VietNamNet Bridge – The inaugural National Vi Giam Folk Singing Festival was launched at Ho Chi Minh Square in the central city of Vinh City on Saturday, June 23.

At least four people have been killed and over 100 others injured after an earthquake hit a mountainous area in southwest China on Sunday, local authorities said on Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese farm produce have never before seen such tragic price decreases. The Chinese interference into the market, plus the epidemics and bad weather all have made farmers suffer.

VietNamNet Bridge – Young racer Nguyen Viet Linh dethroned Le Huy Hoa of the Luc Phong team in the professional division at the Viet Nam Motor Cub Prix at Da Nang's Military Zone 5 Stadium yesterday, June 24.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh was defeated by underdog Boonsak Ponsana from Thailand in the men's singles, semi-final match of the Singapore Open Super Series on Saturday.

A second installation exhibition by Nguyen Phuong Linh called ‘Dust’ today opens at Galerie Quynh in District 1 featuring the artist’s latest body of work.

Substitute Alessandro Diamanti, only on his third cap, struck the decisive penalty to help Italy oust England 4-2 on penalties here on Saturday to set up a Euro 2012 semifinal clash with Germany.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese and Cambodian Government leaders on June 24 unveiled marker 314, the last one in numerical order on the two countries’ land borderline.

A lot of commercial banks reported the huge profits for the 2011 fiscal year. However, the State Bank’s inspectors have affirmed that the banks’ profit was not as big as reported.

VietNamNet Bridge – Khin Aung Myint, President of the Myanmar Parliament, left Hanoi, concluding an official five-day visit to Vietnam at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.

VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang had talks with voters from the municipal Fatherland Front Committee and more than 200 voters from District 4 on Saturday.

Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's candidate Mohamed Morsi has won the presidential election, head of Egypt's Higher Presidential Election Commission (HPEC) Farouq Sultan announced on Sunday afternoon.

VietNamNet Bridge – Besides two Buddhism prayer books with over 21,000 words inlaid with gold, Hue Nghiem Temple in Binh Tan district, HCM City has many other special things.

Chinese merchants have been hunting for ironwood and many other precious timber in Quang Binh province. Prior to that, they hunted for sua wood (dalbergia tonkinensis) in many central provinces.

VietNamNet Bridge – Cost-saving and fun, finding travel companions online is a common choice of many young backpackers as the summer holiday has arrived.

VietNamNet Bridge – Less than 20km from Hanoi’s center is a cemetery, where around 50,000 unfortunate newborn babies rest in peace.

Pham Ngoc Lang, President of Hanoi Telecom, said the telco is going to lodge a petition to the Prime Minister, because Vietnamobile, the mobile network run by the firm is facing too many big difficulties because of the unleveled playing ground.

Local authorities have decided to remove some industrial zones (IZs) to make room for the rice fields.

Cuba has eliminated viral hepatitis B among the population aged under 15 thanks to a locally developed vaccine in the Caribbean country's massive immunization campaign, state media reported Saturday.

As for many parents, entering state owned schools is the only choice for their children.