VietNamNet Bridge – As committed under the bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements, Vietnam would have to remove the import tariffs on consumer goods, including fashion products.

 U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden has agreed to seek political asylum in Venezuela, a senior Russian lawmaker said on Tuesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The race for antiques is very tough among state museums, private museums, collectors and antique brokers. In this race, the weakest are state museums.

A day after Syria invited United Nations chemical weapons investigators to talks in Damascus, Russia said on Tuesday it had forensic proof that rebels have used a "lethal" sarin compound and handed its evidence to the UN team for inquiry.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Online game developers and operators at a workshop in Hanoi last week said online game controls in Vietnam were tight but not efficient.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The prices for tickets to watch Arsenal’s matches in Japan and Indonesia are only from $10-$70, compared to $20-$70 in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City People's Committee has decided to adjust school tuition fees for nursery to high school students in the coming school years.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The surgery lasted nearly two hours on the morning of July 9, successfully separating two conjoined twin girls in the Central Highlands of Kon Tum.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Art lovers in Hanoi have the opportunity to admire paintings and installation works of the leading visual artist in Vietnam--Nguyen Manh Hung, in the exhibition titled "One Planet."

 VietNamNet Bridge – The First Mrs. World, Dr. Doan Thi Kim Hong will be a judge of the Mrs. USA 2013 beauty contest for the second time.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists have found more Vietnam’s endemic ginger species at the Hon Ba Nature Reserve in the central province of Khanh Hoa.

The No. 1 position in the top 50 belongs to a gas production, transport and distribution firm – CNG. Meanwhile, Vinamilk, the dairy producer, where the State holds the controlling stakes, has been marching towards on its way.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Late June, the State Bank of Viet Nam took two important decisions aimed at stirring up the economy market and improving aggregate demand.

 The flight crew of the Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 that crashed at San Francisco Airport couldn't see the runway just seconds before the accident, given how far the plane was out of position, US investigators said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 1,100 businesses out of 7,000 that produce and trade in agricultural products were found to have broken food safety regulations during the first half of the year.

NA Standing Committee meets for 19th session; Seminar discusses State agencies’ role in corruption fight; Foreign Minister visits India for 15th JCM

 VietNamNet Bridge – South Korean director Kim Ji-hoon and actress Han Ga-in will come to Viet Nam to work as special mentors at the Toto Filmmaking Class programme.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The scenes of Vietnamese students, aged 18-20, drive cars to school, have been seen more regularly. They belong to the new class of students – the aristocratic students.

VietNamNet Bridge – The highlights of diplomatic work in June include the acceleration of regional integration, establishment of strategic partnership with Thailand and Indonesia, and enhancement of the relations with China.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications says it will issue a set of digital TV standards in preparation for the digitalisation of TV broadcasting in Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge – As a nature lover, I take a trip to Ba Vi National Park almost once every two months. I am lured not only by the convenient road leading to the nearest "green world" to the capital,

VietNamNet Bridge – Work on a Vietnamese documentary about the possible legalisation of same-sex marriage in Viet Nam has received funding from Amsterdam's International Documentary Festival (IDFA).

 Microsoft expects to finish Windows 8.1 by the end of August, the company executive said here on Monday at its Worldwide Partner Conference.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The turnover from liquid milk products in 2012 reached VND15.5 trillion, which was 10 times higher than the revenue from powder milk.

The President of Vietnam Craft Villages Association said the sense of artisans is limited and they do not have a global vision, while the artisans complained that they were not supported by the state so they could do business only on emotions.