An explosion occurred at the French embassy in Mali Wednesday night, Mali's security and civil protection ministry confirmed through a statement broadcast on national television.

The 112th Congress of the United States was called to order on Wednesday, and John Boehner was elected Speaker in the House of Representatives.

Thai Nguyen deputies told to serve people's interests; Conference spotlights sustainable development; Fatherland Front urged to work on national unity; President Triet praises efforts of veteran

VietNamNet Bridge – Since its establishment, the Communist Party of Viet Nam has held 10 Congresses. Each Congress is considered an important historical milestone in recognising the Vietnamese revolution's victories, achievements and lessons.

A large shipment of illicit ivory which was smuggled from Mozambique was seized by the Thai customs in pallets labeled as personal use property, director of the Customs Department unveiled Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – In the third day of the International HDBank Chess Cup in HCM City, the top seed Le Quang Liem had the first losing game while international grand master Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son gained an important victory to rank third.

VietNamNet Bridge – They can’t use their expertise or their positions to earn extra money, many state employees have to lean on their families or do extra jobs to sustain their livelihood.

Local enterprises will face challenges in rice export this year 2011, even though Vietnam will have many opportunities, as the country has opened up its rice markets to foreign-owned traders under its commitments to the WTO.

Education forums these days have been heating up with a new topic - should parents should allow their children to use high-tech products, especially mobile phones?

Commercial banks are set to cope with challenges and opportunities in 2011 as monetary policies will be more flexible, Dr. Le Xuan Nghia, vice chairman of the National Financial Supervisory Committee, said. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The HCM City administration targets limiting the poverty rate below 5.4 per cent and unemployment to less than 5 per cent this year.

VietNamNet Bridge - Doan Van Duoc (better known as Ut Duoc), 50, started his treatment for a breast cancer patient by sitting behind her, grabbing a piece of her back skin and cutting it with a razor.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some 74 scientific projects were awarded in the 12th Eureka Award for student’s scientific research at HCMC Youth Cultural House on January 4. 

Some days ago, Dao Hong Tuyen, who has been well known in Vietnam as the “King of Tuan Chau island” stated on a local newspaper that his total assets now have the value of two billion dollar.

Associate Professor, Doctor of Biology Ha Dinh Duc said that the ancient turtle in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem lake faced many risks. The biggest risk now is red-eared turtles.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese top weight lifter Thach Kim Tuan has been placed fifth in the International Weightlifting Federation’s latest rankings. 

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has set the limit of the number of foreign players that clubs are allowed to use at the V-League and First Division tournaments.

VietNamNet Bridge – Miss World 2007 arrived in HCM City today, January 7, to attend a fashion event.

VietNamNet Bridge – A rock band from Britain – Lost Souls Club – chose Vietnam as one of the destinations during its Asian tour in early 2011. The band met with the local media in HCM City on January 6.

VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Wednesday attended a groundbreaking ceremony at Vietnam’s third largest hydropower plant, in the northwestern province of Lai Chau.

Thiet says goodbye with golds and record; Junior Thien to compete in Australian Open; Minh loses first game at Super Series Finals; Dong Tam Long An sign new coach

Mekong Delta has first int’l gynaecology hospital; Stamp set welcomes the 11th National Party Congress; Laos hands over remains of 89 Vietnamese soldiers to Nghe An; PM greenlights holiday extension

VietNamNet Bridge – Fifteen provinces reported a resumption in foot-and-mouth cases yesterday, Jan 5, only six months after they announced having the disease under control,

As of January 4 afternoon, the traffic to VietNamNet online newspaper has suddenly risen by dozens of times, resulted in the overload of servers.

Vietnamese scientists have announced the discovery of 30 species of do quyen (Rhododendron) in the Hoang Lien national park in Lao Cai, a northern mountain province.