Police under the Ministry of Public Security has so far concluded the possible cause of the recent motorbike and car explosions to be short circuit of battery wires.

VietNamNet Bridge – Doan Van Dung, a 32-year-old man who was alleged of illegally producing fireworks and causing a large explosion on Saturday afternoon in northern Thai Binh Province, was temporarily jailed and prosecuted on the same day.

At least 25 bodies had been recovered from Abuja Christmas day bomb blast scene, said Xinhua's reporter on Sunday in the Nigerian capital city.

VietNamNet Bridge – A wild elephant was found hacked to death with its tusk cut off in the southern province of Dong Nai last Friday, local authorities have said.

Nguyen Sieu Hanh, in his final year as a student of the Business Administration Department at the Belgian United Business Institute, has received the World Summit Youth Award.

A survey conducted by Yahoo! on the use of internet via smart phones and other mobile devices in Southeast Asia found that consumers in Vietnam spent on average US$24 a month accessing the internet while on the move.

The Government will strictly manage telecoms businesses and allow ailing and small-scale businesses in the sector to carry out mergers and acquisitions in line with the market economy.

2011 marked a milestone for several Vietnamese athletes who their pocketed biggest-ever rewards for their successes at major tournaments, such as the Southeast Asian Games, Asian, and world championships.

Ha Noi authorities have defined a series of norms to follow for the re-arrangement of the public parking system to ensure it is suitable with the city's socio-economic development and facilitates traffic order.

Transport and logistics companies will benefit from the Ministry of Transport’s plan to organize the carrying of containers by rail.

VietNamNet Bridge – Tasting ‘bia hoi’ (keg beer) with fried nem chua (fermented pork roll), chili sauce, roasted peanuts and contemplate the Hanoi old quarter in the late afternoon is the hobby of many foreigners.

Shanghai is going to require real-name tweeting registration on Monday, following similar moves adopted by other big cities such as Beijing and Guangzhou, municipal authorities said Sunday.

Five are feared dead or missing after a boat carrying 34 people, mostly soldiers, capsized and sank in heavy seas off Cua Dai beach in the central province of Quang Nam on December 25.

Five meter waves hit three sub- districts in Thailand's southern Chumpon province's Langsuan district on Sunday noon, destroying several houses, bungalows and restaurants and forcing local residents to flee their homes.

EVN urged to cut costs, divest non-core investments; Motorcycle sales slump this holiday season; Kiev-HCM City direct air route opens; US$187 million to build traffic control centre; HAGL to build project in Myanmar  

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his girlfriend Priscilla Chan have surprisingly chosen Vietnam as a destination for their Christmas holiday this year.

One hundred photos and a documentary reflecting both the good and bad sides of the famous Huong (Perfume) River are on display in the central city of Hue.

Over VND6.5 trillion raised for the poor; Japanese awarded “Peace and Friendship among Nations” insignia; Another taxi operator banned from Tan Son; Gender imbalance a growing concern; Bank employee arrested for embezzlement  

VietNamNet Bridge - Tens of thousands of people poured out into the streets of Hanoi and HCM City on the night of December 24, to celebrate Christmas Eve with Catholics and Protestants.

Vietnamese companies are facing increasingly fierce competition from foreign firms and were starting to lose a foothold on home turf.