VietNamNet Bridge – World-renowned French pianist Richard Clayderman will soon mesmerize Hanoi audiences with a performance at the National Convention Centre on August 22.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi police on June 28 started legal proceedings against Viet Hong Company for selling spy software, affecting more than 14,000 mobile subscribers.

 The downsides of taking medication for type-2 diabetes may exceed the benefits for some patients, researchers have advised.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The so-called Chinese nominal sovereignty over the islands in the East Sea was rejected by the international community at the San Francisco Conference in 1951, which consisted of 51 participating countries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Most enterprises operating in Viet Nam were optimistic about the economic recovery, saying business was bouncing back this year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

 China is continuing its intimidation and violations, slandering and blaming Vietnam. All what it is doing are totally different from what it is saying.

Following the success of five previous yearly shows, Summer Escape is coming back to Saigon this summer on July 12 with a major theme of celebrating the 2014 FIFA World Cup in District 7 from noon till night.

Ha Long Shipbuilding Co, Ltd handed over fisheries surveillance ship KN-781 to the Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Force in northern Quang Ninh province on June 30.

 Five VN companies in Asia Pacific’s top 500 retailers; S&P rates Viet Nam for stability; First domestic exchange-traded fund to track VN30 Index; VietJet launches mega promotion; MobiFone to get charter capital of $600m

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ha Cong Tuan has denied an allegation that the Viet Nam Southern Food Corporation bribed to a Filipino official to win a contract to sell 800,000 tonnes of rice.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police of District 11, on Saturday, arrested 33 people suspected of betting on matches in the ongoing World Cup during a raid at a snooker shop on Au Co Street.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's stock market raised VND127 trillion or US$6 billion in the first six months of this year, up 3 per cent year over year.

 Argentina is expected to miss a bond interest payment on Monday that will risk sending the country into default.

French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy has been detained for questioning over alleged influence peddling.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 77 per cent of young employees surveyed in Viet Nam have used their smartphones to manage business affairs during the past year, according to a study organised by leading cloud service provider VMware.

 North Korea has fired two missiles into the sea from its east coast, reports from South Korea say.

 VietNamNet Bridge – June is always the hardest time for senior university students. That’s when they must suffer the hardships of a strenuous internship period, while not expecting to gain too much from it.

VietNamNet Bridge – On the way from HCMC to the southernmost point of the country in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau, tourists will pass Nam Can – a busy fishing town worth a visit for tourists to enjoy the bustle and hustle in fishing wharfs,

Vietnam’s proposed nuclear power program remains controversial, with a number of issues hotly debated: Does the country really need to build a new 15-20 MW research reactor? Who will be Vietnam’s partners? Which technologies should be used...

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City authorities have decided to close Dumping Ground No 3 at the Hiep Phuoc waste treatment complex, after determining thatit is seriously polluting the environment.

Despite accusations that Vinafood 2 bribed Filipino officials in exchange for the right to export 800,000 tons of rice to the Philippines, no proof has yet been offered. The watchdog agency has affirmed that Vinafood 2 is innocent of any wrongdoing.

The monthly cabinet meeting Monday with the participation of representatives of 63 provinces, who heard the PM say that Vietnam wants normal economic cooperation with China, but that it will take proactive measures if China doesn't cooperate.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A new dragonfly species named Indocypha neglecta (Odonata: Chlorocyphidae) has been discovered in northern Vietnam, according to the journal Odonatologica, volume 43, in June 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On Monday morning, two earthquakes occurred consecutively in the area of Song Tranh 2 hydropower plant in Quang Nam province.

Fashion designer Thuan Viet and Vietnamese models are now in Lyon (France) to attend the Vietnam Culture Days. During their trip, Vietnamese models had the opportunity to show off the beauty of Vietnamese women in ao dai on Lyon streets.