Ratings agency Moody's Investors Service announced downgrades of 15 world's biggest banks after the markets closed on Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The second suspect in the mine attack at a gold shop in Hanoi on June 21 was arrested in the early morning of June 22.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Wednesday that it has developed a new diagnostic test to detect the presence of dengue virus in people with symptoms of dengue fever or dengue hemorrhagic fever.

VietNamNet Bridge – After three months of investigation, police have determined that the Vietnam Center for Protecting Music Copyright (VCPMC) did not make wrong doings.

Businesses feel uneasy after the National Assembly agreed to increase the maternity leave period from four months to six months, because this may cause problems to the labor force and affect the productivity.

VietNamNet Bridge – The toll that trucks of over 18 tons and container trucks of over 40 feet (group 5), have to pay for running on HCM City’s Trung Luong expressway will be cut by 25-30 percent. The current toll is VND320,000 ($16).

Despite the great efforts by airlines and travel firms to stimulate the demand, the number of travelers who have booked tours so far remains modest.

A majority of National Assembly (NA) deputies on Wednesday agreed to the Law on Trade Unions, which requires enterprises to set aside 2% from their wage funds to pay social insurance for workers.

The Czech Republic failed to turn back the clock and repeat their 1996 glory on Thursday night when Cristiano Ronaldo headed Portugal to a convincing 1-0 quarterfinal victory at the European Championship.

The 2011 awards for Information Technology (IT) Applications in State Agencies were granted to ten of the 57 registered units yesterday at a ceremony in Hanoi held by the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC).

An overloaded truck carrying 30 tons of broken rice collapsed the Bailley Bridge in Tan Thanh hamlet of Tan Bien District in Tay Ninh Province on June 20 as it was crossing over it.

A former female student aged 23, Tran Ha Duy, who has been charged with drug trafficking, had her life sentence increased to the death penalty at an appeal hearing in Ho Chi Minh City on June 20.

Vang Pheo Hamlet located in Muong So Commune, Phong Tho District, Lai Chau Province is the home of the White Thai ethnic group.

Europe's leading airline Air France-KLM announced on Thursday its plan to lay off 5,122 employees out of 49,301 staff of Air France by 2013, but not in a compulsory way.

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly concluded its month-long third session yesterday, June 21, after lawmakers discussed and passed 13 laws and a number of resolutions.

The bank loan interest rate reductions have made automobile manufacturers, who have been in distress because of slow sales, become as happy as a sandboy.

Though science and technology development is considered the priority national policy, the budget allocating to science research works is even lower than the estimates for sports, culture and other fields.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s Law of the Sea was adopted by 495 out of 496 National Assembly (NA) deputies on June 21, accounting for 99.8 percent of the vote.

Carlo Rubbia, who shared the 1984 Nobel Prize in physics, says global warming is a much bigger problem than most people realize.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health is studying a hospital transfer regulation to reduce the number of patients seeking primary health care services in major city hospitals, severely overloading them.