VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty-one companies and one fund delisted shares in the first half of this year, the State Securities Commission revealed on July 4, reducing the total number of listed companies in the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The third quarter of this year will likely see an increase in recruitment demand among enterprises in the country, especially for sales and marketing positions, a survey has found.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Physical theater production Mahabharata from director Hiroshi Koike comes to Hanoi on July 16, giving audiences a glimpse of Indian culture.

VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Chi Mai, 26, has been struggling to pay off her credit cards after an impromptu spending spree three years ago. The money she has borrowed has now reached nearly VND100mil - rather a lot of credit for someone her age

VietNamNet Bridge – Now the summer season is here (ironically during the middle of the rainy season) the weekend breaks of Saigonese are the norm and the hordes are heading off to Mui Ne and we thought we would join them.

 As described in Part 1, one of the key elements to keep Singapore clean is the public intolerance towards corruption.

VietNamNet Bridge – The south-central coastal province of Ninh Thuan has given approval in principle for Vietnam Electricity Investment and Construction Joint Stock Company to deploy a wind power project using Russian technology

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Huynh Dong, PhD, turned down a high salary in France to return to his hometown and work as a lecturer at the Viet Nam Petroleum Corporation. He talks about the rationale behind his decision.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Craft villages – the door out of poverty for rural workers - are dying or their names are only in the memory.

 VietNamNet Bridge - About 20km from Hanoi’s center, Dong Ky and Phu Khe carpentry villages in Tu Son commune, Bac Ninh province look like Chinese streets because most signboards are in Chinese.

 VietNamNet Bridge – People call Phan Trong Luong, 40, a "Big Brother" and it's true: he does rule the roost over his 100ha of chestnut forests and 800ha reservoir, and he has been in jail for beating up poachers and gambling.

 State budget collection increases; VEPR says 7-10 years needed to tackle bad debts; VNCB to raise capital to VND7.5 trillion; G-bonds forecast to sell well in H2; Mid-end condos still sell well

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 18th Vietnamese Film Festival will take place in Ha Long City in the northern province of Quang Ninh from October 11 to 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After salvaging 4,000 artifacts from the ancient wreck in Binh Chau, Quang Ngai province, experts and archaeologists have discovered many precious artifacts around the ship.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese scholars and their US partners have earned three awards in a US Government programme to fund scientific research in developing countries,

The Voice of Russia has quoted Russian military experts as saying that the first two Russian submarines that Nga builds for Vietnam, named "Hanoi" and "Ho Chi Minh City," would take a journey to Vietnam through Africa.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in South Korea, Vietnam’s top male chess player started to prepare for the World Cup in August 2013.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Blood-sucking bugs have reappeared in Ha Noi, with sightings of the irritating insects reported in 21 out of the capital's 29 districts.

VietNamNet Bridge – A new project launched on July 4 will get both residents and visitors to record information and impressions of famous and not-so-famous destinations as well as culture and cuisine of Viet Nam in order the make them more popular.

VietNamNet Bridge – At around 7 am on July 5, many people panicked when they saw an elderly woman pouring gasoline on her body and burning herself at the drawing-room of the court.

A complex of the most valuable sculptural works in the history of sculpture in Vietnam--which is little known, is located in the campus of La Vang Holy Land in Hai Lang District, Quang Tri Province.

VietNamNet Bridge – Demand for Liquefied Petroleum Gas is set to rise significantly as its versatility is exploited further the world over, experts said at a three-day conference that ends in HCM City today.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Joanne Stewart quit a high-profile corporate job in Singapore to volunteer to set up Swim Vietnam, five years later it is still the only training school for swimming teachers nationwide.

VietNamNet Bridge – Bat Trang Village has long been known as a place to buy quality pottery, but rarely have these works been exhibited for the public. A small museum offers a rare glimpse into this cultural tradition.

VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese artist Ryotaro Sugi is a Viet Nam - Japan Special Friendship Ambassador. In 1997 he became the first foreigner to be awarded the Friendship Order by the State of Viet Nam.