Pope Francis washed the feet of a dozen prisoners, including young women, at a youth detention center in Rome as part of a Holy Thursday Mass ahead of Easter.

A former U.S. soldier has been arrested and charged with illegally using a weapon on behalf of an al Qaeda-affiliated group in Syria.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will officially announce Ly Nha Ky’s withdrawal from the list of candidates for the Tourism Ambassador title on April 1.

The hailstorm occurring in the early morning of March 27, in the three districts of Bac Ha, Muong Khuong and Si Ma Cai in Lao Cai province damaged nearly 12,000 houses, causing losses of about VND70 billion or $3.5 million.

VietNamNet Bridge – Chess is the sport with the highest number of “prodigies.” However, most of the prodigies were not cared for thoroughly so their talent gradually faded.

VietNamNet Bridge - A group of woodmen were found dead at the forest in the border between Vietnam’s Quang Binh province and Laos’ Xavanakhet province.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi police have detected the largest-ever iPhones smuggling case, seizing over 500 iPhones 4, hidden in a secret box on a bus.

VietNamNet Bridge – Bkav has not recorded any attack to Vietnam from the historical DDoS (denial of service) attacks that are happening in the world.

The World Badminton Federation (WBF) announced on March 28 that Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh was placed ninth in the latest men’s rankings.

A group painting exhibition by city-based artists on Wednesday opened at HCMC Association of Fine Arts, displaying about 30 pieces made of oil, mixed media and acrylic or stick oil on canvas.

Exhibition on world heritages in Da Nang City; First book fair of the year opens in HCMC; "Don't Burn" moves audiences in Argentina; Star-studded concert in memory of Trinh Cong Son

Analysts, while forecasting the arrival of many foreign fast food chains in Vietnam, believe that the real estate market would warm up in the war among the chains for retail premises.

Six Vietnamese athletes to take part in Asian Grand Prix; Binh Duong to play friendly with Japanese club; Thai Son Nam District 8 take title at women's futsal event

Female gymnast Phan Thi Ha Thanh sealed gold at the FIG Challenge Cup in Doha, Qatar yesterday, coming out on top for the second successive year.

Germany, Australia support climate change; Public administrative reform impact to be gauged; Demographic challenges to Vietnam; Vietnam strengthens int’l cooperation in demining

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has selected caretaker coach Hoang Van Phuc to train the national squad despite the team’s recent defeats at the 2015 Asian Cup qualifiers.  

Commercial banks have been told by the State Bank to lower the deposit interest rate to 7.5 percent per annum. However, if they do, they would not be able to attract deposits.

Cambodia party delegation welcomed in Hanoi; Judicial Reform Committee meets in Hanoi; RoK, Vietnam sign anti-corruption pact; Vietnam, France moving towards strategic partnership

The General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) on March 27 approved Vietnam’s proposal to host the 132nd IPU General Assembly in 2015.

Young singer Nguyen Hung has done something revolutionary. He has brought together 100 singers and 1,000 students to sing about the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in the song Khuc hat dong long (Song of Consensus).