The second festival on Long Bien Bridge , which is famous for its unique architecture and long history, officially opened on Nov. 20, with artistic events depicting the theme “ Dragon Bridge tells story about Thang Long-Hanoi”.

VietNamNet Bridge – Human resources training for the natural resources and environment sector in Viet Nam has so far failed to meet needs, an expert says.

VietNamNet Bridge – Retail sales were one of the most important benefits of tourism and essential to boost co-ordination between State bodies in order to design more professional sales promotion strategies to lure visitors

VietNamNet Bridge – An EU delegation will be meeting Vietnamese officials in Ha Noi later this month to discuss a voluntary partnership agreement on sourcing wood products to curb illegal logging in the country.

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VietNamNet Bridge – City auth-orities will seek tougher action as traffic violations on the newly built Thang Long Highway continue to rise, said Deputy Head of the Municipal Transport Department's Inspectorate Hoang Van Manh.

VietNamNet Bridge – Monthly TV series Music Road will feature famous pianist and composer Nguyen Anh 9 at a live show held in HCM City on Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Artist Van Ngoc's paintings are abstract, but border on installation because of his use of materials such as wood and glass on his canvas.

VietNamNet Bridge – A quartet led by Japanese artist Karin Nakagawa will perform a programme of original songs on traditional instruments at Ha Noi's Tuoi Tre (Youth) Theatre on December 8-9.

VietNamNet Bridge – The supervisory role of the Audit Association over auditors' ethics needed to be clarified in the Independent Audit bill, lawmakers said yesterday in a National Assembly discussion that focused on ethics.

A new railway bridge across the Red River will be built to relieve the burden for Long Bien bridge, which is too old to meet requirements of national and urban railway transportation.

Vietnamese badminton ace Nguyen Tien Minh was Friday eliminated from the Guangzhou Asian Games after a 2-0 loss to the host player Lin Dan in the last 8 round.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has its work cut out for defending its title at the ASEAN Football Federation Cup 2010 Championship next month, with opponents keen to prove their mettle, and its own preparations going through a sticky patch.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ticket prices for matches in group B of the Asean football federation (AFF) Cup football championship were announced on Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese scullers won their second silver in the lightweight women's 2,000m quadruple sculls at the Asian Games in Guangzhou yesterday, Nov 19.

Domino’s Pizza, the second-largest pizza chain in the US, has announced the opening of its first store in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Van Lai, 23, lost an eye, a hand and two of his friends when a cluster bomb leftover from the American war exploded in a hole they were digging 10 years ago.  

Residents in Ea Sup District's Ia RVe Commune in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak live in fear of being attacked by a herd of 20-22 elephants, as traditional methods to drive them away seem ineffective, officials say.

NATO leaders on Friday adopted a new Strategic Concept that will serve as the alliance's roadmap for the next 10 years and that reconfirms the commitment to defend one another against attack as the bedrock of Euro-Atlantic security.

VietNamNet Bridge – After taking a false step and falling down in a toilet, striker Pham Van Quyen of Song Lam Nghe An club suffered from a face wound on November 16.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is likely to miss three to four weeks after picking up a hamstring injury on England duty on Wednesday, confirmed the Premier League side on Thursday.

A 59-year-old local woman was found to have contracted H5N1 avian flu virus after visiting the mainland last month, Hong Kong Secretary for Food and Health York Chow said Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Lai Son village in Soc Son district has 400 families and over 200 brick kilns, which smoke out everyday. Three people recently died because of toxic smoke.

The 21st Stockholm International Film Festival opened on Wednesday with a film Heartbeats from the 21-year-old director Xavier Dolan from Canada.

A total of 15 films have been accepted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 83rd Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Monday.