VietNamNet Bridge – Fliers from clubs nationwide will compete in a paragliding race on Son Tra Peninsula in Da Nang on June 29-30.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In a remote Co Tu ethnic minority village, a young woman has become the first female leader. Her work to improve living conditions and develop agriculture has been hugely successful.

VietNamNet Bridge – The golden age of traditional publishing houses is over, and it is no more a profitable business.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of tourism major students are produced every year, but travel firms still complain they cannot recruit enough workers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national futsal team has left for Italy to train ahead of the fourth Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) which takes place in Inchoen, South Korea from June 29 to July 6.

While Vietnamese employers and state agencies are struggling with the counterfeit degrees with the stamps of Vietnamese schools, they have been warned that foreign counterfeit degrees have turned up in Vietnam already.

VietNamNet Bridge – A documentary film on Vietnamese Agent Orange/dioxin (AO) victims will compete for a prize at the New York City International Film Festival 2013, scheduled for June 13-20.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The parents of a 10th grade student at the Viet-Duc School have an unusual concern about their adolescent son: he appears to have no soul.

McDonald’s, the US fast food giant, is moving ahead with its plan to conquer the Vietnamese market through the franchised shop network. Its first stop would be HCM City.

Being proud of passing the university entrance exams after four years of study, many students face a bitter reality when they cannot find a good job. Even bachelors with excellent diplomas only wish to get a job.

VietNamNet Bridge – The US, Germany, the UK, Canada, South Korea and Japan have refused the trademark protection registration for the Vietnamese “Buon Ma Thuot” coffee brand.

 Independent experts urged US regulators to reduce restrictions on GlaxoSmithKline's controversial diabetes drug Avandia, banned in Europe over heart attack risk concerns.

Each trans-Indochina trip of people of Hong Da village takes at least 20 days or a month-long to purchase hair. Each trip they collect several dozens of kilograms of beautiful hair, earning tens of millions dong of profit.

 Banks offer $1.4b housing loans deal; HSBC lowers 2013 Vietnam forecast; Consumer confidence index surges; VND20 tril. G-bonds mobilized in May; Cooperative bank of Vietnam set up

 VietNamNet Bridge - It is expected that the Tan Rai bauxite consortium will be officially handed over to the Vietnam Coal and Mineral Group (Vinacomin) in September after a trial period.

Vietnamese property investors seem to be more confident in engaging in merger and acquisitions (M&A) in golf courses as some foreign companies facing financial difficulties in their developed nations are opting out of the sector.

A Phu Tho province’s official has confirmed that the “strange rock” was moved out of the Hung Kings Temple. However, some scientists have voiced a concern that the stone is a bad amulet that can affect the sacred temple.

Black bean beetles have become a disaster for people in Hoa Binh commune in the Central Highlands city of Kon Tum in recent days although local people have tried every way to eradicate them.

More than 40 artworks in water color by Ho Van Hung are on display at Tu Do Gallery, 53 Ho Tung Mau Street, HCM City, giving a chance for the audience to relax with rustic and peaceful landscapes from the southwestern region.

 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday that lessons from the first bailout program for Greece have been internalized and the current rescue plan is "on track".

 VietNamNet Bridge – The flag hoisting ceremony is performed daily at 6 am in the Ba Dinh Square, in front of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.

VietNamNet Bridge – The national men’s football squad still tops the Southeast Asian region despite dropping one notch in the world rankings, according to the June announcement of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA).

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem had his first win in the opening match of the 2013 World Blitz and Rapid Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia on June 6.

 Disabled kids get free corrective surgery; Vietnamese students awarded at Russian language contest; Smuggled explosives seized in Quang Binh; Apartment carpark fires highlight safety risks

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three Vietnamese and one Spanish designers put fashionistas into a beautiful world of natural materials at the Ecomia Fashion Show in Ha Noi on Wednesday night to celebrate World Environment Day.