Evan Medeiros, Special Assistant to US President Barrack Obama, was received by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on July 14.

 One in three cases of Alzheimer's disease worldwide is preventable, according to research from the University of Cambridge.

"After the oil rig event, the relations between Vietnam and China have inevitably turned to a new phase that is totally different from the previous 23-year period since the two countries normalized relations."

 VietNamNet Bridge – Contractors should take note of some useful additions to the Law on Public Procurement, which took effect July 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Last week, Viet Nam News asked readers to share their ideas about a Western style angle parking for cars two downtown streets, Tran Hung Dao and Ly Thuong Kiet.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Natural Resources and Environment Department of central Thanh Hoa Province temporarily suspended Nicotex Thanh Thai Company from treating 709 tonnes of pesticide-contaminated soil in Cam Thuy District's Cam Van Commune

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the second quarter of this year, the demand for information technology (IT) engineers surged as Japan had moved some of its software projects from China to Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A powerful storm, Rammasun, is churning through the waters off central Philippines and is expected to enter the East Sea in a couple of days.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Becamex Binh Duong will play Hai Phong in the all-V-League final of the National Cup next month, after their easily won semi-final matches on Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Three US television channels will broadcast the English version of documentaries exploring Vietnamese culture and cuisine, produced by a Vietnamese film crew, beginning in September.

Vietnamese officials and representatives of Exxon Mobil Corporation will conduct a survey in the central region to prepare for a $20 billion project to build a gas-fueled power plant in the area.

Japanese authorities have announced the prosecution against the Japan Transport Consulting Corporation and its three officials in relation to a bribery incident involving railway projects in Vietnam that receive ODA funds.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A waterway transport company will use five speed boats for the HCM City-Vung Tau route from August, replacing the hydrofoils once used on the route.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Quang Tri province and the Thai International Power Company (Egati) have signed a memorandum of understanding on the construction of a thermal power plant with a total investment of $2.26 billion in Hai Lang District.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Health has asked the National Institute for Food Quarantine to take three random samples of KFC fried potatoes and three samples of crackers to test for carcinogens.

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam has suspended the Director of the Central Region Air Control Center after the planes of Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific nearly collided at the Da Nang International Airport on June 27.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam Civil Aviation Administration (CAAV) has decided to establish a special team to monitor flights of domestic air carriers to deal with the delays and cancellations of flights.

 Norway Foreign Minister to visit Vietnam; Vietnam concerned about Israel-Palestine escalating violence; Friendship Group calls for peaceful settlement of East Sea issue; Vietnam attends UN social council meeting

 About 200 Vietnamese people in Hiroshima and neighbouring localities in Japan on July 13 took to the street to protest China ’s illegal placement of its drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 in Vietnam’s waters.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Both Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) and military-run telecom company Viettel are bolstering their business and investment in foreign markets to add revenue streams.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched its first ever biodiversity policy in Washington, under which Vietnam is identified as a priority country for biodiversity programming,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The trio of music band The Aristocrats, known as the most outstanding band performing orchestral rock/jazz fusion in the world, will open a concert at 8 p.m. on Aug 13 at Trung Tam Ca Nhac Nhe of HCM City

 Fighting has flared outside the rebel-held east Ukrainian city of Luhansk, with rebels saying government forces tried to storm the city with tanks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although the property market has been in a slump for years, some big investors have never been idle and have continued to seek attractive projects.

 Never bet against Germany.In a world where so much can change so quickly, perhaps it is reassuring that there is one constant which remains.