Apple's chief dealmaker acknowledged that prices of best-selling e-books rose after the tech giant launched iPad book sales in 2010, but denied any role in a plot to fix prices.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The second UNESCO Culture and Development Week will be held as part of the Quang Nam Heritage Festival from June 19-26.

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Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Anh Duong Co. has proposed to increase the visa-free stay from 15 days to one month for Russian tourists to attract more tourists from this country, especially those wanting to have long vacations.

VietNamNet Bridge – Returning overseas Vietnamese would have to satisfy stricter regulations to be exempt from import tax and value added tax on the cars and motorbikes they bring back home.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many foreign firms have shown interest in Vietnam’s airport expansion projects, especially those in the central region, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).

 VietNamNet Bridge – A number of violations were detected during an inspection conducted by the Ministry of Transport on driving training centres in southern provinces.

VietNamNet Bridge – The high taxes being imposed on automobiles would be cut sharply in a strategy to stimulate the demand and attract the investments to the Vietnamese automobile manufacturing.

VietNamNet Bridge – A tourism stimulus programme implemented by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has slashed the prices of tours in Viet Nam, providing tourists with a wide range of holiday choices at reasonable costs.

 VietNamNet Bridge - According to an official of the Ministry of Public Security, the so-called "black dollar" trap, also known as the "dollar witch" appeared for the first time in Hanoi in 1998.

After being renovated at a cost of VND20.3 billion, Nguyen Van Troi Bridge that has spanned the Han River for nearly half of a century will become the first bridge for pedestrians in the biggest city in Vietnam’s central region.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is among 38 countries meeting internationally-set hunger eradication targets, chalking up successes ahead of a deadline set for 2015,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Charity canteen Nu Cuoi 1 in HCM City's District 3. A white man goes from table to table with a placard that says "Ban co muon com them khong?" (Do you want more rice?).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will send 159 members to take part in the Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) in South Korea from June 29-July 6.

VietNamNet Bridge – The last three years have witnessed the deaths of a series of companies and coffee material collection agents in the Central Highlands.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Ta Linh, 26, is one of three fashion designers from Viet Nam who topped the Star Creation 2013 competition Cam Hung Chau A (InspirAsian), which took place in Singapore on May 13.

VietNamNet Bridge – Economic damages caused by natural disasters during 2008-12 accounted for 1.5 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product, 0.5 per cent higher than the 2003-07 period.

Nanotechnology applications offer fresh hope for beleaguered shrimp farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces, experts said at workshops held in Ben Tre Province on Wednesday and in Bac Lieu Province on Friday.

High school students have finished the high school finals and now prepare for the university entrance exams to be held in early July. It’s now the turn for students to run a race for state owned high schools.

VietNamNet Bridge – In the past, Pham Nhi's family used a firewood stove to cook simple meals of rice, chicken, fish and vegetables from their farm. Today, the family makes a living by recreating the process for tourists.

 VietNamNet Bridge – During the harvesting season, the terraced fields in the northeast of Viet Nam produce charming scenery that leaves a vivid imprint in every visitor's memory.

Suicide attempts motivated by internal factors, such as hopelessness and unbearable pain, were performed with the greatest desire to die, according to a new Canadian study that digs deep into suicide motivations.

Vietnamese enterprises are staggering, but the Electricity of Vietnam is following up with another blow: the electricity price would be raised by 7 percent in the time to come.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A French contemporary performance by the Chabatz d’Entrar circus troupe will be held at the Ben Thanh Theatre as part of the 2013 Vietnam – France Year on June 20.