VietNamNet Bridge – The famous Gothic Metal rock ban arrived in HCM City on July 18 to prepare for the performance on July 20.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The fire broke out at the 4th floor of Finegans Hotel, which is dedicated to foreign tenants on Nguyen Huu Huan Street, Hanoi at 2.15pm today.

 Michael Jackson's mother Katherine will testify Friday against tour promoters AEG Live, whom she accuses of negligently hiring the doctor convicted over the pop star's 2009 death, lawyers said.

 VietNamNet Bridge - According to the Supreme People’s Procuracy, in the first half of 2013, over 38,000 new criminal cases were prosecuted, an increase of 0.2 percent compared to the same period of 2012.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Promising young cyclist Huynh Thanh Tung will start training at the World Cycling Centre (WCC) in Switzerland from next week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A coach accident yesterday morning (July 18) left 14 people injured on Highway 18A in the northern province of Quang Ninh's Mong Cai City.

 Food streets in Hanoi’s Old Quarter; Cruise tourists in Vietnam to get connecting tour to Yangon; Authorities reinforce management of bays; Two Vietnamese hotels boast world-class spas

 Culture key pillar of ties with Japan, says PM Dung; NA Chairman to visit ROK, Myanmar; Laos appreciates Vietnam’s effective assistance; Deputy PM Nhan to visit Hungary

 U.S. city Detroit filed for bankruptcy Thursday, making it the largest-ever municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, local media reported.

 VietNamNet Bridge - There is a new address for art lovers in Hanoi – No. 9 Tran Thanh Tong. Many people hope this will be an arts district - such as Soho or Williamsburgh (New York), 799 (Beijing)...

 VietNamNet Bridge – ‘Do10’ by Le Hien Minh will open on Saturday at HCMC Fine Arts Museum, featuring large installations made by the artist over the last decade.

A Foreign Ministry spokesperson on July 18 criticised China’s decision to grant residence permits and ID cards to its citizens in the so-called Sansha city that covers Vietnam’s Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos, describing it null and void.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vice Chairman Hua Ngoc Thuan of HCM City People’s Committee has signed a decision approving the construction of satellite hospitals in the 2013-2020 period.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The home of late musician Cao Van Lau in the southern province of Bac Lieu will be expanded and feature a new performance venue,

Some Internet security experts have said they can see many signs of another DDoS attack targeting online newspapers through botnets which have not been discovered, or through the old botnets which have been updated with new control malware.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The short stay of the famous British football club Arsenal was enough for Vietnamese businesses to get big benefits.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The final night of Miss Vietnam Global 2013 pageant took place on the evening of July 17 in a resort in San Diego, California, USA. The winner is Hirao Yuka, a Vietnamese-Japanese.

Given that the average number of 1.3 children of HCM City’s women  today is an "alarming sign," the head of the General Department of Population has recommended Saigon women to have two children.

VietNamNet Bridge – Receiving a copy of the diploma of the Thai Nguyen University of Sciences, hundreds of students have detected a spelling error which can make them be doubted of using fake diplomas.

 VietNamNet Bridge - While pushing a stroller carrying five newborns for a bath, a nurse of the Hanoi Obstetrics Hospital slipped, making the vehicle overturn, and the five babies fell out.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sculptors Pham Bao Son, Doan Huu Nga, Tran An, Hoang Mai Hiep, Pham Van Tuan, Luong Trinh and Phan Van Huong will open a joint exhibition called Seven on Sunday at 6pm.

School curricula and textbooks needed to be geared more towards practical knowledge rather than theory, said experts at a recent meeting held by the National Assembly Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam and Russia worked together on Wednesday on how to speed up the progress of building the first nuclear power plant in central Ninh Thuan Province in 2014 as earlier scheduled.

The Ministry of Public Securities has found the three individual believed to have started rumour that the chairman of the Bank for Investment and Development of Viet Nam was arrested in February, causing chaos in the stock market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam President Truong Tan Sang will pay a visit to the U.S. next week to discuss with President Barack Obama about the new direction of bilateral relations.