VietNamNet Bridge – The author of the well-known children's tale, Adventures of a Cricket, To Hoai, yesterday (July 6) passed away in Ha Noi at age 94, according to the Viet Nam Writers' Association.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Famous universities with a high number of registered applicants saw low rates of exam participation this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Samsung in Bac Ninh province contributed nearly VND 1 trillion in taxes to the province the first half of the year, authorities said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – All taxis in HCM City will eventually have printers that will issue receipts to passengers, according to city authorities.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Having delivered a boy on May 4, nearly a month later Mrs. Lu Thi Bien, 27 years old, in Ha Giang province, gave birth to a girl. Both babies were born at home, with the second birth monitored by health workers.

 A project on developing eco-tourism in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue was launched on July 4 with the assistance from the

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The Music of Joy- an Australia's unique and multicultural band will return to Vietnam for free performances from July 12 to 19.

 American officials have ordered some overseas airports with direct flights to the US to intensify screening of electronic devices.

Ho Chi Minh City police on July 3 smashed a huge online betting ring for allegedly taking more than VND1 trillion (US$47.6 million) in bets on football matches.

 The Ukrainian government says its forces have retaken two more eastern cities from pro-Russian rebels.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Billions of US dollars of foreign investment in projects related to the 18 World Heritage sites in Vietnam seem to be "forgotten".

 Robust growth of speculative stocks, particularly realty, construction and securities, helped push up both stock indices and liquidity on the two exchanges last week.

 On July 6, the Chinese side continued its aggressive acts at the site where its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 is illegally standing in Vietnamese waters to prevent Vietnamese law enforcement ships from approaching the rig.

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 VietNamNet Bridge - After riding for more than two hours on the boat from the port of Van Don, you reach Ngoc Vung to experience days of fun on the unspoiled island.

 The Foreign Ministry’s Consular Department on July 6 asked the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi to give reason for China’s arrest of Vietnamese fishing boat QNg 94912 TS with six fishermen on board on July 3.

 The Vietnam Ministry of Public Security and the Germany Ministry of Interior will work closely together to finalise the legal framework for cooperation in crime prevention and control.

 Vietnam and Chile will increase high-level reciprocal visits and implement specific areas of cooperation to fully tap their potential.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese may be one of the most globally-connected people, but they still need a faster Internet connection.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Secretary of the Ha Noi Party Committee, Pham Quang Nghi suggested raising the environmental levy on households in the capital, arguing the current fee is too low.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Compared with the battle in Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands, China was more prepared for its attack to seize Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) in 1988. It chose a time when Vietnam was in a difficult situation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is weighing up the pros and cons of offering more incentives to foreign investors.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A website specializing in Vietnamese cuisine, Viet Street Food, recently posted attractive images together with the introduction of the most delicious street cuisine of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The following maps, published by China, Viet Nam and foreign countries, all show that the southernmost part of China is Hainan island.