Vietnam fully supported initiatives aimed at strengthening global governance as underlined by the theme of the 16th Non-Aligned Movement Summit, said Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh at the closing session on August 31.

A High Court judge rejected a $5.8 billion claim on Friday that pitted Boris A. Berezovsky, a London-based émigré, against Roman A. Abramovich, owner of London’s Chelsea football club.

A rubbish dump in Hoa Binh City, which was added onto the list of the most serious polluting contributors for five years, still exists.

 Even though travel companies are offering huge promotions and discounts to lure tourists, there continues to be a decrease in the number of visitors...

The Department of Education and Training and the Department of Finance in HCM City on August 27 issued instructions to collect tuition fees and other charges from parents for the next academic year 2012-2013.

 Being active and living a healthy lifestyle into your seventies can make a huge difference to your life expectancy, a Swedish study suggests.

 Cat Tien relic attracts tourists; Da Nang plans to celebrate National Day with street music; Central region focuses tourism promotion on Russia; Tourists tighten purse strings in tough economic times

 The cultural, sport and tourism week in Mu Cang Chai will be held in the four communes of La Phan Tan, De Xu Phinh, Pung Luong and Che Cu Nha in the northern province of Yen Bai from September 14 to 20.

 In the rocky mountain areas of Hoang Su Phi, Ha Giang province, the Dao, Mong and Nung, ethnic people begin transplanting paddy seedlings after rain covers the drought-effected, terraced fields in late June.

 The Government Inspectorate will put four big state-run groups under the microscope after many state-owned enterprises’ misuse of state capital hits the headlines.

 Global partner helps Vietnam ensure traffic safety; Photographic exhibition on Spratly islands; Ho Chi Minh statue inaugurated in Buenos Aires; Da Nang City offers support to fishermen for new boats

 Iran has doubled its capacity at an underground nuclear facility, a UN atomic agency report showed Thursday, in spite of UN Security Council resolutions, sanctions and talk of Israeli military action.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Initial studies indicate that the main original timber and stone components of the Tram Gian (100 compartments) Pagoda in Ha Noi's Chuong My District are still intact,

VietNamNet Bridge – Over the past 67 years, Vietnam’s diplomacy has always accompanied the country’s effort for progress and has significantly contributed to an array of glorious achievements,

 Various activities have been held nationwide to mark Vietnam’s National Day (September 2).   

  VietNamNet Bridge – People in Son Dong commune in Hoai Duc district, Hanoi have a good life thanks to their traditional trade: making Buddha statues and altars.

 A week after Samsung was ordered to pay $1 billion to Apple for patent infringements, a Japanese court has backed the South Korean company in another dispute with its U.S. rival.

Private Public Partnership (PPP) is believed to be the best solution for developing recycled energy projects. However, in Vietnam, both the two partners – private investors and the state – still cannot find a common voice to follow the model.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Thi Thanh's fingers tremble while reading a document with the results of a DNA test on the remains of an unknown war martyr.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Worldwide Arms Museum in the southern city of Vung Tau is among the most worth-to-see museums in Vietnam, with valuable objects which are arranged very professionally.