A long-distance bus plunged into a ravine in east China's Fujian Province early Wednesday, killing 17 people and injuring 28 others, local authorities said.

Two emerging models--Martha Hunt and Michele Ouellet came to Vietnam to take pictures in Hoi An, Hanoi, Ha Long and Hue. In the lens of photographers Joshua Allen and Thomas Northcut, Vietnam appears peacefully and beautifully.

Book celebrates late war photographer; Vietnamese movie nominated at Shanghai film fest; Goethe Institute offers free movie screening; Books on discount this summer

Illegal Chinese fisheries workers deported; Pituitary tumor linked to Vietnam’s tallest man; Smuggling of animal organs difficult to stop

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Department of Transport will tighten rules on providing replacement driving licences in an effort to prevent people from having more than one driving licence, said the department's deputy director Nguyen Xuan Tan.

U.S. stocks closed higher on Tuesday as investors' expectations of further monetary easing policy by the Federal Reserve boosted the market, while positive news from Europe also provided support.

VietNamNet Bridge – A romantic story from “One Thousand and One Nights” will be told by the body language of belly dancing at the Au Co Theatre, Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge – A woman and her daughter in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, who were naked to hinder guards of a construction company from revoking her land, will have to pay aVND80,000 ($4) fine for breaking habits and customs.

Hundreds of Vietnamese coffee companies have been perishing in the home market, since foreign invested enterprises now corner the coffee material sources which have been developed by the State and farmers for years.

VietNamNet Bridge – The finance report about the business performance in the first four months of 2012 showed that enterprises incurred heavy losses, while the 71 commercial banks made fat profit.

Unsatisfied about the slow application of open source software, management agencies are considering applying more drastic measures to speed up the process.

A lot of domestic tours under the tourism promotion program have been described as the “trap” for travelers. Clients think they can save money with the low cost tours, but in fact, they are overcharged.

VietNamNet Bridge – Every single respondent in an online survey of homosexual people hopes that the law in Viet Nam will be amended to allow same-sex marriage.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 60 domestic and international flights of Vietnam Airlines has been canceled or delayed, owing to storms Guchol and Talim offshore the Philippines.

More than half of investors believe that it is highly possible at least one country will leave the eurozone next year, according to a latest Barclays survey.

The law against harmful effects of tobacco passed by the National Assembly (NA) yesterday prohibits people under the age of 18 from smoking and trading in cigarettes.

VietNamNet Bridge – The burning of stubble has left a pall of black smoke over western parts of Ha Noi, particularly in the districts of Quoc Oai and Thach That, raising health concerns and disrupting visibility on roads.

VietNamNet Bridge – A visually impaired Vietnamese-American woman has conquered the tough judges of a US Master Chef cooking contest to receive a white apron and advance to the next round of competition.

Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh will attend the Singapore Open Super Series from June 19-24.

A recent inspection revealed a number of misconduct in joint programs between the Hanoi National University and its foreign counterparts between 2006 and 2010.