Asian advertising logo design contest launched; Students dance in Ha Noi to gear up for the London Olympics; French classical pianist to perform at Ha Noi Opera House; Mexican writer to meet with Vietnamese readers  

Fliers from the US, France, Japan and Poland are all ready for the opening day of the Da Nang International Paramotor Race at Bien Dong Park today.

New website to protect wild animals launched; Sanitation falls short in rural areas; Conference discusses gender, migration issues; Young model, actress caught selling sex for $1,500; Action month for children 2012 launched

Viet Nam has seen a downward trend in the number of HIV cases but at a slowing pace in recent years, according to the Ministry of Health's Viet Nam Administration of HIV/AIDS Control.

Most National Assembly deputies yesterday expressed their pleasure at a draft law on higher education after hearing a presentation by Chairman of the NA Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children Dao Trong Thi.

The global financial crisis has presented an opportunity for countries to change and make a breakthrough by building a new, suitable model of development, said State Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan.  

One of the six WIPO’s (the World Intellectual Property Organization) prizes has been awarded to the most excellent female scientific research work author – Vietnamese Dr Nguyen Thi Loc, for her environment friendly bio-products.

Defence officials from 27 members of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) shared their concerns and stressed the importance of regional security, particularly maritime security, at a regional security policy conference in Phnom Penh on May 25.

It’s really enigmatic that study consultancy firms, operating in the Vietnamese territory, have not been put under the control of any state management agencies.

VietNamNet Bridge – If anyone see this number "8932006280207," he/she may think that this is  bar code of goods but it is the story about the life of a “special product’ – a six-year-old kid.

The National Assembly (NA) deputies stressed on Wednesday there should be insurance for deposits in gold and foreign currencies, although NA committees feared that it would disturb the monetary market.

Performances by art troupes from Cambodia , Laos , Malaysia , Thailand , and Indonesia will be the highlight of the annual Southern Fruit Festival that opens at the Suoi Tien Park in HCM City 's District 9 on June 1.

A fire that broke out overnight on a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered submarine docked at a shipyard in Maine, northeast of the United States, injured at least seven people, the Navy said on Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The decree on the gold market management would take effects as of May 25. However, goldsmith companies have been facing big difficulties over the last many years in the economic downturn.

Several National Assembly deputies have came out against the Government’s economic restructuring plan, calling the content vague and cursory.

California-based private company SpaceX announced Thursday that its Dragon spacecraft completed key on-orbit tests as part of a historic attempt to be the first commercial company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station.

Minister of Defense Phung Quang Thanh confirmed with VietNamNet that his Amerian counterpart, Leon E.Panetta, is paying an official visit to Vietnam from June 3-5.

VietNamNet Bridge – For the last two years, the Party Secretary of Binh Ninh commune in the southern province of Tien Giang, has used two cars with Cambodian license numbers.

Ministry sets finance management rules for state-owned enterprises; Deals cut to export US$200 mil. worth of cashew nuts; US slashes anti-dumping duty on Vietnamese carbon steel pipes; 6 fuel wholesalers to come under scrutiny

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam hopes to receive more effective support and assistance from the World Bank to implement development targets.