VietNamNet Bridge – ASEAN finance ministers have agreed to set up an infrastructure fund worth almost 500 million USD in the hope of narrowing the development gap between the dynamic region and major wealthy economies.

An Iceland-based seafood company has bought back a catfish processing factory in Vietnam. Other foreign investors have also taken first steps to jump into the industry.

German film festival opens in Hue; American Kyo York is voice of Vietnam; $1 mln photo dispute finally settled; Veteran stage designer Dong dies aged 87; Northern mountainous region photo festival winners announced    

Hanoi and Hoi An ancient quarter in the central province of Quang Nam have been named among the top ten destinations in Asia for 2011, in an online poll conducted by Hong Kong-based travel and trade journal, Smart Travel Asia.

VietNamNet Bridge – A man from Ha Noi on Wednesday won this year's annual Master of Ceremonies (MC) competition after impressing the audience with his knowledge about music by famous composer Trinh Cong Son.

Two commuter trains collided in a tunnel near Venezuelan capital Caracas on Thursday, killing one and injuring about 30 others, officials said.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam and the Netherlands are expected to further their energy co-operation after a series of agreements were signed during Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's visit from September 27 to October 1.

Party commission heads to Laos; Leaders congratulate China on National Day; VN praises Cambodia's ‘remarkable' rights record; Vietnam attends UNESCO Executive Board’s 187th session

VietNamNet Bridge – A recently released postcard book titled Nhung Nguoi Ban Lon (The Giant Friends) features 51 elephants that work with families living in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) province of Dac Lac.

U.S. stocks ended a very choppy session mixed on Thursday, after Germany took a key step in helping the debt-burdened Greece and a batch of economic data came in better than expected.

VietNamNet Bridge – Only 5.32 per cent of Viet Nam's elderly are in good health, the Centre for Ageing Support and Community Development has reported.

A lot of commercial banks have slashed the lending interest rates to 17-19 percent per annum applied to production, export and agricultural enterprises. However, the disbursement remains very slow.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung signed into existence on Monday the Viet Nam National Museum of History by merging the Viet Nam History Museum and the Viet Nam Museum of Revolution, both are in Ha Noi.

Close co-operation between government, companies and educators is necessary to develop a national talent strategy, according to Professor Dave Ulrich, who won the Nobel Colloquia Prize for Leadership

BTV Cup draws world interest; Liem to compete in SPICE Cup; Vovinam champs for Cambodia; Clubs have their say on boards

VietNamNet Bridge – Inspectors will examine environmental protection measures at two companies under the Corporation for the Development of Dong Nai Industrial Zone (Sonadezi), Sonadezi Long Binh and Long Thanh, from October 3 to 10.

The number of U.S. workers initially applying for unemployment aid last week dropped below the threshold of 400,000 for the first time since Aug. 6, the U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Photographers flock to Mu Cang Chai district in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai--in the harvest season to grasp incredible moments of the terraced fields.

VietNamNet Bridge – When autumn winds blow, and we know that summer has gone, it doesn't mean we need to spend the weekends at home.

U.S. crude oil price rebounded on Thursday as Germany's lower house approved expanding the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), boosting market sentiment.