VietNamNet Bridge - Ha Noi is planning to turn the area west of West Lake into a world-class banking and financial centre by 2030.

VietNamNet Bridge - This year's Ba Chua Xu (Country Lady) Festival will kick off next Monday without an opening ceremony, event organisers said.

A photography exhibition entitled What is lost and what remains is featuring 20 black-and-white images taken by Swedish sociologist Eva Lindskog between 1975 and 1989, reflecting the lives of Vietnamese people during the war and its aftermath.

Six Vietnamese and international scholars were honoured with the Phan Chau Trinh Cultural Award for outstanding achievements in their areas of work at a ceremony held in HCM City on Thursday.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on March 25 began his official visit to Viet Nam at the invitation of President Nguyen Minh Triet. Viet Nam News spoke to the President of Ukraine before his arrival in Viet Nam.

The Vietnamese national women’s football team came from behind to beat archrivals Thailand 2-1 on Friday and secured a spot to advance to the next round at the 2012 London Olympics Asian qualifiers.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima of the Netherlands will pay an official visit to Vietnam from March 28-31.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Mayor of London’s wife, Barbara Bear, paid a visit to the Christina Nobel Center for disadvantaged children in HCM City in the morning of March 24.

Treasured ancient Han – Nom documents on display; Museum showcases conical hats, terraced fields; Exhibition of Ukrainian miniature artworks opens; Veteran artist spotlights wonder of nature; Int’l fireworks festival to take place in April

Self-nominated student runs for National Assembly;  Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia youths boost cooperation; Vietnam Air to change flight codes; Petrol attendant sacked for cheating customers  

The Electricity of Vietnam has asked for the Ministry of Information and Communication’s intervention, so that EVN Telecom can “borrow  waves” from other mobile networks (roaming). However, big mobile network operators have expressed disagreement.

Women’s rights, war atrocities and the sexual politics of the working class are some of the themes of the movies at this year’s Francophonie Film Festival at Idecaf, 28 Le Thanh Ton Street, HCMC’s District 1, March 28 - April 3.

VietNamNet Bridge - The trade deficit with China has risen eight-fold since 2002 to US$12.7 billion last year, or 102 percent of the total trade deficit.

VietNamNet Bridge – While enterprises are on tenterhooks because of the threat by the Hiep Phuoc Power Company (HPPC) to cut electricity from April 1, 2011, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) still has not raised its voice.

Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister slammed work management and safety protocols at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant following two workers being hospitalized after being exposed to radiation 10,000 times the normal level.

VietNamNet Bridge - Remarkable improvements in the investment and business environment have drawn more foreign and local hi-tech investors to Ho Chi Minh City, the biggest economic hub in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Five teams from the UK, South Korea, Italy, China and Vietnam will participate in the International Firework Festival in the central city of Da Nang on April 29-30.

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter may visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) next month, U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said on Thursday.

Billions of citizens from more than 130 countries are expected to turn off their lights on Saturday for the Earth Hour 2011, the event organizer told Australia's media on Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – School hours finish at 4.30-5 pm, while parents cannot leave offices before 5.30 or 6 pm. That is the reason why a new kind of service has appeared in HCM City – supervising children after school.