Muammar Gaddafi is still a threat to Libya and the world, as his whereabouts remain misty, chief of the executive board of the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) Mostafa Abdel Jalil said here Monday.

Newly-elected Nepali Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai was sworn in by President Ram Baran Yadav at the presidential residence here on Monday.

Power, fuel prices top ministry concerns; Viet Nam Finance 2011 to be held in September; New tax on land, property transfers; HCMC enjoys surplus, capital faces deficit; Vietnam’s online advertising revenue remains modest 

VietNamNet Bridge – Various activities will be held in big cities in Vietnam to celebrate the second Vietnam’s Music Day (September 3).

Investors will face substantial risks on the nation's stock market this week despite two consecutive weeks of gains on both stock exchanges, with speculation and lingering doubts about the global financial system adding to the instability.

VietNamNet Bridge – The traditional “Le hoi dam trau” (buffalo slaughtering festival) of ethnic minority groups in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, took place at the Village for Culture of Ethnic Groups of Vietnam in Hanoi.

Thu May comes third at Miss Supranational 2011; Vietnam set for national photo museum; Vietnam joins Super Yosakoi festival in Japan; Vietnamese pianist wins Lev Vlassenko prize; Vietnam nominates two more world heritages to Unesco

Norway-headquartered software company, Conexus, has said it sought a partner in Vietnam to enter the domestic market and use it as a launching pad to penetrate other Southeast Asian markets.

Adidas and Gucci, Honda and Microsoft, Louis Vuitton and Kimberly Clark Worldwide have one after another, sued the Vietnamese producers who counterfeited their products.

Reduced to post-tropical cyclone, Irene is heading toward Canada Sunday night after inflicting less-than-expected damage on the eastern U.S. coast.

Finance minister Yoshihiko Noda is almost certain to become Japan's next prime minister after beating economy, trade and industry minister Banri Kaieda in a run-off to win the ruling Democratic Party of Japan presidential election

VietNamNet Bridge – A shortage of labour for several industries is expected to continue until the end of this year, according to the National Centre of Labour Market Information and Forecasting.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has decided to organize the first-ever exercise on prevention of toxic chemicals and oil spills in Phu Tho and Ca Mau provinces, after the exercise on tsunami in Da Nang city this October.

An oil tank caught fire on Monday morning in Dalian, a coastal city in northeast China's Liaoning Province, according to municipal government authorities.

VietNamNet Bridge - The first buses using energy-efficient fuel in Vietnam made their debut in HCM City on August 26.

Usain Bolt of Jamaica, the world's fastest man and defending champion, was dramatically expelled from the men's 100m final for a false start at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday night,

VietNamNet Bridge – The 1.6m high, 1.5m wide, 30-page album contains the wedding photos of nearly 100 couples. It was on display at the 'Honeymoon and Wedding Perfect 2011' exhibition at Hanoi’s Sheraton Hotel from August 26-28.

Localities asked to keep close watch on typhoon Nanmadol; Fire hits Vietnam’s tallest building; 103 poor students awarded scholarships

Singapore's former deputy prime minister Tony Tan won the presidential election to be the country' s seventh president, the returning officer announced early Sunday morning.

The tears falling down the wrinkled face of an old woman in Binh Dinh Province sent Japanese photojournalist Yasufumi Murayama on an odyssey around South Korea to find the man she had loved during the war