VietNamNet Bridge – A recent decision by the Ha Noi People's Council to develop a pilot programme to elevate 18 State-owned schools to a higher quality level has created controversy among parents and educators.

 Motorola on Thursday introduced the keenly-anticipated Moto X, a Google-centric smartphone that buyers get to design themselves.

VietNamNet Bridge – “Phuong Mai-A State of Journey” exhibition opened on Wednesday, July 31, to mark the gallery’s nine year art operation as well as introducing to art lovers a new display area of the gallery

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of thousands of waste, GYPS, of DAP Company have been piled in heaps at the Bach Dang estuary for the last four years, remaining untreated.

The number of newly-established companies in January-July period increased by 8.4 percent, while many enterprises which temporarily ceased operation resumed their activities, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mobile phone manufacturers all have noted the growing tendency of people using low cost smart phones worldwide, including in Vietnam, and they have to get adapted to this.

VietNamNet Bridge – The international Vietnam Mountain Marathon will take place on October 5 in Sa Pa town in the northern province of Lao Cai.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A group of independent experts announced their research project on raising the age of majority to 18 at a seminar in Hanoi on July 31.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Steel Association (VSA) has petitioned management agencies to soon arrive at solutions of monitoring products labeled as alloy steel imported from China as it contains a small portion of boron to escape the tax.

 VietNamNet Bridge – PhinDeli, a Vietnamese coffee brand, has made debut in Vietnam, and it would be the new name of Buford town which has 147 year history in the US.

 VietNamNet Bridge - To grasp the golden statue, Vietnamese cinema must have talents and this depends significantly on the training, but the Vietnamese movie "tree" is broken from the roots.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tay Phuong Pagoda, also called Sung Phuc Pagoda, sits on top of Tay Phuong Mountain proudly holding many valuable statues of Buddha, surrounded by green areas.

Japanese designer chosen for hi-tech healthcare park; More exporters turn to e-commerce; Shell Viet Nam launches new oil; Shell Viet Nam launches new oil; Over 240,000 tonnes of rice shipped abroad in July

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s domestic tourists reached 24 million in the first half of this year, up by 12 percent against the same period last year, and 73.8 percent of this year’s target.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The last month of the summer movie season will close with “The Wolverine,” “Smurfs 2”, “Monsters University” or “Buddha Fire”.

VietNamNet Bridge – In the cement industry, except some familiar brands like Vicem, Nghi Son, Chinfon, Holcim and Cam Pha, most firms are struggling to survive, according to Vietnam Cement Association (VNCA).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The US Senate has approved Senate Resolution 167, which calls for a peaceful settlement of disputes in the East Sea and East China Sea with overwhelming majority.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of local companies making overseas investments have been on the rise, with their capital disbursed abroad totaling around US$4 billion out of some US$17 billion pledged for outbound investment,

 The number of U.S. babies who are breastfed has continued to rise over the past decade, according to new data released Wednesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

At 4am on August 1, a container truck after passing Hoang Van Thu - Tran Huy Lieu intersection in Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City rushed across the street and crashed into two houses, with 10 people inside.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Thousands of monks and followers attended a ceremony to worship Lord Buddha’s sarira at Long Khanh pagoda in Quy Nhon city, the central province of Binh Dinh, on July 31.

 VietNamNet Bridge – According to latest information, Jebi – the fifth storm in the East Sea this year – will enter the area from Quang Ninh to Thai Binh at noon or in the afternoon of August 3.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities of southern Dong Thap Province on July 31 held a memorial and reburial service for the remains of 39 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts repatriated from Cambodia.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Last June, Vietnamese businessman Pham Dinh Nguyen paid $0.9 million to buy Buford, the smallest town in the US state of Wyoming. Nguyen is about to changed the town name into Phin Deli (phin coffee delicious).

VietNamNet Bridge – Residents of the capital will have a chance to experience distinctive art works by acclaimed Vietnamese artists including leading lacquer painter Nguyen Gia Tri at an exhibition that opened on July 30.