VietNamNet Bridge – It is expected that the number of securities companies would be cut down by 2/3 after the restructuring process. However, to date, no securities company has declared the bankruptcy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A record number of people will sing and dance together in the name of peace and love at My Dinh Stadium Square on October 7 for a programme called Hay Cung Hat Vang (Let's Sing Along).

 Vietnamese movie lovers in major cities of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong, Hue and Danang will have a chance to enjoy famous films during a UK film festival 2012 from Aug. 29 – Sept. 11.

 JICA helps Da Nang improve infrastructure; Register officers examine 1,000 boats each per year; Disadvantaged kids benefit from subsidy; Border guards nab heroin trafficker

 VietNamNet Bridge would like to introduce an article by Sarabjeet Singh Parmar, Research Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi, which was published on the Eurasia Review Journal this month.

VietNamNet would like to introduce a series of articles about the presidential election in the US, by G. Calvin Mackenzie, the Goldfarb Family Distinguished Professor of Government at Colby College  and currently a Fulbright scholar in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese representative has prepared three evening gowns for the final night of the 2012 Miss World pageant, August 18. These gowns are designed by HCM City’s designer Le Thanh Hoai.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At 10am of August 14, a fire occurred at the apartment block of 300 Chinese workers at the Hai Phong 2 Thermo-power Plant project in the northern port city of Hai Phong.

 Apple's share growth in the smartphone market nearly paused in the second quarter of 2012 as consumers postponed their upgrade in anticipation of the upcoming launch of the company's new iPhone, a research firm said Tuesday.

An exhibition featuring 146 artworks of oil paintings, silk paintings and sculptures on a variety of subjects by 118 artists opened at the Fine Arts Museum in Ho Chi Minh City last week. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Idol 2012 storm will make landfall at 8pm this Friday with the airing of its first episode.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Do Tuan Anh of Domesco Pharmacy Dong Thap claimed victory in the second stage of the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta cycling tournament – An Giang Plant Protection Cup yesterday, Aug 14.

International observers highly appreciate the inflation decrease in Vietnam, but keeps cautious with their predictions about the growth prospect and repeatedly express their worries about the bank bad debts.

 Train fares will temporarily go down by at least 10 per cent, said the Viet Nam Railway Corporation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tropical storm Kai Tak, which has formed off the east coast of the Philippine’s Luzon Island, will move to the northeastern area of the East Sea and may strengthen.

 A young woman in the Central Highlands city of Da Lat has recently attracted the attention of local residents as well as visitors to the city’s Hoa Binh area to her special dress, which is made from lettuce.

 The British government on Tuesday said it hopes the London 2012 Olympics would give a boost to tourism to the country, particularly from China.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 100 athletes will compete in the annual 2012 GoPro Hero Da Nang Triathlon at My Khe Beach on September 29.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh will defend his title at the Viet Nam Open-Yonex Sunrise Cup which starts on August 20 in HCM City.

 U.S. Republican presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney's campaign announced on Tuesday it had raised 7.4 million U.S. dollars online in three days after the formal announcement of Congressman Paul Ryan joining the ticket.

 Deputy PM welcomes Venezuelan Vice-Foreign Minister; Lao Party leader supports strong ties with Vietnam; Indian National Day celebrated in Hanoi, HCM City; Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc visits Cambodia

VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang received a number of foreign ambassadors who presented their credentials on August 14 before assuming their new positions in Vietnam.

The Ministries of Industry and Trade and Finance are considering loosening the requirements enterprises must have to be able to import cars.

Vietnam has got a red card for a lot of shortcomings in the wildlife protection. Despite a sufficient legal framework on the issue, wild animals still have been hunted and killed to get extinct.

VietNamNet Bridge – The PhDs do business in different business fields, but they have a common characteristic that they have big influences in their fields.