VietNamNet Bridge – The appeal hearing for Cu Huy Ha Vu, 54, who has been given a 7-year jail term for writing many articles against the Vietnamese State and Government, will be opened on August 2, said the Supreme People’s Court.

Businesses have complained about the overly high new land leasing fees which would put a heavy burden on businesses. Meanwhile, local authorities have tried to dodge the laws to save local businesses before the government saves them.

US company to design 79-storey tower in Hanoi; Thu Thiem Tunnel opens on November 22: city committee; Kidnapped forest officers rescued

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday that Norway will be even opener after Friday's twin attacks which claimed 76 lives.

VietNamNet Bridge – A local private publishing house has plans to file a lawsuit against a number of foreign language centres, private bookstores and universities in HCM City that are allegedly pirating its books for commercial purposes.

VietNamNet Bridge – After lashing the Philippines, tropical storm Nock-Ten entered the East Sea yesterday evening with winds of 88-102 kilometer per hour and gusts of up to 132 kilometers per hour,

VietNamNet Bridge – Hunting shark for their fins is popular in the central coastal province of Binh Dinh because Viet Nam has not prohibited the practice.

VietNamNet Bridge - Environmental pollution and road construction for bauxite transport were among the hot issues queried about the most by local media at a news briefing hosted by Dong Nai Province last week.

VietNamNet Bridge – A big obstacle, Qatar, is awaiting Viet Nam in the second leg of the 2014 World Cup second qualifier today, July 28, at Ha Noi's My Dinh National Stadium.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi People's Committee has approved a bus development project that aims to get 3.62 million people travelling by bus daily by 2020 – 25 per cent of real demand.

VietNamNet Bridge - Viet Nam would need up to VND713 trillion (US$34.6 billion) to restore and develop road safety corridors from 2011-20, according to estimates from the Directorate for Roads.

Oslo's central train station was partially evacuated for hours Wednesday morning, after police received reports of a suspicious suitcase.

Tax breaks and land lease incentives would be offered to boost the domestic auto industry with the aim of making auto production a key Vietnamese industry by 2020, according to a draft considered by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VietNamNet Bridge –Viet Nam, as the rotating Chair of the ASEAN Brussels Committee (ABC) in the last six months of the year, hosted the first ABC session in Belgium on Tuesday with the participation of ASEAN ambassadors in Brussels.

VietNamNet Bridge - Tourism officials of Singapore and Thailand are interested in linking cruise routes to Vietnam to spice up their packages to international cruise passengers, a Vietnamese tourism official said.

After being trounced 0-3 by Qatar in the first-leg match of the first qualifier round of the World Cup 2014, the Vietnamese national team practiced hard at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi on July 24 to prepare for the second-leg game in Hanoi on July 28.

Nation's leaders pay tribute at war martyrs, heroes monument; Personnel for councils, committees approved; Honour for Finnish envoy

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has licensed two models of Venus Company – Ngoc Trinh and Nhu Thao – to participate in the Miss Vietnam International 2011 in the US.

Militants fighting Afghan government in a new tactic, hardly imagined by security forces, targeted and killed the mayor of Kandahar city, 450 km south of Afghan capital Kabul, in his office on Wednesday.

Every day, at least 3000 tons of waste is carried to the Da Phuoc waste area, invested by VWS Company, for treatment. Therefore, the decision by the investor to import 10,000 tons of scraps from the US has surprised many people.