Fifty companies have been chosen out of 700 firms listed on Viet Nam's stock market as having the most effective business performance.

 Laos remains a bright destination for Vietnamese investors, the director of the HCM City Investment and Trade Promotion Centre said at a seminar held in HCM City yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Rural households across the country that have suffered from shocks such as natural disasters and outbreaks of disease haven't received all the support they deserve,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some prisoners caused a disturbance at the Xuan Loc Prison in the southern province of Dong Nai on the morning of June 30. One police officer was injured in the incident.

‘Chapter 1: Where I attempt to drown the dragon’ the fourth solo exhibition by Sandrine Llouquet opened yesterday at the Galerie Quynh, featuring alchemy, transformation, discovery and rebirth through highly symbolic images and metaphors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After gaining an MA in "Green growth and sustainable development" at South Australia's University of Adelaide, Dao Thi Hang, 28, was offered a prestigious PhD scholarship.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The fan club of Arsenal FB in Vietnam has received a lot of feedback that some members were offered tickets for the game between Vietnam and Arsenal by swindlers.

 VietNamNet Bridge - With four goals scored against Dong Tam FC, Cong Vinh has overcome Antonio Carlos to become the striker with the highest number of goals in the history of V-League, with 97 goals.

The flaming sunlight of summer helps condense the sweetness in many kinds of fruit. At this particular time of the year, the streets of Ha Noi are flooded with the popular, plump, dark-red litchi, one of the sweetest of all tropical fruits.

VietNamNet Bridge – Chuong Village is located near the Day River in Thanh Oai District Ha Noi and famous for not only the traditional craft of making palm leaf conical hats but also a village festival with unique traditional culture.

 VietNamNet Bridge - These days the number of seafood processing workers in Tra Noc Industrial Zone (Can Tho City) and Trung Hoa Industrial Zone (Ca Mau) have been reducing.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ngo Xuan Hien, chairman of the People’s Committee of Cat Tien District, on March 24 attributed unchecked and illegal sand dredging to the frequent landslides along the banks of the Dong Nai River

 The HCM City Fine Arts Museum is hosting a permanent exhibition showcasing sketches by Nguyen Gia Tri, a pioneer in the art of lacquer painting in Viet Nam, to mark the 20th anniversary of his death.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of Vietnamese traveling abroad has grown 20% in the year’s first half, with more tourists preferring long-haul tours, according to travel firms.

 At the Liberty Hotel No. 4 in HCM City, non-smoking signs can be seen on all of the lobby's tables and at the receptionist's desk. Such signs are a familiar sight in many countries, but in Vietnam, they are relatively new.

 VietNamNet Bridge – "You'd better visit Ho Thai Thiet's garden of statues." I remember the advice from one of my friends on my way to Phan Thiet City in the central province of Binh Thuan.

To speed up the restructuring of state-owned enterprises (SOEs), the Ministry of Planning and Investment has issued the draft classification criteria to ensure the implementation of the roadmap of divesting State capital from SOEs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A few women hurried to water vegetable sprouts before leaving home to have their blood filtered.

 Cell phone export to UAE reaches US$1.36 billion; Garments and textiles to enjoy zero percent tariffs; Major infrastructure investment priorities discussed; SOE cutbacks expected as State tightens belt

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 338 hydro-power projects, which theoretically could generate a combined capacity of over 1,000MW of electricity, would be put off.

VietNamNet Bridge – The latest statistics show that Vietnam is on track to keep inflation under control. However, experts warn there is no room for complacency as market prices fluctuate in the second half of the year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – PM Nguyen Tan Dung on Wednesday attended the conference to review one-year implementation of the pilot project on recruiting 600 vice chairs for poor communes nationwide.

 VNA opens new flights from Da Nang to Seoul, Siem Reap; Holidaymakers rocket up in summer; Da Nang kicks off tourism stimulus program; Tam Dao to provide free wireless internet service

 Vietnam, along with the US, India and Germany, have the greatest number of Internet users affected by phishing attacks, with the total number doubling since last year, computer security company Kaspersky Lab says.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries are now subject to a large-scale relaxed visa program issued by the Japanese government in a bid to increase the number of tourists from these nations to the East Asian country.