The Vietnamese-German University, a German-modeled public university in Vietnam, was formally opened on Wednesday inside the campus of the HCMC National University in Thu Duc District, at the witness of senior officials from both countries.

The second highest ranking US diplomat said on September 12 that education is a high priority in the Vietnam-US relations.

Thanh Duyen pagoda is located in a serene and magical spot on the side of Mount Tuy Van in Thua Thien-Hue province.

With the Salary Survey 2008 by Navigos Group, the leading and largest recruiting and integrated human resource solutions provider, now ready for employers and policymakers' consumption, the group's director of human resource advisory services, Winnie Lam, talks about the implications of the findings.

VietNamNet Bridge - A high-ranking delegation of the Party and State left for Laos on September 12 to attend the funeral of Nouhak Phoumsavane, former Politburo member of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and former President of Laos.

Vietnam Airlines has decided to further reduce the fuel surcharge on many domestic routes, following up an earlier cut on September 4.

Thirty-six people convicted in a postal equipment purchase scam four months ago will have their appeals heard beginning September 29.

HCMC’s plans to reconstruct its crumbling apartment buildings appear to be breaking down.

US Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte said Thursday his country was willing to help Vietnam fulfill its target of training 10,000 doctoral candidates by 2020.

Da Nang Thursday defeated reigning Khatoco Khanh Hoa 2-1 in the Thanh Nien sponsored National U.21 Football Championship semifinals at Binh Dinh’s Quy Nhon Stadium.

The Coca-Cola Company plans to seek approval under China’s antitrust law for its US$2.5 billion bid for top domestic juice maker Huiyuan, the final obstacle to what would be the largest foreign takeover of a local firm.

Vietnam’s commercial banks are facing increasing pressure as the economy integrates into the world market and international banks are allowed access to the market, delegates told a conference in Hanoi Thursday.

The two-day Asia Europe Tourism Forum 2008 to promote tourism exchange between the two continents will kick off today at the Rex Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1.

Vinamilk-Arsenal Soccer School will start its first term at Ho Chi Minh City’s Hoa Lu Stadium tomorrow, the football training school said.

Ho Chi Minh City authorities must rely on buses to ease traffic congestion over the next few years while its sprawling US$1 billion subway is under construction, a conference heard Thursday.

One and all these days are rushing to follow MBA (master of business administration) training courses. The trainees may be seasoned paymasters, officers or civil servants.

Students may have to take foreign language exams as part of the mandatory entrance exams for schools for the talented and gifted, according to the draft regulations on the operation of these schools.

Top Vietnamese male swimmer Nguyen Huu Viet has lost the chance to go to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing after he failed in the men’s 100 breaststroke category at the Open Malaysian Swimming Tournament 2008.

Le Xuan Nghia, Director of the Banking Development Strategy Department under the State Bank of Vietnam, has denied the opinion that banks may fall into a financial crisis due to the tightened monetary policy and the sharp price falls of real estate, which is 50% of the mortgaged assets for bank loans.

According to a new report, Vietnam's software piracy rate in 2007 registered in at 88 per cent, down from 92 per cent in 2004. However, despite its slight improvement the figure is still far too high.