Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower Thursday, with the key Nikkei index down 1.59 percent.

VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty students of the HCM City Fine-arts University drew a 15-meter graffiti on the wall in front of the German Consulate General in HCM City on August 10.

VietNamNet publishes the last part of our round-table talks with Dr. Nguyen Chu Hoi and Dr. Tran Dinh Thien about Vietnam’s marine economy.

Closeted gays can hide themselves but for coming-out gays, they have to suffer from nitpicking glances and contempt of others.

The ASEAN Economic Ministers Plenary Meeting on Thursday morning focused on " Inclusive and Equitable Growth".

A new strategy on attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) is being compiled by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), which has stated that there will be big changes in the way of approaching the source of capital.

Responding to the Viettel’s announcement to slash the FTTH service (fiber to the home) charges to the levels equal ADSL charges, other Internet service providers (ISP) say they will not join the race of slashing charges.

Toyota Vietnam revives mobile vehicle service; Petrovietnam's new power plant to buy Indonesia, Australia coal; Ten per cent tax hits gold jewellery only 80% pure; Rice exporters face big hurdles; Vietnam’s e-commerce to reach $6 bln by 2015

Vietnam holds cultural weeks in Russia, Ukraine; HCMC Circus Troupe to perform in Cuba; Sculptors honored at regional exhibition; Vietnamese stars prioritise fame over talent

A lot of parents now tend to bring their children to international schools. However, international schools could not be the suitable choice for all.

Heather Bowser, the second-generation victim of Agent Orange (AO) in the US, calls the aftermaths of dioxin in Vietnam is “meaningless tragedy”.

The HCM City People’s Court on August 10, 2011 sentenced Pham Minh Hoang, former lecturer of the HCM City University of Technology, to three years in prison for “activities aimed at overthrowing the people’s government”.

To dress traffic situation in Hanoi, the Hanoi Police Agency has set up 15 special working groups who wear civilian clothes to seize traffic law violators.

HCM City is facing the spread of various diseases at the same time. The number of hand-food-mouth patients hit a record while dengue fever and malaria have appeared.

Saying hello to Vietnam from Washington, the newly-appointed US Ambassador, David Shear confirms that the two countries have great potentials of cooperation.

British Prime Minister David Cameron has given police green light to use water cannon on mainland Britain for the first time as part of a "fightback" against rioters.

Earlier this year, experts feared that credit boom would break the credit growth rate cap of 20 percent set up by the State Bank of Vietnam in an effort to curb inflation. However, they now fear that the 20 percent growth rate would be unreachable.

U.S. President Barack Obama and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke met in the Oval Office on Wednesday to discuss the U.S. and global economic situation.

VietNamNet Bridge – The gap between Viet Nam's rich and poor widened 9.2 times last year, according to recent General Statistics Office data.

The World Bank's Institutional Development Fund (IDF) has attributed 247 million U.S. dollars support to Egypt, state media reported on Wednesday.