VietNamNet Bridge – Several underprivileged students in HCM City have been forced into the role of domestic help for their landlords after being provided with free or discounted accommodation.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The phenomenon of school age teens dreaming of becoming singers, models, actors ... is not too strange. However, many of them have to pursue this dream under the impacts of their parents.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Kubilai Khan dance group from France will perform its “Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright” show at the TuoiTre (Youth) Theater in Hanoi on July 6.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam needs a better monitoring and reporting system of water pollution in rural and urban areas,

 US steel producers make dumping claim; Bio-fuel system installation to be sped up; Power plant contract to be completed; Woodwork processors cut imports; Real estate body tips revival

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Five Play group of five female members will perform in Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, Hanoi, Thanh Hoa and Vinh.

 Banks with non-performing loan ratios of 3 per cent or more will have to sell the loans to the Viet Nam Asset Management Company, a new group due to officially begin operations on July 9 this year.

A daring 45-year-old engineer decided to ditch his stable job and begin selling authentic German sausages, bread and beer on the streets of HCM City. He talks with the reporter about taking risks and his love for German food.

 VietNamNet Bridge – "To people living on the mainland, freshwater has been taken for granted. However, on an island like Bach Long Vi it can be as precious as gold.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The world famous TV show looking for talented dancers will be held in Vietnam in July. The top prize is VND500 million ($25,000).

VietNamNet Bridge – Though the consumption level has been increasing rapidly, having reached 3 billion liters per annum, Vietnam still has 10 percent of output in excess.

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite leading a hectic life as Thailand's Consul General in HCM City, Panpimon Suwannapongse makes sure she finds time to pursue her passion of Vietnamese lacquer art.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Disadvantaged children and their demands for education have drawn the attention of many delegates at a recent workshop in Ho Chi Minh City.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has approved new policies on providing residential and production land as well as ensuring clean water supplies for poor ethnic minorities and underprivileged households in disadvantaged areas during the 2013-15 period.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The gold-inlaid temple in the Dai Nam tourist site in Binh Duong province is open for free now. Previously, visitors had to pay VND 100,000 ($5) for the entrance ticket.

From now to 2014, the first-class stated owned ports -- namely Hai Phong, Da Nang, Quang Ninh, Saigon and Quy Nhon would undergo the equitization process, during which 25-49 percent of the state’s capital would be sold.

VietNamNet Bridge – Renowned Australian ballet dancer Colin Peasley has completed preparing dancers from the Viet Nam National Opera and Ballet for a Graduation Ball.

VietNamNet Bridge – Earlier this month, 23-year-old Nguyen Chi Linh (not real name) finally got his long-awaited moment in the spotlight. He celebrated his graduation from a hospitality training programme as a security guard.

VietNamNet Bridge – The reverse of the “industrialization medal” is that it has brought big corollaries to the rice farming.

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite the current strict rules on hotel room rate setting, hoteliers still can play tricks to raise the hotel room rates in the last moment.

While waiting for the job opportunities to come, unemployed university graduates attend training courses to obtain master degrees, hoping that higher education would bring better jobs.

The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement is believed to bring the golden opportunity to change the look of the agriculture, in which 70 percent of Vietnamese get involved.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A jazz-rock concert featuring French maestro Charles Pasi takes place at Idecaf (31 Thai Van Lung St., District 1) at 8 p.m. on June 11.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A few months ago, two-year-old Nguyen Tran Gia Huy, who had begun vomiting in the middle of the night, was taken to a new paediatric ward at Tan Phu District Hospital.

 VietNamNet Bridge - 36 years living on Sai Gon River, Mr. Ba Chuc has become the archenemy of Death by saving 200 people.