The Vietnam Ethnology Museum became the playground of tons of folk games like phao dat (soil-made firecracker), o an quan, danh du (swinging), nhay sap (bamboo pole dance) and others on the first three days of the lunar New Year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Baseball was brought to Vietnam by an American lawyer, whose life changed after he met a Vietnamese singer.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Construction is considering adjusting the minimum monthly fee on household water usage following complaints from people.

VietNamNet Bridge – The song Remember Ha Noi's Autumn by late composer Trinh Cong Son has inspired Saigontourist to design a tour of the city's beautiful locations mentioned in the lyrics.

Coffee buzz surrounds festival; Tour operator plans underwater weddings in Nha Trang; 2,000 cruise tourists visit Nha Trang; Hotels, resorts make ‘best' list; Trekkers race to summit Ta Cu

Top badminton player Minh to take part in All England tourney; Hoang Thien progresses at world junior tennis event; National cycling team to race at Asian Championships

State President launches national tree planting fest; Another truck catch fire in the Hai Van Tunnel; Health Ministry says most A/H1N1 cases this year mild; Isolated commune gets new road link

The Cambodian government launched Thursday the 2011 Measles Immunization Campaign aimed to vaccinate all infants and children aged from 9 months to 5 years with one dose of measles vaccine.

VietNamNet Bridge – Low-income earners will be able to apply for a flat in Kien Hung Ward in Ha Dong District in the next few weeks under a project launched by Vinaconex Xuan Mai Concrete and Construction Joint-stock Company.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called for stricter management of festivals organised around the country during the lunar new year festival period so that they do not become overly commercialised.

“Vietnam’s lifestyle” photograph exhibition opens in Virginia; HCM City displays Tay Son antiques; Thailand-Vietnam Contemporary Art Exhibition held; Culture-tourism festival of Ba Ria-Vung Tau kicks off  

Preparations under way for Assembly, Council elections; Viet Nam not involved in Thailand-based war games; Vietnam contributes to UN’s poverty reduction programme

VietNamNet Bridge – Pop star Dam Vinh Hung is among the 46 nominees in nine categories of music, theatre performance arts, and TV series for this year's HCM City Television (HTV) Awards.

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Friday proposed a new public hospitals deal, which will see the federal government pay 50 percent of the rising cost of healthcare.

U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday stressed the importance for the nation to invest on new-generation of high-speed wireless and rail, his latest move to promote U.S. global competitiveness put forth . . .

The French automaker Renault, eager to improve its profitability, announced on Thursday it has set a target of selling 3 million cars by 2013.

French President Nicolas Sakozy said Thursday that he has decided to mobilize a half billion euros (680 million U.S. dollars) of the state's budget to ameliorate slack employment in the country.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said in a televised speech on Thursday night that he will hand over power to Vice President Omar Suleiman, but will not resign, in response to more than two weeks of mass protests against his 30-year rule.

The 61st Berlin Film Festival saddled up Thursday and hit the Festival Trail with the opening film "True Grit", a Western directed by the Coen Brothers.

Speaking to the media on February 10, Secretary General of the Election Council Pham Minh Tuyen said that the number National Assembly deputies who are not members of the Communist Party of Vietnam of the next term will be 15-20 percent.