VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese journalist Murayami Yasufui opened a photo exhibition in HCM City on July 24, displaying nearly 30 images on the hotspots in Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some of Viet Nam's best swimmers proved yesterday, July 24, why they were competing at a championship level.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's ever increasing demand is driving the development of renewable energy to help ensure the nation's energy security, while protecting the environment.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Tran Van Dat, 14, had to bike alone on Highway 1A from Duc Tho District of Ha Tinh province to Quang Binh province, totaling 250km, after getting lost.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many people have become more vigilant about their mobile devices sourced from China after hearing that the devices may contain spyware.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Seeing his cousin, an 11th grader, struggling to remember chemical formulas, Kim Hao, a 7th grader, decided to create a palmtop computer which can help students easily find information and learn chemistry.

 VietNamNet Bridge - While the need for housing is on the rise, there are hundreds of housing projects in HCM City that have not been implemented.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The first Starbucks coffee shop in Hanoi, 32 Hang Bai Street, opened yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Delta Aquarids meteor shower with about 20 streaks per hour is expected to appear in late July. Vietnam will be one of the countries where the phenomenon can be seen.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The well-known Vietnamese-English pianist Bich Tra and other foreign musicians will teach young musicians this summer.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A passenger on a Vietnam Airlines flight from HCM City to Thanh Hoa Province faces a VND20 million ($1,000) fine after opening the emergency door, which caused 23 other people to miss the flight.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Along with proposals to increase administrative penalties, Hanoi People’s Committee wants to make public the names of people who pay money to sex workers.

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Famous South Korean girl group 2NE1 will perform in HCM City on August 10 as part of its "All or Nothing" – 2014 World Tour.

More than 100 hospitality and entertainment projects on Phu Quoc Island with the combined pledged capital of around $6 billion have been licenced, but few have been carried out due to underdeveloped infrastructure and the high cost of labour.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A farmer in Thai Binh province, finishing secondary school, has successfully made an incinerator and electricity generator with capacity for up to 20 households.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The European Union will assist Vietnam in developing its crisis management capacity in anti-piracy and maritime security, and in joining UN peacekeeping operations.

 Besra Company on July 23 announced that they have suspended operations at Phuoc Son and Bong Mieu mine sites in the central province of Quang Nam after their bank accounts were blocked by the province’s Tax Department for delaying tax payment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam always appreciates the World Bank’s official development assistance (ODA) and is determined to effectively implement measures to speed up its capital disbursement.

VietNamNet Bridge – Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has said he is willing to share experience with Vietnam in foreign investment attraction, climate change adaptation, public-private partnership model development and human resource training.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city of Da Nang is set to hold a fireworks competition with a difference: instead of lighting up the night sky, it will explode onto computer screens.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesperson has once again affirmed Vietnam’s indisputable sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and Germany need to make a greater effort to fully tap their development potential to bolster bilateral cooperation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi Party Committee Secretary Pham Quang Nghi has asked the US to further open its market for Vietnamese products, restrict trade barriers, encourage US investment in Vietnam, and recognise the country’s market economy status.

A South Korean company specialising in assembling electronic components in the northern province of Hai Duong has been fined more than VND490 million (US$23,300) for 14 administrative violations.