at the final round of Bundesliga on Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some shareholders at Thach Khe Iron Joint Stock Company (TIC) were sluggish in handling their capital contribution obligations in the Thach Khe mining project, while some other partners wanted to jump into the project.

Iran's oil minister was removed along with two other ministers on Saturday by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad amid a plan to merge some ministries of the country, an information officer from the Oil Ministry told Xinhua.

VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung Saturday kicked off construction of a road in the southern province of Kien Giang that will link Vietnam to other Southeast Asian countries.

VietNamNet Bridge – Self-made tricycles are banned from traveling on Hanoi’s streets, except for those of war invalids or disabled people. However, hundreds of tricycles driven by young men are still used to transport over-sized goods.

Viettel pioneers in testing 4G services; IT summit to attract 300 industry leaders to Ha Noi; Mobifone begins staff orientation for VIETPAY; Electronic wallet Payoo connects with FPT, Viettel; VNPT improves speed of FiberVNN, MegaVNN

VietNamNet Bridge – Houses of hundreds of years old in the ancient village of Cu Da in Thanh Oai district, Hanoi, are being destroyed by villagers. Why?

VietNamNet Bridge - Some 300 domestic and foreign leaders in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector will gather at the Vietnam ICT Summit 2011, to be held for the first time in Hanoi on June 9-10.

VietNamNet Bridge - About three kilometers from the ancient town of Hoi An, the Dua nuoc (mangrove palm) forest in Cam Thanh Commune in the central province of Quang Nam has become a much sort after tourist destination.   

VietNamNet Bridge - This is a famous love market in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.

VietNamNet Bridge – Big difficulties are attacking Vietnamese businesses from all sides. Meanwhile, they still cannot use the mobilized capital in the most effective way.

Office rents among world highest; Commercial crops give new life to ‘infertile land'; Expansion of good agricultural practices urged; Diesel price hike hits fishing in Ca Mau; Banks to wait on central bank for ATM installation

Manchester United won a record 19th English league title after being drawn 1-1 by Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.

VietNamNet would like to introduce pictures of mountain kids taken by reader Ovuong. Ovuong took these photos while traveling Vietnam’s northern mountainous region.

VietNamNet’s Vu Trung spent over a day to discover gold mining and gold processing activities at Vietnam’s largest gold mine - Bong Mieu, in the central province of Quang Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Flower robot, bird robot, or the robots which can climb terrains, recognize handwriting or pronounce are all the unique creative products of students throughout the country, which are now displayed at Tech-show 2011.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thirty to forty percent of foreign tourists to the southern province of Binh Thuan are Russian, and 95 percent of them go to Ham Tien – Mui Ne water area.

VietNamNet Bridge - The State Bank of Vietnam released a circular regulating on the requirements for obligated strategic partners of equitized banks, which are considered as too high for local investors, experts said.