Vietnam saw a big leap in tourist arrivals from Italy, Spain, the UK, Germany and France in the first seven months of this year as its visa waiver for these five Western European markets continued to pay off.

 Contestants from 41 European countries and Australia walked the red carpet outside Stockholm's Royal Palace on Sunday, kicking-off Eurovision Song Contest week, which culminates in the grand finale on Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – "Walk! Walk! You can walk! It's easy." You probably associate these words with your earliest memories of taking your first steps. However, these words were spoken in a very different context recently.

 Thousands of refugees could be left in "legal limbo" as European countries adopt different border rules to deal with the record influx of migrants, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has warned.

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign arrivals to Vietnam in August are estimated at 664,985, an increase of 12% over last month and 7.5% against the same period last year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Consolidating political ties and enhancing economic cooperation with African and European countries and making active contributions to the bilateral and multilateral forums are among the key features

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed to grant visa exemption to the people of five European countries, in an attempt to lure more tourists to the country.

 PM to witness FTA signing, visit African, European countries, Vietnamese Defence Minister visits India, Vietnam-Russia friendship association’s anniversary marked, Deputy Defence Minister meets Australian defence official

 VietNamNet Bridge – Diplomatic activities in June featured Viet Nam’s efforts in defending the country’s sacred sovereignty, enhancing strategic partnership with two European countries and reiterating commitments to human rights.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The deputy foreign ministers will pay working visits to Slovenia, Croatia, Slovakia, and Singapore this July to strengthen friendship between Vietnam and the countries,

 New Zealand scientists claim a breakthrough discovery could spell the end of "epidemic levels" of cocaine addiction in North America and parts of Europe.

 Ukraine's new interim President Oleksandr Turchynov has said the country will focus on closer integration with the EU.

 In more than half of European countries, there are not enough honeybees to pollinate crops, according to new research.

 Europe's space company Astrium announced Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with Arianespace to begin production of 18 additional Ariane 5 ECA launchers.

 The United Nations climate talks in Doha entered the final stage Saturday with drafts of the low- ambitious second period of Kyoto Protocol and weak commitment on climate finance