VietNamNet Bridge – The strict conditions laid out for surrrogacy in the law recently approved by the National Assembly opens a very narrow door for women incapable of child-bearing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The strong sales of books and magazines, especially imports, has improved the local market, but higher demand has also brought more smuggled reading materials from illegal publishers and distributors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s heavy dependence on the US dollar gives it few policy choices, the Vietnam Business Forum’s Macro-economic Policy Working Group (MAG) has commented.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The deputy foreign ministers will pay working visits to Slovenia, Croatia, Slovakia, and Singapore this July to strengthen friendship between Vietnam and the countries,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has approved more international airports and seaports to open counters from on July 1 for value-added tax (VAT) refunds for the goods foreign visitors purchase in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The country is expected to attract foreign direct investments (FDI) worth US$8 billion into industrial zones (IPs) and $2 billion into economic zones (EZs) this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi will become a modern city by 2030, President of the Vietnam Urban Planning and Development Association, Tran Ngoc Chinh told the Hanoi Moi (New Hanoi) newspaper.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More efforts must be made to efficiently manage and use scarce water resources of the Mekong River as climate change and rapid development to produce electricity have threatened its sustainability.

VietNamNet Bridge – Soldiers and fishermen who are resolutely safeguarding the country’s sovereignty over its sea and islands have been an inspiration for artists to compose hundreds of artworks imbued with their emotion and national pride.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Historical evidence of Vietnam's sovereignty over the two archipelagoes- Hoang Sa (Paracel) and (Spratly) Truong Sa are featured is a book that Dr. Han Nguyen Nguyen Nha has devoted a great deal of effort.

Bui Quang Vinh, Minister of Planning and Investmentthinks he knows how to streamline Vietnam's complex foreign investment process: eliminate the investment certificate mechanism.Foreign investors, however, are not so sanguine about the idea.

 For those who like to discover the beauty of nature and conquer challenges, they should not miss a chance to participate in a tour of adventure called “Emeralda Ninh Binh” held by the Viet Adventure Tourism Company.

Vietnamese ships on July 5 continued encountering the harassing obstruction by a large number of Chinese vessels running to defend their drilling rig, which is illegally standing in Vietnam’s waters.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The gender imbalance among infants is still high in the capital, according to the city's Population and Family Planning Unit. There are now 120 baby boys for every 100 girls, 1.5 times last year's ratio.

VietNamNet Bridge – Which country should Vietnam cooperate with to implement its nuclear power plans?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Efficient enforcement and financial administration are key in successful restructuring of public investment projects, Truong Van Vo, a NA deputy, tells Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economic Times).

 VietNamNet Bridge – China’s placement of the oil rig Haiyang Shiyou 981 in Viet Nam’s exclusive economic zone threatens peace in Southeast Asia and the world as a whole, noted an Argentine professor.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It has been difficult getting back to normal life for Iain McNamara and his peers after their one-year trip through 22 countries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More Vietnamese men are seeking medical attention for premature ejaculation, according to Dr Nguyen Quang from the Viet Nam-German Hospital.

VND80–100 trillion to develop Vietnam’s seaport system by 2020; Enterprises still keep listing at arm’s length; G-bond sales hit VND20 trillion in June; Vietnam PMI shrinks slightly in June; Jetstar Pacific receives Vietnam Airlines aircraft

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chinese gold controls 10 per cent of the market in southern Viet Nam and 20 per cent in northern Viet Nam, gold experts have warned.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bui Quang Binh, a 26-year-old boy in Danang City, central Vietnam, recently spent nearly a month touring a number of Southeast Asian countries to find out how foreigners think about Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam continued seeing signs of economic recovery with a Gross Domestic Product growth in the first half of this year reaching 5.18 % despite a number of difficulties and challenges.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese technology firms are continuing tomake every effort to launch new products into the market, even though made-in-Vietnam productshave yet to receive a warm reception.

 VietNamNet Bridge – China’s “cow tongue” line is a product of delusion that makes the whole civilised world, including Chinese scholars, feel shocked, the Government news portal said on July 1.