Cuba staged a massive military parade on Saturday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1961 defeat of CIA-backed exiles at the Bay of Pigs.

Climate change is not just an environment issue but also has socioeconomic implications, and it is directly affecting development all over the world, Former Vice President of the World Bank Vinod Thomas said

Fifty-eight photos that highlight Vietnam’s sovereignty through vestiges related to Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago on Ly Son Island in Quang Ngai province are now displayed in Quang Ngai City.

The crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant will be stabilized to a condition known as "cold shutdown" in about six to nine months, Tokyo Electric Power Co.(TEPCO), operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant said Sunday.

Auto industry ‘a priority'; German Bosch opens $43 mln facility in Dong Nai; Dollar deposit rates drop as SBV cap takes effect; VN hopes to export $15b annually to Latin America; VN, Venezuela sign on oil, gas

VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition of paintings by late songwriter Trinh Cong Son opened at the HCM City Art Museum on April 9-15.

VietNamNet Bridge - A finance and business news anchor for Vietnam Television has apologized after being caught insulting other people during a news broadcast on April 7 on the national network.

VietNamNet Bridge - One of the main highlights of the Nha Trang Sea Festival 2011 will be the underwater wedding ceremony of 10 couples on Mun islet in Nha Trang on June 15. 

The U.S. Department of Defense on Friday announced the military has successfully conducted the " most challenging test to date" of its ballistic missile defense system.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has instructed the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to consider allowing commercial banks to sell up to 20 percent of their charter capital to a single foreign strategic investor.

Yahoo launches digital news-stand for browsers; Contract signed for Da Nang IT transaction centre; PM approves investment project for VOV Traffic Channel; HCM City plans underground telecoms cable project

VietNamNet Bridge - The northern mountainous region of Vietnam has garnered praise aplenty for its sometimes rugged, and sometimes lush natural beauty.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Italian Embassy in Ha Noi has launched a programme to promote the culture and lifestyle of the Mediterranean country in Viet Nam.

Industrial parks in HCM City have not fully exploited the vast potential that exists to save energy because of rundown infrastructure and the use of backward technology, experts said at a conference yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign investors and local authorities should co-operate with each other to push forward mega projects stalled by a shortage of funds for site clearance, a senior official has said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Viet Nam will hold a tsunami exercise in the central city of Da Nang to prepare for an earthquake occurring in the western region of the Philippines.

Seminar discusses product development; Better State supervision, transparency would reduce mining industry losses; HSBC offers discounts for credit card holders; US group eyes central region airport projects; Kim Long Securities fails to make quorum

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of hi-tech enterprises are planning to expand their business in 2011 and recruit a large number of workers. However, while the demand for hi-tech labor force is on the rise, the supply does not increase accordingly.  

VietNamNet Bridge – Do Thuy, a well-known television show host in HCM City, has opened a souvenir shop that sell belongings of celebrities to raise fund for charity.

Vietnamese documentaries will be aired next month on the Discovery Channel's Travel & Living programme, broadcast in the Asia-Pacific region.