Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

 British lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill legalising same-sex marriage in England and Wales, paving the way for the first gay weddings in 2014.

 North and South Korea will hold fresh talks Wednesday on reopening their joint industrial zone with low hopes of an early agreement following months of friction.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In recent years, both sides of the Saigon River in Ho Chi Minh City have perennially faced landslides while efforts to curb this devastation have been either too slow or else negligible.

 Despite a decline until the turn of the century, sexually transmitted diseases could occur more frequently in the future, experts said at a press conference for the STI and AIDS World Congress 2013 in Vienna on Monday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While gigantic tourism projects have been “immovable,” the small projects capitalized at VND10 billion or less have heated up the tourism market in the central region.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Every time when the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) plans to raise the retail electricity price, the war between the power generator and steel mills escalates.

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of banks have bogged down in bad debts and poor liquidity. However, they are believed to have great potentials in the long run. Therefore, they still can attract big investors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of state-owned high schools have to set the minimum required marks lower than last year’s levels in order to attract more 10th graders.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Film director Viet Dang believes that films can help audiences change their lifestyle and way of thinking in a positive manner.

It is estimated that 60-65 percent of the nitrogen fertilizer has not been absorbed by plants. Millions of tons of waste from livestock farms and 90 percent of solid waste has been discharged to the rural environment every year without treatment.

VietNamNet Bridge – Complaining that making apps for mobile devices is not a good job because it doesn’t bring big money, information technology (IT) firms still spend money to develop mobile apps.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thai collector of Vietnamese paintings, Tira Vanichtheeranont, is offering to donate autographed prints of a portrait of legendary painter To Ngoc Van sketched by his eminent student Le Lam.

The resulting warming of the earth could cause the sea level to rise by more than two metres for each additional celsius degree of warmth,

VietNamNet Bridge – Competent governmental agencies may have to make more indepth appraisals of large-scale foreign direct investment projects, if the prime minister approves the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s proposal on the issue.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In order to collect documents and objects on Vietnam’s maritime sovereignty, Quang Ngai province recently announced a hotline to receive information on this issue from the local people.

 Pepper exports soar but stocks left bare; Further questions asked of Metro sturgeon origin; Further questions asked of Metro sturgeon origin; Crop rotation key to southern agricultural success

The world leading fast-food group McDonald’s has announced to select Mr. Nguyen Bao Hoang, the founder of Good Day Hospitality and the CEO of IDG Ventures as the franchise partner in Vietnam.

 HCM City to achieve public transportation target; ASEAN trade unions boost migrant labour cooperation; Four engineers convicted of stealing Nhat Tan Bridge's materials

VietNamNet Bridge – Sat quietly in the rural outskirts of Hue, Thanh Toan tile-roofed bridge draws visitors from the city with its own particular charms, offering something different from its sister Japanese-style bridge in Hoi An.

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung has affirmed Viet Nam's consistent policy of attaching importance to developing the traditional friendship and multifaceted co-operation with Sri Lanka.

 The global economy still faces risks of prolonged slump in Europe where stronger actions are needed to boost demand, the senior U.S. treasury department official said on Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Green Summer Volunteer Campaign 2013 on Sunday kicked off at September 23 Park in District 1 to promote the voluntary spirit among students and young people in the city, attracting more than 60,000 students

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade and related competent bodies to speed up preparations for the use of ethanol fuels in line with the schedule.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government Inspectorate will check on finance management at the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), according to Deputy Chief Inspector Tran Duc Luong.