Defiant Occupy D.C. protesters on Monday vowed to continue with their encampment in the U.S. capital as the deadline for decampment passed. The U.S. National Park Service last week ordered protesters at two encampment sites

VietNamNet Bridge – A misspelling of London's famous Big Ben captured the hearts of judges and lifted eight-year-old Nguyen Song Anh to the first prize in the British Council's Young Learner's Art Competition.

VietNamNet Bridge – The ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) gained a majority of the votes in the country’s Senate elections, receiving up to 77.81 percent,

Africa will target the establishment of a continental free trade area by 2017, said a document issued here at the closing of the 18th summit of the African Union (AU) on Tuesday.

At least 123 people were injured in an earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter on Monday which shook the southern Peruvian department of Ica, the National Civil Defense Institute (Indeci) said.

Vietnamese men’s futsal team will play in Group A with Malaysia, Cambodia, Myanmar and the Philippines at the 2012 AFF Futsal Championship, scheduled to take place in Bangkok, Thailand, from April 17-22.

Economists, who believe that the pressure for Vietnam to devaluate the dong to boost exports is not big in 2012, and think that the dollar price would increase by four percent in the year.

The Arab League (AL) will hold a foreign ministers' meeting in Cairo on Sunday to discuss the worsening situation in Syria, the AL's deputy chief says.

Many people have got surprised when hearing that Le Ba Khanh Trinh, who won the gold medal at the mathematics Olympiad and the special prize, simply works as a mathematics lecturer at a university in HCM City.

The European Union (EU) leaders on Monday endorsed the latest restrictive measures against Iran.

In 2012, telecom and Internet service providers would focus on developing content services and target the sustainable development instead of striving to develop in quantity.

Liam Neeson's latest vehicle "The Grey" led a pack of three debuts as they opened among the top 10 most-popular films in North America over the weekend, all with impressive performances.

President Truong Tan Sang paid a New Year visit to Hanoi Municipal Police on January 30, the first working day of the New Year of the Dragon.

VIR talks with Victoria Kwakwa, World Bank country director for Vietnam, to see if the country can hope for some winds of change in 2012.

Water leaks from 14 points at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant's facilities have been found, leading the operator to suspend the cooling of the spent fuel pool at its No. 4 reactor for two hours,

A vast forest of ancient trees in Bac Tra My district of Quang Nam province has been chopped down by illegal lumberjacks and gold diggers. Meanwhile, local authorities say they have not been reported about this.

The people who were born under the auspices year of the dragon are always energetic and powerful, which allow them to obtain the richness and power.

European Union (EU) leaders are gathering here on Monday to discuss growth and jobs creation in order to strike a balance between economic development and austerity measures in the 17-member eurozone's latest efforts

It is not clear if the Vietnamese motorbike industry is coming or going.

VietNamNet Bridge – Last year Vietnam’s famous tourist destinations like Sapa, Ha Long Bay, Con Dao Island welcomed world stars. The chance to lure international VIPs to Vietnam is open.