The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted changes in financial regulation, staff and budget needed to launch the European External Action Service (EEAS).

Five people died in a small plane crash Wednesday, transportation authorities said.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese contestant is currently on the 8th position on the prestigious website on international beauty pageants Missosology. Last week she was the 18th.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top striker Le Cong Vinh has joined the national team in Hanoi to prepare for the ASEAN Football Cup (AFF Cup) 2010.

VietNamNet Bridge – A collection of 32 poems by late poetess Xuan Quynh (1942-1988) has been published in Vietnamese and French.

French blockhouses are still located around Hanoi and they are called “French villas”. They have become historical relics. VietNamNet correspondent Kien Trung takes pictures of remaining blockhouses in the capital city.

VietNamNet Bridge - The eighth session of the 12th National Assembly (NA) opened in Hanoi on October 20 morning.

Both officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the agency in charge of administrative reform, and representatives of 23 northern provinces expressed their impatience over the slow pace of administrative reform at a seminar last week.

VietNamNet Bridge – After two years of preparation, the first international film festival in Vietnam opened on October 17 in Hanoi.

According to a 2009 report published by Business Monitoring International Ltd, there are about 57,000 pharmacies in Viet Nam, or 6.6 outlets per 1,000 people

Despite offering advanced curriculums imported from foreign schools, many universities still cannot attract students.

Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) on Tuesday unveiled webOS 2.0, an upgraded version of the mobile operating system developed by Palm, the smartphone provider acquired by HP earlier this year.

The red-haired Russian spy Anna Chapman, who recently received a state award in Kremlin for espionage, has posed for a men's magazine wielding a revolver, local media reported on Tuesday.

Army newspaper celebrates 60th anniversary; ASEAN Women’s confederation closes; 80th foundation of VWU celebrated; Guangxi strengthens ties with Vietnam

IFRC calls on int'l friends to help Vietnamese flood victims; Vietnam-China Friendship Youth Wall inaugurated; Vietnam attends ABU General Assembly in Japan; Study reveals teen enthusiasm for online games

Russian tycoon Roustam Tariko is eyeing Vietnam as the next destination to expand his premium-vodka, banking, and insurance empire.

Hanoi CPI up 1.22 percent; Volume up, shares off in HCM City; Vietnam industry investor survey launched

VietNamNet Bridge – The white sandy beaches and coral reefs of Binh Ba Island are only a short motorbike and boat ride from Cam Ranh Township in the central coast province of Khanh Hoa.

VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Tuan Tu’s paintings featuring people of the “third world” attracted the audience at the opening ceremony of the exhibition of eight finalists of the “Painting Talents 2010” competition on October 18.

High inflation has pushed goods prices up, making it difficult for Vietnamese enterprises to compete on the world market.