All the 17 killed were identified as migrant workers and their families, after a fire swept through a garment workshop building in the southern Beijing suburb Monday morning, local authorities said.

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Tuong (classic drama) Festival 2011 kicks off today, April 25, in the city of Quy Nhon and runs until April 30.

A Vietnamese Government delegation led by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in Phnom Penh on April 23, starting a two-day working visit to Cambodia at the invitation of Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen.

NA Committee starts 39th session; VN and Laos sign agreement on educational co-operation up to 2020; VN officials seek management training opportunities in S Korea

Viet Nam to compete in 10th Asian Individual Chess Champs; Top national striker Tran Thi Kim Hong sidelined with injury; VFF appoints new coach for national men's U-16 team

The Hanoi People’s Committee has released a new regulation on the management over private tutoring, prohibiting to give extra lessons to primary school students, who go to school both in the morning and afternoon.

VietNamNet Bridge – The annual carnival in the northern coastal city of Ha Long (Quang Ninh province) this year will attract nearly 3,000 performers, including nearly 1,000 professional artists from Hanoi.

Rafael Nadal achieved the 501st win of his career as a professional tennis player as he defeated fellow Spaniard David Ferrer to win the Conde Godo tournament in Barcelona on Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Cambodian second seed Kenny Bun outclassed Indonesia's top-seed Sunu-Wahyu Trijati in the final of the Tanimex Open tennis tournament to claim the men's singles title yesterday in HCM City.

Poland gives $25,000 to restore Hue Temple of Literature gate; American jazz band to perform in HN; South Korean research group debuts in Viet Nam; BBC news channel to promote Viet Nam's beaches in May

VietNamNet Bridge – For the first time, Hanoi’s traffic police officers have filmed tens of students who broke the rules that ban high school students from driving motorbikes.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of people flocked to the Temple of Literature in Ha Noi on Saturday to enjoy Viet Nam Book Day, initiated by the National Library.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hennessy Concert Series is always a high-class concert that is most expected by Vietnamese audiences, and the 15th show was no exception.

Baha'i Community told to support national unity; Railway crash site warnings beefed up; Sika Viet Nam to fund surgeries for children; Landfill site to be upgraded

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called for the implementation of relevant U.N. Security Council resolutions and an immediate cease-fire in Libya, the ministry said Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – There are too many small banks operatiing in Vietnam and it is necessary to dissolve 30 percent of the banks, experts say.

A photo exhibition entitled, “Look”, opened on April 20, in Hanoi, introducing over 20 black-and-white photos by photographer Dang Xuan Truong, featuring Hmong ethnic minority children in northern Vietnam.

Egypt's Prosecutor General Abdel Maguid Mahmoud ordered on Sunday to transfer former President Hosni Mubarak to a military hospital before Tora prison hospital is ready to receive him.

So far, 4,285 Cambodian families of 17,200 people have been evacuated in the three days of armed clashes between Cambodian and Thai troops over the disputed border area, a senior government official said Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge - As expected, given the difficult economic conditions, most of the listed firms’ business results in the first quarter were disappointing.