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.

 The Francophone Parliamentary Assembly (APF) has recently adopted a resolution calling on concerned parties to respect international law to ensure peace and security in the East Sea.

 The Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Department on July 13 reported that a Chinese jet fighter made several circles above Vietnamese law enforcement ships operating near drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 that is illegally standing in Vietnam’s waters.

 A Foreign Ministry delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Vinh conducted the 8th political consultation and fourth exchange with the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs from July 10-11.

VietNamNet Bridge – Tram Chim National Park in Tam Nong District of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap is currently putting on top priority the reservation of 57 plant species, . . . and facing the threat of extinction in the near future.

 Those who visit Dak Nong in the Central Highlands will never forget the wild, imposing, high mountains with thick forests, waterfalls and natural lakes.

VietNamNet Bridge – Park Noh Wan, the Minister-Counsellor of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Viet Nam, recently became the first foreigner to receive the International Relations Doctoral Degree from the Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam.

 VietNamNet’s Huynh Phan talked with Tran Huy Cong, representative of the Japanese television broadcaster NDN in Vietnam, about his journey to Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands in late May.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese government has introduced stricter conditions for foreigners working in Vietnam, a move likely to create headaches for qualified people that have spent years working in the country,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Hoang Nam from Ha Noi has a serious complaint: His girlfriend, Nguyen Thi Cam Nhung, appears to be more in love with her smartphone than with him.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has resolved to improve farmers' livelihoods, Minister Cao Duc Phat told Countryside Today Newspaper.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new music programme featuring young performers kicked off this week to entertain students, workers and others who could not pay for tickets to live concerts.