Over 170 expatriate Vietnamese from 25 countries and territories around the world paid a visit to the Hue ancient citadel on July 18.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thoi Son Island in My Tho City, in the southern province of Tien Giang, has had an increase in cancer patients that is worrying local residents.

Japan on Wednesday night restarted the No. 4 reactor at the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, the second such case after Fukushima crisis put all 50 of the nation's reactors offline for regular checkups.

Researchers have found a way to convert cord blood cells into neuron-like cells that could shed light on treatment of a wide range of neurological conditions, local media reported on Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The national football squads of Myanmar, Malaysia and Philippines change annually while the Vietnamese team is still built based on a very old ground.

Will the US-China trade dispute, if it happens, bring the opportunities to Vietnam to penetrate the US market, or become a threat to Vietnam’s economic development?

As the Olympic Flame travels across the United Kingdom before it will reach London for the start of the 30th Olympics on July 27, it is interesting to hear what the Greek lady who lit the sacred flame in ancient Olympia on May 10 . . .

VietNamNet Bridge – Customs officers at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport and Saigon Port in HCM City discovered many smuggling cases of perfume wood, elephant tusks, pangolin scales, diamond, narcotics, etc. in the first half of 2012.

Furniture exporters plagued by tightened rules; Banks only cut rates for selected borrowers; Exports face more technical barriers; Project licenses to be revoked on Phu Quoc Island; Insurance corporations banned from banks

Street Festival Day in Hanoi; 18th century citadel to be restored in central region; City student makes green handbook for housewives; Hanoi through the lens

Bird flu re-emerges in Quang Binh Province; Man steps on beloved turtle statue, causes outcry; Hanoi invests in 37 urban technical infrastructure projects; Crocodile bites park employee’s arm off

VietNamNet Bridge – A group of young men abusing and then boiling two endangered monkeys, one of them pregnant, caused an outcry Monday when photos of the slayings appeared online.

VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 48 domestic and foreign billiards players will join the 9-Ball Pool Open in Hanoi from July 18-21.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Office of the Central Steering Committee for Anti-corruption (CSCA) reported at a meeting in Hanoi on July 17 that it has dealt with 28 serious cases of corruption in the first half of this year.

The decreases in the kieu hoi (overseas remittance) inflow to Vietnam and the declines in the operation of financial channels in Vietnam have both raised big worries.

VietNamNet Bridge – Police in the northeastern border province of Quang Ninh has broken up a drug trafficking ring from Laos to Vietnam, seizing more than 1,000 cakes of heroin and dozens of kilograms of synthetic drugs.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People's Committee has proposed a list of different service fees for apartment buildings instead of the current monthly ceiling price of VND4,000 (US$0.19) per square meters.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese team will leave this week to train in Ireland for the London Paralympic Games which begin on August 29 and close on September 9.

VietNamNet Bridge – Four Vietnamese referees have been invited to head to the London Olympics. They are Vu Xuan Thanh (taekwondo), Nguyen Dinh Nghia (boxing), Bui Dinh Cuong (gymnastics) and Nguyen Thanh Ha (badminton).

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese weightlifter Tran Le Quoc Toan has had his chances of claiming an Olympic medal boosted, following the news that tough rivals China will only be sending one man to compete in the men's 56kg event.

President of Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Mahmoud Abbas said here on Tuesday that Palestinians are ready to return to the negotiation table with Israel, and wished Italy takes action for the outcome of the peace process.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will assist southern Tien Giang Province to exploit its tourism potential and strengths to boost rural economic development.

Fulfilling the commitments to cut down expenses in 2012 made to the Ministry of Finance, a lot of state owned general corporations have unanimously cut down their workers’ wages by 5-30 percent.

The central province of Quang Nam has approved a proposal to invest nearly VND 50 billion (USD 2.396 million) to build a 15,800-hectare (39,000 acres) natural reserve for the saola, or 'Asian unicorn'.

Health authorities in Hanoi on July 16 closed down the Maria Chinese Clinic in Dong Da District after the death of a 34-year-old woman patient on July 14, for which three Chinese doctors in the clinic have been held responsible.