The world soccer governing body FIFA announced the locations of the 2013 Confederations Cup in Brazil on Thursday. The nation's capital, Brasilia, will hold the opening match of the precursor to the 2014 World Cup.

The Ministry of Science and Technology proposed to allocate more than VND 13.3 trillion (US$640 million) from next year's State budget toward development, an increase of 12 per cent.

Ministry proposes fund to back SMEs; Vietnam to promote tourism in Premier League; IBM, Danang cooperate in building smarter city; Developers continue to gauge market with high-end condos; Labour market faces hard work

Art Exhibition “Nowhere”; Screening of ‘Ensemble c’est Trop’; Cabaret Night in October; Festival of Lights – Diwali; Exhibition “Tò He”; Piano Festival 2011; The First Event “Inside out” of Project Black; Painting Exhibition “Timelessness”

VietNamNet Bridge – A documentary about people's lives on and around the historic Long Bien Bridge has been awarded at the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival (YIDFF).

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Friday that China will continue to expand imports from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and further enhance the two sides' economic and trade cooperation.

VietNamNet Bridge - After a 26-year-old woman in Ben Tre, Nguyen Thi Phuong, was reported to age overnight, a 27-year-old woman from the central province of Quang Nam claims to have the same affliction.

VietNamNet Bridge – The draw for men’s football at the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) 2011 on October 19 in Jakarta has created two opinions on the regional media.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many officials from the Ministry of Transport said they support Minister Dinh La Thang’s golf-playing ban because golf is a costly, time-consuming and inappropriate sport at the time many transports are deadlocked.

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) is planning to reduce the investments of State owned enterprises (SOEs) in non-core business fields, to 15 percent from the current 30 percent.

Brothers touch bronze at circus festival; 12 national records set in Ba Ria - Vung Tau; Macbeth comes to Vietnam; Tourism ambassador cancels bike riding; Australia university donates books to National Library  

The international community was quick to respond to the confirmation of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's death on Thursday by saying it hoped the National Transitional Council (NTC) would start to organize a democratic government.

The State Bank of Viet Nam continued to adjust the interbank exchange rate yesterday to VND20,738 per US dollar, the lowest level for the dong since April.

State Secretary of US, Hillary Clinton, met Pakistani Prime Minister, Yusuf Raza Gilani, Thursday night and agreed to reduce tension caused due to threats by several top U.S. military leaders of unilateral action in Pakistan, officials said.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is set to improve management of its water resources and the efficiency of its water supply system to ensure there is enough water for the growing population and economy.

Cambodia aids VN's flood victims; Yunnan radio station, VOV step up cooperation; Bomb found near residential area; Traffic jam for eight hours on highway 27

VietNamNet Bridge – Residents in Hanoi’s Hoang Mai District are concerned that seven of the eight crocodiles that escaped from an unlicensed household farm early this month remaining missing.

VietNamNet Bridge – The national taekwondo team will be divided in two in order to send competitors to both the 26th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and the qualifying round of the 2012 London Olympics next month.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday during her visit to Afghanistan that terrorists would be targeted in the border areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Black credit is considered illegal in Vietnam. However, it still has exists for the last many years, simply because the demand is always very high.