VietNamNet Bridge – Prices of a vast array of commodities are poised to rise from this month despite the low purchasing power as input costs have been increasing steadily, said retailers and researchers.

Nam Dinh Province may have fascinating landscapes such as Quat Lam Beach or Xuan Thuy National Park but it is more famous for being the land of scholars and specifically the birthplace of late Party General Secretary Truong Chinh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nine bands from around the world will share a stage at the Folk Me Folk You festival at Ha Noi Social Club this Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The heart-felt experiences gained from working with Vietnamese street children have inspired Italian artist Anna Borghi to produce her first-ever exhibition of abstracts in Ha Noi.

VietNamNet Bridge – Firms should be allowed to expand their warehouse capacity so they can stockpile one million tonnes of summer-autumn rice to ensure the Government's programme to purchase rice is a success,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The southern province of Binh Duong is cleaning up its environment by adopting stringent industrial pollution regulations and also enforcing them.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The total investment of the six plants is about VND4.2 trillion ($210 million). Among them, four plants have become operation and two are expected to complete in 2015.

The Me Tri residential area in Tu Liem district, Hanoi, which is known as the zone for villas worth millions of US dollars, has had a different look – the urban area for food. Abandoned villas in this area have become restaurants.

 Eleven export commodities earn US$1 billion in revenue; Over 3.5 million foreigners visit Vietnam in six months; Growth in HCM City boosts first half GDP by 7.9 percent; Military Bank arm plans restructuring

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese modern dancer Nguyen Thanh Chung has won a prize of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Dance Association in the Korea International Modern Dance Competition, which wrapped up in Seoul late last month.

The Chairman of Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) said the foreign partners had settle $5 billion for the Nghi Son oil refinery project but the construction will be kicked of in September, instead of July.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Taking advantage of the incentives on imported cars of Vietnamese repatriates, luxurious cars have been smuggled into Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 2013 Vietnam’s Next Top Model organisers have announced they will also welcome male contestants, besides female participants like previous years.

Though domestic gold prices crashed by VND850,000 per tael compared to late last week, buying power declined sharply on Monday after the central bank has announced to continue supplying gold for the market.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government will spend 50 billion VND on programmes, policies and projects to enhance education for ethnic minority people as part of a recently approved ethnic affairs strategy until 2020.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s leading chess player Le Quang Liem has jumped from 34th to 4th in the FIDE’s most recent World Blitz Chess rankings for July.

 VietNamNet Bridge – France's fine art of table decoration will be presented to the public in Ha Noi today, July 3, at l'Espace, the French Cultural Centre.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Pakistani wrote a letter to express his appreciation for the timely help of the traffic police team No. 5 and the police of Gia Thuy Ward in Long Bien District, Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge – World champion Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat took the title at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games' (AIMAG) muay event in Incheon, the Republic of Korea on July 2.

 VietNamNet Bridge – During exam time at universities many landlords opportunistically increase their fees for accommodation because of high demand from students.

The "Summer" painting exhibition has opened in HCM City, introducing 26 oil on canvas painting by Bui Quang Anh and Trinh Thanh Tung. The exhibition takes place from July 1 to 30 at Tu Do Gallery.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Officials of the Bong Mieu gold mining company and Phuoc Son Gold Company said that they had asked the customs office to reconsider the export tax of nearly VND250 billion ($12 million).

 Deaths from prescription painkiller overdose among women in the United States have risen sharply in recent years, said a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

VietNamNet Bridge - This is the first time a transport project of Vietnam is to be promoted overseas.

 VietNamNet Bridge - On July 1, Chairman of Phu Yen Province signed the adjusted investment certificate for the Vung Ro oil refinery project, which will be kicked off in the third quarter of this year.