While the government has forced state owned economic groups to withdraw capital from other companies to gather their strength on forte business fields, worries have been raised that the process may go slowly because of the current regulations.

VietNamNet Bridge – Oil paintings by Buddhist priest Phap Hanh have been exhibited in Vietnam and many countries. VietNamNet introduces some paintings that were recently introduced at an exhibition in Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hearing rumors of a goldsmith’s store selling fake gold, a hundred people who had bought gold there flocked to the shop to sell gold, causing chaos in Thai Hoa town, in Binh Duong province.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than half a million candidates sat for entrance examinations for 125 universities nationwide yesterday, July 4.

The Iranian Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) concluded the three-day missile drill on Wednesday with Iranian military officials warning against any military aggression on the country.

The Imperial Citadel of Thang Long will be named an historical and cultural park under a plan approved recently by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to promote the global value of the 1,300-year-old site in the centre of the capital city.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has instructed ministries, agencies and localities to ensure capital is invested effectively in key areas and projects to avoid misdirected investment, waste and losses.

Nearly 3,000 BMW cars will be recalled in China due to defects in their steering systems, the country's consumer quality watchdog said Wednesday.

HCMC chairman Le Hoang Quan on Monday sat down with the WB representatives to discuss funding for the second phase of the city’s environmental sanitation project worth US$470 million, with the global lender expected to supply US$450 million.

The head of the Wallonie-Bruxelles delegation from Belgium to Vietnam, Franck Pezza, has been awarded the insignia ‘For the cause of Culture, Sports and Tourism’.

The Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) officially took control of its second satellite, the VINASAT-2, at a ceremony in Hanoi on July 4.

VietNamNet Bridge – On occasion of the United States' Independence Day on July 4, Viet Nam News presents an article written by US Ambassador to Viet Nam David B Shear.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two buses designed to be easily accessed by disabled people have gone into operation in HCM City. The buses have low floors and wide doors and are equipped with wheelchair lifts.

VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung visited the Lao National Assembly on yesterday, July 4, and delivered a speech at the plenary session.

VietNamNet Bridge – A unique painting exhibition is on display in Ha Noi featuring caricatures in celebration of the 2012 Euro.

On an area of 3,000sq.m of Cuc Phuong Turtle Conservation Centre there were rows of cages, crates, stables and basins to keep over 1,000 turtles that belong to 20 out of the 25 species of tortoises and fresh-water turtles known to be in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – The ‘Technology Entrepreneurs Creative Mix’ (TECx) conference is taking place in Ho Chi Minh City from July 4-7 with the aim of enhancing co-operation between Vietnam and the US in technology, trade and investment.

FM sends condolences to China; Top legislature congratulates RoK’s parliamentary speaker; Vietnamese, Cambodian militaries foster ties; Costa Rican diplomat visits Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - The national football team of Vietnam has dropped down by 22 places to stand at 120th position in the FIFA rankings in July, getting out of the top 100.

The information that the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) has been assigned by the government to buy one million tons of the summer-autumn crop for storage from the second half of July has helped raise the rice prices.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam News Agency affirms that Chinese media reports on four Chinese marine surveillance ships “blocking” and “chasing” Vietnamese Marine Police ships in the Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago, are totally untrue.

Five people were dead during the confrontation between an armed kidnapper and the police in Karlsruhe, southwest Germany on Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ceramic Road is a big work to celebrate the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi capital. This is also a world Guinness record. However, some people have taken advantage of the road to plant vegetables.

Tham river valley is not the biggest one in the region, while it opens to other valleys and rivers. However, this is the only place that the two species of precious fish – ca ro Tong Truong and ca trau tien vua.

Cambodia's Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) are currently conducting an active investigation of an unknown disease in Cambodia, which has killed 61 Cambodian young children since April,