A freshwater shrimp, an island-dwelling lizard and a pupfish from Arizona have been declared extinct, while nearly 21,000 species are at risk of dying out, an updated "Red List" showed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City Tax Department has collected an addition of over VND1.3 billion of personal income taxes from five well-known artists.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ngo Dinh Nai clinched a silver medal for Viet Nam in the men's billiards 1 cushion single event at the ongoing Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Incheon, South Korea, yesterday.

HCM City-based band Parasite shook off another five bands in the final round of the national rock contest, Tiger Translate – Battle of the Bands on Saturday to win the chance of sharing the stage with the acclaimed Lacuna Coil

 VietNamNet Bridge – Storm Rumbia rumbled in north of China's Leizhou Peninsula this morning, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Tri Viet (First News) Publishing House, a well-known, HCM City-based English language academic publisher, has officially taken out a lawsuit against the private printing centre Huy Thi, for violation of copyright.

"Hanoi currently has 600 relics that are seriously degraded. We need about VND6 trillion ($286 million) to repair the relics and this is a very big amount," said Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 VietNamNet Bridge - British newspapers reported that two Spanish players of Arsenal - Santi Cazorla Arsenal and Nacho Monreal are possible absent from the Asian tour to save their strength for the new season.

France's financial market regulator said Monday it had fined luxury conglomerate LVMH a record 8 million euros for failing to inform markets it was raising its stake in elite handbag and scarf maker Hermes.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh yesterday continued to have bilateral talks with his counterparts from Singapore, Malaysia, Timor Leste, Bangladesh, Mongolia and Australia, and . . .

Le Thu Ha wipes her brow and struggles through the swarm of students towards the makeshift tables set up outside the Temple of Literature's main hall. Along with everyone else in the crowd, she is braving the sweltering heat to get her hands

VietNamNet Bridge – Civil servants, members of the armed forces and socio-political organisation stafff will enjoy an increase of 9.5 per cent to their monthly minimum wage from July 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Assigned to demolish a fake tower in Vam Co Dong resort, four workers cut the roof, making the concrete ceiling fall down. The incident took the life of two people.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The peak month of the summer movie season will gather 15 interesting works, from action blockbusters to 3D animations, Vietnamese, Indian and French films.

While Vietnamese traders flee from commercial centers because of losses, foreign investors have contrary moves. Giant retailers are eyeing shopping malls in new urban areas in preparation for a long-term war.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After some passengers complained about the high prices of food at airports, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam has requested related agencies to report on the price of products and services at airports and deal with problems.

"The scale of operations of HCM City tourism is growing, but the management apparatus is getting smaller. Therefore, the city is bound to have the Department of Tourism for better management," HCM City’s Vice Chair said.

 Portuguese Finance Minister Vitor Gaspar, the architect of the country's reforms under its EU-IMF bailout, resigned as the economy reels and social discontent mounts under the impact of austerity measures.

VietNamNet Bridge – The local software outsourcing industry has posted strong growth this year, contradictory to the slackened performance of local hardware makers and retailers,

VietNamNet Bridge – Under great pressure to realize the economic growth target, the Government and localities are seeking ways to spur investment demand and unblock the capital flow. A measure tabled now is to bolster public investment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Up to 42% of farmers insist that they are dissatisfied with their current living conditions, according to a household resource survey on Vietnamese rural areas and farmers.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government should boost public investment via government bond issuance to the major projects currently in financial distress, all for the sake of economic growth,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Truong Thi My, 82, from the central province of Binh Dinh, has been painfully suffering from a huge tumor on her face for more than 40 years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Rampant copyright violations have long been a thorn in the side of Vietnamese authors who often miss out on valuable royalties because of counterfeit goods.

According to Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Su, Chairman of the Management Board of the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin), the group has a feasible plan to restrict its debts and the plan is scheduled to complete in 2014.