VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi People’s Court yesterday, July 11, opened a trial for two Chinese men, Zhong Tielin and Yang Faqing, who last year sold fake gold antiques and gold ingots to several people, including a lawyer.

VietNamNet Bridge – After six months of treatment at the Hue Central Hospital in the ancient capital city of Hue, a Can Tho woman who lost her kidneys in an operation, was transplanted with a new kidney.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of thousands of square meters of land at convenient positions in Hanoi are not used or become football grounds, parking lots or scrap grounds.

More and more one stop shops have been set up in big cities since the day the first shop of this kind appeared on the market one year ago.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Idol 2012's "pre-casting round" has only passed through four cities, but it has already attracted more than 15,000 registrations, and is set to break the 2010 record of 20,000 registrations.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thanh Ngung set a new national record in the men's 10,000m walk at the 19th HCM City International Track and Field Championships – Viet Nam Open 2012 yesterday, July 11.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nobuyo Tajawa and her fellow Japanese expats living in the central city of Hoi An took about two hours to prepare their nagashi soumen (Japanese-style noodle) party on Hoang Van Thu Street yesterday, July 11.

Vietnamese-origin Julia Ho, 22, from San Francisco, California and Tuan Anh Pham, 28, from Germany have recently become Miss and Mr. Vietnam Continents, respectively, at the final night of the second annual beauty pageant held in the US on July 10.

VietNamNet Bridge – In the first half of 2012, six accidents happened on Thang Long Bridge, killing seven people. With 32 broken sites, maximal speed will be restricted at 40km per hour.

Diego Maradona said Wednesday he would like to continue to coach Dubai's Al Wasl team, despite the club's Tuesday announcement on his dismissal, according to local media sources.

The ASEAN+1 Foreign Ministers Meetings with 10 ASEAN partners took place in Phnom Penh on July 11.

The ships flying the Vietnamese flag now have the golden opportunity to regain the domestic container shipping market which is being controlled by foreign shipping firms.

VietNamNet Bridge – The draw for the AFF Cup 2012 final round took place in Bangkok, Thailand on July 11, to define members of the two groups of the largest football event in Southeast Asia.

VietNamNet Bridge – The capital city hoped to entirely deal with flooding in the center by 2015. The city’s average rainfall is nearly 1,680 mm annually, higher than the average of previous decades.

VietNamNet Bridge – ‘The Song of the Earth’ premiere performance will take place at the Hanoi Opera House today, July 12.

VietNamNet Bridge – The so called “cross-ownership” has become so popular in the banking sector (banks contribute capital to other banks to become founding shareholders of the other banks).

Vietnam and the US have agreed to increase the exchange of delegations at all levels and promote bilateral ties in various fields, of which economics, trade and investment will continue to be the focus and momentum for the two countries’ relations.

VN Muay Thai fighters progress to finals; Grandmaster Liem finishes seventh in rapid, blitz chess competition; Dung takes fifth stage of Women's Open Cycling Tournament

A suicide bombing killed at least 20 police cadets in Yemen's capital of Sanaa on Wednesday, just five days after the terrorist group sent warning messages to intelligence services that an attack would strike police institutions in days.

Vietnam aims for Rio+20 sustainable development goals; VN, Cambodia step up religious cooperation; Vietnam attends Hong Kong Summit Forum; German diplomat awarded culture insignia

As for the workers at the Dai Nam Zoo in Binh Duong province, the happiest moments in their lives are the ones when they can see with their eyes the hippos and tigers begin labor and give birth.

Vietnam’s Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held talks with his counterpart from China Yang Jiechi on July 11 in Phnom Penh on the sidelines of the 45th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM 45).

On July 22, the Sozo cafe on Bui Vien will host an art exhibition featuring, amongst others, the work of new Saigon artist, Le Huynh Minh Hieu.

Experts have warned that the Vietnam’s automobile industry would be threatened as automobile manufacturers would become traders once the low import tariffs under ACFTA become effective from 2015.

The issue of developing smart urban areas in Vietnam was first put forward 5-6 years ago. However, no considerable progress has been made so far.