The increasing number of giant US companies pouring money into Vietnam recently is likely to make the country the leading investor in Vietnam in the near future, reported Dau tu online.

The gold medal in men’s football at the Southeast Asian Games remains elusive for Vietnam after the national squad, having an impressive run in the group stage, was contained by Myanma. 

VietNamNet Bridge - What economists have warned about is coming true: registered steel projects have not been implemented as promised.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s intellectual standard has unexpectedly become a hot topic of discussion on education forums.

Nguyen Thi Huyen completed her hattrick at the Singapore SEA Games, winning her third gold medal June 12.

The American-Viet Nam War meant loss and pain for both civilians and soldiers on all sides. The lens of wartime photojournalists captured war's effects on US forces, as well as south and north Vietnamese soldiers.

Viet Nam's gross domestic product growth is forecast to reach 6 per cent this year, gradually increasing to 6.5 per cent in 2017, according to the World Bank.

More than 17,920 cars were sold in Viet Nam in May, which were fewer than the month before, but still higher than the same period last year.

Farmers in the Central Highlands Province of Lam Dong have reaped large profit since they turned their coffee acreage into baby cauliflower farms.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Tens of thousands of storks perched on bamboo trees can be seen on Stork Island in the northern province of Hai Duong.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has proposed to Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao a number of measures to expand the partnership between Viet Nam and China in the future.

The Ministry of Education's projects and the Ministry of Science and Technology's efforts to develop a science and technology market were on centre stage during yesterday's National Assembly (NA) Q&A session.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung emphasised that Viet Nam hoped to increase co-operation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), while receiving IMF Deputy Managing Director Mitsuhiro Furusawa in Ha Noi June 12.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese Government has made efforts to reduce the rate of child labour through intensifying the education system and improving national laws in accordance with international labour standards. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese businesses are oblivious to the pressures of competitiveness in the wake of ASEAN moving up the ladder from AFTA to ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by the end of 2015.

More social housing projects will be developed with the involvement of the State, enterprises, and the public, to meet the people's demand, according to Minister of Construction Trinh Dinh Dung.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many unique images of Indochina appeared in the Le Tour du Monde (Around the World) published in France in 1879-1880.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Erosion has taken its toll on the Mekong Delta, claiming some 500 hectares of land in the region a year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

VietNamNet Bridge – For decades, workers stationed in lighthouses on the islands of the Truong Sa Archipelago never let the light go out at night, and in doing so keeps the flame of the country's sovereignty burning bright.

VietNamNet Bridge – "It's a peaceful and beautiful place to live in," says Pham Thi Sau of HCM City after a visit to Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago last month.

EuroCham, in its latest report about foreign investors’ views about Vietnam’s energy policies, pointed out that Vietnam’s ability to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) does not depend on the price of electricity.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Made from simple ingredients including rice flour and fresh shrimp, Vac cake in Hoi An is one of the best Vietnamese street foods visitors should not miss when travelling to the famous central coast town.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Aside from Hanoi, HCMC and Danang, other localities governed by the central Government will develop hi-tech parks in the coming years in line with a decision signed by the Prime Minister on June 8.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese doctors have to decide whether they should sign personal guarantees for poor patients so they can be treated without having to wait for a deposit to be made.

 Unnatural and harmful fishing methods are depleting fish stocks in unsustainable ways across the country, but localities lack the means to stop them, a Tin Tuc report says.