As part of his graduation project, a student has made a special dress with 700 condoms, grabbing the public attention and many media headlines.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Sunday accepted the nomination by the ruling United Russia party to run for president in next March's election.

VietNamNet Bridge - Photos featuring lives of drug addicts are now on display at an exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City, which opened on November 26.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam will be the first Mekong River Commission's (MRC) member country to receive a hydrological observation system next January under the Hydrological Cycle Observing System project (HYCOS).

VietNamNet Bridge – The proposal to develop boat taxis in HCM City must be submitted to the city Government by the end of this year for approval, as requested by the city People's Committee.

The decision by the central bank to use SJC as the national gold brand has been applauded by bullion gold manufacturers. However, they have proposed to share the brand.

VietNamNet Bridge - Over the past two days, heavy rains have caused water levels in major regional rivers to rise quickly, flooding many parts of provinces from Thua Thien-Hue to Quang Ngai. Two people have reported die in floods.

A lot of students of people founded schools admit that the material facilities of the schools are very poor with the classrooms in weak lights, broken chairs; while they do not have textbooks, which badly affect their studying.

70 percent of small and medium enterprises in the three surveyed localities of Nghe An, Khanh Hoa and Da Nang City have been found as not applying necessary measures to ease the consequences of natural calamities

VietNamNet Bridge – Science and technology ministers discussed strengthening co-operation at the 14th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology (AMMST) in HCM City on Saturday.

A large number of local enterprises are no longer interested in listing on stock exchanges due to the current dreary equity market, with the VN-Index having sharply fallen by 22% this year.

The Italian Embassy in Vietnam will present “Dialektos,” a  jazz concert performed by the famous duo Maria Pia De Vito and Huw Warren, on Dec 9 and 11 respectively in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

The Inspectorate of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam has fined Chuan Wen, a 71-year-old Taiwanese man, VND15 million (US$700) for attempting to open the emergency exit while aboard a Vietnam Airlines plane on November 19.

Marketed four years ago, netbooks once dominated the market. However, with the appearance of tablet PC and ultrabook, the type of “tiny laptop” has become less favorite on the market.

Waste pickers and recyclers in the informal sector are at risk of contracting and transmitting several diseases that can be deemed occupational hazards, according to initial results of a survey released yesterday.

Nikkei opened higher Monday as market sentiment was lifted by reports that the International Monetary Fund is planning a bailout for Italy.

Most Venerable Thich Thanh Tu, Vice President of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha’s Executive Council, passed away in Hanoi on November 26 at the age of 85.

The second session of the 13th National Assembly, which was wrapped up in Hanoi on November 26 after a 29-day sitting, has left a lasting impression on voters and people across the country.

Eligible Egyptians will go to the polls in nine out of 27 governorates on Monday in the first stage of their historic parliamentary elections after the fall of ex- president Hosni Mubarak in February.

Yemeni Vice President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Sunday named opposition National Council's chairman Mohamed Basindwa as the new prime minster, assigning him to form a new consensus government in line with a Gulf-brokered deal,