Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed into law an agreement that allows U.S. military transit through Russian territory to Afghanistan, the Kremlin press service said on Wednesday.

Irish President Mary McAleese Wednesday appointed opposition leader Enda Kenny as the country's new prime minister.

VietNamNet Bridge - For Vietnam Cinema Day (March 15), the Vietnam Cinema Association will present free screenings of 11 films from Golden Kite Awards 2010 and previous years.

A strong earthquake that jolted northeastern Japan Wednesday morning has prompting a tsunami warning, but the waves was unlikely to bring any devastation to China, said Chinese forecasting center.

Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan ( Pakistan Taliban) claimed the responsibility for Wednesday morning's suicide blast at a funeral that has so far killed over 30 people and injured more than 40 others in Pakistan's northwest city of Peshawar,

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam-UK University under construction in Da Nang is set to enroll students in September 2012, according to local authorities.

VietNamNet Bridge – Listing on foreign bourses turns out to be a more difficult task than previously thought. As for many Vietnamese businesses, listing on foreign bourses remain a dream.

VietNamNet Bridge - Sustainable development of the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta and achievement of its growth potential depend on more sensible exploitation of its agricultural strengths, experts say.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Opera House hosts two spring concerts this week. Nguyen Tuan Nam's jazz trio will perform a concert tonight, sponsored by the Viet Nam National Academy of Music.

VietNamNet Bridge - Viet Nam and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) could be set to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) to boost the bilateral trade, says a report released yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The last flight of Vietnam Airlines in the campaign to rescue Vietnamese workers in Libya arrived at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport in the morning of March 9.

Vietnamese users were disconnected from international Internet Tuesday when Asia-America Gateway, an international undersea cable system that links to the southern coastal Vung Tau province somehow was cut off.

HCMC resident dies of flu A/H1N1; Man fails to kill fellow gambler for money; and released the hostage unhurt. Inflation hurts Vietnamese students abroad; Da Nang police smashes biggest-ever heroin gang

Cypriot geneticists have reported a non-invasive Down's Syndrome test that could possibly replace the risky amniocentesis procedure now in use.

The 45th International Tourism Exchange (ITB) trade show opens here Wednesday with record numbers of exhibitors and emphasis on travel technology innovations.

US official upbeat on business climate; VN, Wallonie-Brussels trade to hit $1.4b; Contract to buy power signed; Timber industry pushes exports; 100,000 tonnes of stockfeed to be sent back to India      

VietNamNet Bridge – The nets used to catch the turtle were bought from the regular market so the turtle easily broke the nets to slip away.

South Korean actor Hyun Bin and actress Song Hye-kyo officially announced that they had broken up in January, their agencies said Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – New regulations relating to gold management are being considered by the State bank of Vietnam, including the possible narrowing of the bar gold market. Gold companies now have to think about their business in the future.

The visit to Vietnam by Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo Mendez will bring the two countries’ ties to a new height to meet their people’s aspiration, the Vietnamese state leader has said.

VietNamNet Bridge – There is a wave of foreign investors hunting for Vietnamese securities companies. Analysts believe that now is the right time to buy securities companies because the companies are cheap.

VietNamNet Bridge – The wholesale market of Phu Hau opens from 1-6 am to supply goods for markets in the central city of Hue and neighboring districts. Most of workers at the market are women.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam continues to accrue accolades for its hotels as North America magazine Travel + Leisure has named three to its list of ‘World’s Best Hotel Values’ in the March 2011 issue.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Saigon College of Art Culture and Tourism haS been found as applying so many odd regulations that a lot of lecturers have quit the school, thus making students suffer.

VietNamNet Bridge – Producers of ‘ghost money' used in the burning of votive offerings will not be allowed to use the content, image, patterns and colours of real Vietnamese and foreign currencies