VietNamNet Bridge – The Toi Linh Tu (the Highest Celestial) Temple in the Hue Citadel, built during the final days of the Nguyen Dynasty, has been restored with German assistance and is again open to visitors.

VietNamNet Bridge – The fourth typhoon in the East Sea this season, Typhoon Vicente, is forecast to get closer to northern Viet Nam in the next few days, bringing strong wind gusts, rain and rough seas.

VietNamNet Bridge – Serious chemical and sewage pollution has been reported at the Tang Loong Industrial Zone in the northern province of Lao Cai.

VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Quoc Huy of Ha Noi sang and danced his way to victory in Ngoi Nha Am Nhac, the Vietnamese version of reality TV show Star Academy, on Friday.

VietNamNet Bridge – SHB Da Nang keep their top position on the rankings after beating Becamex Binh Duong 1-0 in the 22nd round of V-League Eximbank at Chi Lang Stadium yesterday, July 22.

VietNamNet Bridge – Fishermen in An Phu District of the southern province of An Giang on July 21 caught an 86kg giant catfish in the Hau River, a branch of the Mekong River in Vietnam.

World number one Roger Federer on Sunday said he is expecting "something special" at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam hopes to raise the number of skilled workers from 16 million to more than 34 million by 2020 by linking enterprises and training institutions in better equipped and more market-oriented courses.

VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang will pay an official visit to Russia from July 26-30 to strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries.

The enterprises in the HCM City Hi-tech Park (SHTP) have complained they are facing too many difficulties in expanding business, while their products remain unreachable to customers due to the complicated procedures.

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assemblies of Vietnam and Cambodia signed an agreement in Hanoi on July 22 to strengthen the traditional friendship and cooperation between the two legislative bodies.

A pro-government Syrian TV said the government troops cleansed armed fighters from another neighborhood of the capital Damascus on Sunday after 24 hours of intense fighting.

Once described as the financial centers in Hanoi, which would turn Hanoi into a financial center of the country, but the big real estate projects have fallen into oblivion. A lot of finance and trade centers remain the deserted land areas.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Russian version of the 2005 best-selling war book Dang Thuy Tram's Diary will be presented to public in Ha Noi on Tuesday.

The village of artists, called Ham Long, is located near the windy Sai Gon River, 10km from the hub of Ho Chi Minh City. It has this name because most of the owners of houses in the village are artists.

US foreign direct investment is expected to be explode in Vietnam as the pair's relationship is nourished.

Russia on Sunday launched a Soyuz-FG carrier rocket with five satellites on board, the country's space agency Roscosmos said. Roscosmos' live webcast showed the Soyuz-FG rocket took off at 10:41 a.m. Moscow time (0641 GMT)

Dak Nong Province is situated in the southwestern area of the Central Highlands, on the ancient plateau of Dac Nong-Dac Mil. It has fertile basalt soil and a temperate tropical climate, very favourable for agricultural production.

The China National Radio has reported that more than 1,100 Chinese voters in 15 constituencies on the Tay Sa, Nam Sa and Trung Sa islands cast ballots on July 21 to elect deputies to their so-called Sansha city municipal people’s council.

Tribeco is believed to be the victim of a transfer pricing strategy or the tricks played by foreign partners who have been planning a hostile takeover of the drink manufacturer.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 86kg giant Mekong catfish died at a breeding fish farm in the southern province of An Giang, said the chief of An Giang Fishery Department, Mr. Tran Anh Dung on July 24.

Like other ethnic minorities, the Lo Lo people regard marriage as  an extremely important event in an  individual’s life.

VietNamNet Bridge – Information technology and a high literacy rate were the keys to developing e-government, said Le Thanh Tam, CEO of IDG ASEAN at the 10th Viet Nam e-government symposium in the capital on Friday.

Total State budget revenue in 2010 reached VND588.4 trillion (US$28 billion) while total expenditure hit VND648.8 trillion ($30.89 billion) due to increased spending for development investment.

Over a half of the State-run groups and corporations mainly relied on loans and appropriated funds, leading to high debt-to-equity ratios and posing great risks to safety and financial balance, said the State Audit of Vietnam.