Pakistani security forces have freed Shamraiz Khan, who lives in the small house opposite to the main entrance of the compound where Osama bin Laden had lived for five years, Khan's son Qasim told Xinhua Saturday.

Taliban multiple attacks in Afghan southern Kandahar province left eight people including six suicide bombers dead and injured 29 others on Saturday, provincial governor said.

VietNamNet Bridge - China’s yuan rise and inflation have made a number of products more expensive than those of local firms on the home market, but that will have little impact on Vietnam’s hefty trade deficit with its northern neighbor.

The old lady sat flat on the ground, bending her head down to her gaunt knees and panted. She could not see and listen clearly, nor speak well. She invited people to buy her lottery tickets by showing them forward.

The U.S. Defense Department on Saturday released material seized in Osama bin Laden's hideout in Pakistan to media outlets, including video images seized in the raid that killed the al-Qaida mastermind.

British voters have rejected the idea of replacing the current first-past-the-post voting system for parliamentary elections with Alternative Vote (AV), according to the referendum's counting result released on Friday evening.

National contest on clean water launched; Women’s role in coping with global challenges; Vietnam, Germany sign;  educational accords; Three billion Asians could become affluent by 2050; African ivory smuggled to Hai Phong  

Bold SOS credit growth move to right listing ship; Vietnam firm launches e-wallet WebMoney; VN, France to sign grant agreements in May; Solar project gets to work; VinaCapital wins Asian property awards

VietNamNet Bridge - Technical universities in South Vietnam are on the look out for students as they are increasingly finding it difficult to motivate students to study for any major in their university. 

U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday visited troops that were responsible for the killing of al- Qaida mastermind Osama bin Laden, saying the country is making progress in defeating and dismantling al-Qaida.

The temporary shutdown of Phu Bai International Airport in Thua Thien-Hue Province later this month is making major inroads into revenue and plans of tour operators and airlines.

VietNamNet Bridge - The 13-member boy band Super Junior (Suju) of South Korea set their feet in Ho Chi Minh City today to prepare for their Super Show 3 to be held at Go Dau stadium in Binh Duong province on Saturday.

As many as 600 outstanding young people are set to be recruited to work as vice chairmen of communal People's Committees in 62 poor districts nationwide.

VN asserts sovereignty over Truong Sa, Hoang Sa; Vice President attends Global Women Summit; Party leader welcomes foreign guests; ASEAN speeds up regional connectivity

Phan Thi Huong Giang, who represents Vietnam at the Miss Global Beauty Queen competition held in South Korea from May 3-10, is currently being voted as the second most beautiful girl on category “Miss Global Beauty Internet Popularity”.

Bud Tribble, Apple's vice president of software technology, will testify at the Congressional hearings on mobile privacy next week, according to the witness list released on Friday.

The 18th ASEAN Summit opened here Saturday with the theme of "ASEAN Community in a Global Community of Nations."

If most of people agree to choose ao dai (Vietnamese traditional long gown) as the national costume for women, it is a big controversy for choosing national costume for men.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s e-commerce is set to be booming in the next four years thanks to the surging number of Internet users. 

The appreciation of the Chinese yuan and the high inflation in China both have made Chinese goods more expensive. Therefore, Chinese goods are no longer competitive in Vietnam.