Twenty-four foreign art troupes from 14 countries will take part in the Hue Festival 2012.

Vietnam will host the Asian football qualifying playoffs for the London 2012 Olympic Games, says the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

HCM City has been listed among the world’s top ten cities for street food according to the USA's Food and Wine Magazine.

Tens of thousands of people are now rushing to return back to the big cities like HCM City, Hue, Danang and Hanoi for work, study or business after a long Lunar New Year break with their families in their hometowns.

The Viet Nam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) will merge VNPT Global into MobiFone to bolster investment resources for future overseas investment, said general director of VNPT Vu Tuan Hung.

An early spring boat race festival opened in the Ly Son island district in the central province of Quang Ngai on January 26.

VietNamNet Bridge – Here are the list of 10 real estate firms which made the records in their fields in 2011.

Hiromi Pham crowned Miss Vietnam in Japan; Vietnamese youth talent competition 2012 in France; Vietnamese beauty listed among sexiest alive; Tet movies yet to hit new box-office record; Pianist Marie Vermeulin to perform solo in Vietnam  

Exports were a surprise good news story for Vietnam’s economy in 2011, but this year looks set to be a whole lot tougher.

The government has decided to pilot a value-added-tax refund scheme for foreign visitors in July in an attempt to boost sales of local products.

There are 160 centenarians in the southern province of Ben Tre, which is a record in Vietnam.

Vietnam’s tourism industry set a record by attracting 6 million foreign visitors in 2011. The sector will officially launch a new strategy this year with a new logo and the slogan “Vietnam-timeless charm”.

Indices soar as over 55% of shares rise; Vietnam’s agriculture on show at Davos forum; Power firm targets higher output; Public decries housing tax proposal; Telecom sector expected to continue M&A trend

Nationwide, tens of thousands of monks, nuns, Buddhist followers and tourists have flocked to pagodas and Spring festivals at the beginning of the new year, wishing for peace, good weather, happiness and prosperity for all people.

Nearly all members of the Ramsar Convention’s Secretariat have reached an agreement to recognize Cham Trim National Park, of Dong Thap Mekong Delta province, as a Ramsar Convention of Wetlands of International Importance.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of Russian tourists are stuck Vietnam after Lanta-Tur Voyach, one of the biggest tour operators in Russia, halted its operations last Friday.

Former official wanted for fraud; Four dead in canoe sinking in Binh Duong; Thailand, Vietnam sign MoU on public health; Canadian dies in HCMC due to drug overdose

UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe called on African governments to take a greater share of AIDS investments here on Saturday, on the sidelines of the 18th ordinary summit of the African Union (AU).

Southern industrial centres are aiming for hi-tech projects, eco-friendly and labour saving supporting industries to boost efficiency.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese language has been developing very quickly along with the development of the country but many strange and complicated words and phrases being used by young people nowadays have altered