VietNamNet Bridge – To celebrate their two countries’ 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties, a selection of Japanese and Vietnamese U12 football teams will play friendly matches in Hanoi on August 3-4.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has a goal to become an IT outsourcing powerhouse within the next 10 years, according to the White Book that summarises the state of the nation’s ICT.

VietNamNet Bridge – ‘Sao Mai Diem Hen’ (Music Star Rendezvous), a music contest, has attracted nearly 100 Vietnamese contestants who are living as far off as France, Germany, Belgium, Poland and Russia,

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 1,660 English language teachers at secondary and high schools nationwide will undergo further training to sharpen their English teaching skills this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister has just approved a plan that aims to find the remains of 10,000 fallen soldiers by 2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang, the best city in Vietnam to live in as selected in a recent survey, has been warned that it would lack over one billion cubic meters of running water in the dry season.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Composers are raising their voices against copyright violations, the most recent involving album 18+, containing songs by composer Huy Tuan and singer Van Mai Huong.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) would officially begin activities from July 26 this year with the task of helping resolve bad debts and boost credit growth in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the next 20 years, Vietnam cinema will realize the dream of winning an Oscar Award?

VietNamNet Bridge – Giant holes known as "holes of death" are appearing in greater numbers in the streets of HCM City because of inferior road construction and authorities just can't figure out how to control the situation.

VietNamNet Bridge - On July 27, Mai Hung went to Hungary for a nearly a year and a half training course.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Oc gao or rice snails in Phu Da Islet of Cho Lach District in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre are known for their unique sweet taste.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Young violinist Do Phuong Nhi will perform with the Viet Nam National Symphony and Orchestra on its Toyota Concert Tour in Ha Noi tomorrow and Friday (August 1 and 2).

 Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The recent Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) recognition for the Phu Quoc fish sauce trademark in the EU has raised hopes for thousands of Vietnamese exporters of agricultural products.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While diving to see corals at the Cham Island in Hoi An ancient city, Quang Nam province, a 62-year-old Korean woman suffered a heart attack and died on the way to the hospital.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Today, July 31, the Board of Directors of the FPT Corporation passed a resolution to appoint Mr. Bui Quang Ngoc, PhD in databases, as the CEO of FPT Group, replacing Mr. Truong Gia Binh.

 South Korean "Gangnam Style" rapper Psy plans to release a new album in September and says he has already recorded three songs for the project.

This morning – July 31, three officials of the Dong Vong Coal Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of the Vietnam Coal and Minerals Group (Vinacomin), died of asphyxia in a coal mine in Uong Bi district of Quang Ninh province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 2,000 cases of dengue fever have been reported in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak so far this year, a 30-fold increase over the same period last year,

 VietNamNet Bridge - Returning to Hanoi the summer, with the participation of cellist Steven Isserlis, the Asian Youth Orchestra (AYO) will be performing two nights at 8pm on August 10 and 11 at the Hanoi Opera House.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Siu Black, a prominent Vietnamese popular singer from the Central Highlands, has admitted that she owes over VND2.5 billion (USD118,843) after getting into the cafe business.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lao Dong (Labour) Newspaper Reporter Viet Van will be the sole Vietnamese representative with works showcased as part of “The Story of the Creative” exhibition, running from July 26 to September 10 in the US.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Violent floodwaters caused by torrential rains over the past few days have washed away five local residents in northern mountainous provinces.