A total of 240 bodies of the victims in the ferry accident in Zanzibar, the semi- autonomous republic of Tanzania, have so far been retrieved, said local TV Monday morning.

Russia tours aimed at clients from corporations and public affair agencies have been in place for several years but it is only now that trips to cities like Moscow and St. Petersburg are attracting leisure travelers.

Mobile network providers Viettel, Vinaphone, Mobifone, S-Fone, Beeline, Vietnam Mobile and EVN have been accused of using unauthorized Korean music for their ringtones after it was found they purchased copyright from the wrong company.

Italian composer and percussionist Andrea Centazzo will grace the stage with two multimedia concerts in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City this week in honour of the 150th anniversary of Italy’s unification.

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai met with businessmen in Iceland last Friday in efforts to develop opportunities for both Vietnamese and Icelandic seafood, information, technology and renewable energy enterprises.

Japanese culture introduced in Kien Giang; Young artist examines human memories; Vietnam-Japan grand music festival to be held in Hanoi; Art photography festival opens in Binh Duong; UK ballet troupe to perform in Vietnam  

New United States Ambassador to Viet Nam David Bruce Shear said his top priority during his term of office was to boost economic co-operation between the two countries.

Hanoi offers opportunities for Eropean investors; Investors seek alternative channels as rates drop; Panasonic considers Vietnam a strategic market; PetroVietnam launches drilling rig, oil platform; Approving Dinh An economic zone plan  

VietNamNet Bridge – The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), the big debtor, has been continuously urged to pay its due debts. However, it is still unclear how EVN will arrange money to pay debts.

Vietnam’s military-run telecom group Viettel and Haiti’s Telecom Company on September 8 officially launched a the telecom network of their joint venture Natcom.

The tourism market in the first seven months of the year was a multi-colored painting. Contrary to all predictions, domestic and outbound tours prospered, while inbound tours were unsatisfactory.

The price of striped snappers, who live only in the Vam Co Dong River has been escalating. The species of fish has become rare because they cannot live in the polluted river.

Both U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Sunday vowed to pursue relentlessly al-Qaeda until it is dismantled, as they joined others in observing the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks

Readers donate VND17b to islands; One dead in bridge collapse in An Giang; Gia Lai leaders receive Vatican non-resident representative; Floods claim 4 lives in south

VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Thi Binh won the National Athletics Championship marathon this morning in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – German jazz quartet Max.Bab will perform in Viet Nam this month as part of their Southeast Asian tour to eight major cities in the region.

VietNamNet Bridge - As part of the national traffic safety month, traffic police in Hanoi are testing drivers for alcohol levels on the spot.

VietNamNet Bridge – Over 40 paintings by Vietnamese painters will be auctioned at the Sotherby's autumn auction of Southeast Asian modern and contemporary art in Hong Kong on October 3.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s leading striker, Le Cong Vinh, is negotiating a new contract with Hanoi T&T FC, breaking the rumor that he would play for a foreign FC.

VietNamNet Bridge – Former Deputy Chairman of the 10th National Assembly, Vu Dinh Cu, died at the age of 75 in Ha Noi last Wednesday.