Iran's state TV reported on Thursday that the Islamic republic has stopped its oil sales to two major Greek firms.

The state-run Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group, or PetroVietnam, has made several wrongdoings in capital and asset management and investing in non-core businesses, which cost the state budget $873.6 million.

After the Transport Ministry held two press conferences on its two new proposed fees, a number of National Assembly deputies commented that Minister Dinh La Thang may be in confusion about the fees.

VietNamNet Bridge – The third Coconut Festival opened last night in the Mekong Delta's province of Ben Tre with several cultural activities to honour the area's native fruit.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and the National Coaching Council have appointed Mai Duc Chung as the coach of the U23 Vietnam team.

VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang emphasised that Vietnam ’s leaders will always create favorable conditions for oil and gas entrepreneurs in Vietnam and Russia to boost cooperation.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Long-Quang Ninh Tourism Week 2012 will be held from April 24 through May 2--announced by the authorities of Quang Ninh province.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Minister of Health and pediatricians over the country gathered on April 5 to discuss measures to reduce fatalities caused by hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD), which has killed 16 people nationwide this year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received Romanian ambassador Dumitru Olaru yesterday, April 5, at the end of his term in Viet Nam.

Five years ago, Vietnamese banks kicked off the campaign of marching toward foreign markets. However, the achievements gained in the last five years remain modest.

VietNamNet Bridge – "Devised theatre" will be introduced to the country for the first time through a performance of Stranger in the capital today and tomorrow.

London 2012 organisers have announced changes to the Olympic mountain bike course, after feedback from competitors in last year's test event, the BBC said here on Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Cuong, met with officials, parliamentarians, local dignitaries, lecturers and students in the US State of Utah as part of his visit from March 30 to April 1.

VietNamNet Bridge – The recent research works all show that the landslide occurs in many areas of HCM City--which are sinking when the sea water rises.

VietNamNet Bridge – Though Vietnamese enterprises know well that renovating technology is the issue of vital importance, they still cannot do that because preferential loans remain unreachable.

The Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) agreed Wednesday on a draft protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products after four years of negotiations.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City vows to basically fulfill the task of universalizing preschool education for five-year-old children by the end of 2012. Meanwhile, there are still too many things to be done by that time.

At least four people were killed and 15 others injured in a suicide bomb attack in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Thursday morning, reported local Urdu TV channel ARY.

VietNamNet Bridge – Dao Khi or the Monkey Island in Lan Ha Bay of Hai Phong city is a favorite destination on weekends or holidays. Visitors are eager to go there to have bath or have party with monkeys.

A spoon with a "white crystal- like substance on it" and remnants of a "white powdery substance" were found in the hotel room where Whitney Houston died nearly two months ago, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office said