VietNamNet Bridge – Expensive imported medicine has been dominating the Vietnamese market, a poor country with the average income per capita at $1,000 a year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The official inauguration of the Google’s display adnetwork is believed to lead to the re-division of the domestic market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Transport officials inspecting 19 manufacturers of black boxes – devices installed in vehicles to supervise their operation – have discovered nine of them to be falling short of national standards.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign retail giants have shown their hunger to develop modern retailing in Viet Nam by pouring money into trade centres and supermarkets.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty-five photos featuring charming and gentle Hanoi girls in ao dai by photographers Hoang Manh Cuong and Xuan Chinh are on display at the Sofitel Metropole Hanoi.

 Licence for cloth production factory; CEO must avoid losses to keep job; Seven drinking water firms suspended; Right time to invest in property: expert; Country has 104 projects dedicated to social housing

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam- Republic of Korea (RoK) cultural exchange centre officially debuted on June 17 in the southern province of Binh Duong.

Preparations for the 5th Southeast Asian student sports festival, including sporting facilities, accommodation and transportation, have been completed.

The Ministry of Education and Training  has asked the ETC Centre of the National University to stop all joint training programs with foreign partners in HCM City, Vinh City and other localities.

 Swiss researchers said Monday they have created a small four-legged, high-speed robot that runs like a cat in a bid to create a new breed of robots for use in search and rescue operations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the evening of June 17, clouds of brown planthoppers covered many streets of the southern city of Soc Trang.

VietNamNet Bridge - This is the first time the Military Telecom Corporation (Viettel) will invest in a developed country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) has had its investment license revoked. PetroVietnam has also decided to quit a project in the Van Phong Economic Zone.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A rice trader in Ben Tre Province and a farmer in Vinh Long province have been reported to die of H1N1 flu.

The Director of the My Dinh Sports Complex confirmed that the VND1.5 billion rent for My Dinh stadium is wrong, while the Vietnam Football Federation’s Vice Chairman said the federation received the VND1.5 billion offer on June 10.

Approximately 700 Vietnamese tourists who went to Thailand for attending a seminar and travel were abandoned in Thailand because the Vietnamese tour operator – HCM City-based Travel Life Company – did not pay its Thai partner.

While digging a well, Mr. Toan and workers unexpectedly unearthed three big pieces of fossil bones. Many curious people came to Toan’s house to see the giant bones. They believed that these are dinosaur bones.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For the first time a local drama club has bought the rights to adapt the famous Broadway musical “Chicago” into Vietnamese.

 VietNamNet Bridge - From July 1, the car users who do not pay road maintenance fee will be fined from VND6 million to VND10 million ($300-$500).

 VietNamNet Bridge - Pending approval of the central government for early retirement, Chairman of Tra Vinh province now faces discipline for his mistake in a large project.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The painting exhibition of Dinh Thi Tham Poong will be held at The East Gallery in Toronto, Canada from June 12 through July 14.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is able to produce 31 million tonnes of bio oil per year from straws, one of the agricultural by-products normally burnt up after crops.

 Millions of moths have engulfed Madrid in a population explosion blamed on spring rains, a sudden blast of summer heat and winds that have wafted them in as unwelcome guests to the Spanish capital.

 US offers to help fight emerging epidemics; Da Nang to host ASEAN meeting on crime; Russians talk up trade in Far East; HCM City, Brest boost multifaceted cooperation

 VietNamNet Bridge – While the businesses in most of the sectors of the national economy are undergoing full hardships, mineral water manufacturers remain unruffled,