Classical and modern jazz pianist Francesco Tristano, from Luxembourg, will perform at the Hanoi Opera House on June 25 to celebrate the Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg’s birthday and the country’s National Day.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese agricultural officials yesterday promised to step up checks on China-grown apples imported to the country after media reports alleged that Chinese farmers used pesticide-coated papers to wrap the fruit.

VietNamNet Bridge – A new cai luong (reformed opera) troupe has been getting children and youth interested in the art through special performances at HCM City's Tan Binh Children's House.

VietNamNet Bridge – Young swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won a gold medal in the women's 400m freestyle event at the Southeast Asian Swimming Championships which wrapped up in Singapore on Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – A book on the history of Vietnamese traditional martial arts was released in HCM City on Sunday.

The latest round of talks between Iran and the six world powers in addition to the European Union ( EU) started in Moscow on Monday, with all parties expressing wills to continue the dialogue over the Iranian nuclear issue.

VietNamNet Bridge – The southernmost province of Ca Mau is currently planning to turn Hon Khoai Island into an eco-tourism site, using an estimated capital of over VND3 trillion.

The seventh Leaders' Summit of the Group of Twenty (G20) opened in Los Cabos, a coastal resort in Mexico, shortly after 3 p.m., local time, Monday.

The sharp falls of the bank loan interest rates, plus the lessened attractiveness of other investment channels would drive the cash flow to the real estate market.

President extends condolences to Saudi Arabia; Vietnam, Laos liaise on public administration; Quang Binh reaches out to Lao provinces

Tran Nhan Tong Award for Reconciliation will be launched at the Harvard University on September 22. VietNamNet talks with Prof. Thomas Patterson, chairman of the Tran Nhan Tong Academy, about this international award.

VietNamNet Bridge – A tropical low pressure system over the East Sea has gained in intensity to become tropical storm Talim, the second such storm in the area this year.

The ratio of bad loans held by Spanish banks in April, standing at 8.72 percent, hit a record since April 1994, said Bank of Spain (BOE) on Monday.

Some big guys in the telecom sector like Viettel and FPT, and even smaller companies like VNG or AnbinhTel all have announced their plan on making investment in research and development (R&D) and making hi-tech products.

Disappointed with the Ministry of Education and Training’s (MOET) swimming teaching program, parents now bring their children to swimming practice classes themselves.

The decision by the State Bank on slashing the deposit interest rate ceiling to 9 percent has raised the worry that this would lend a hand to the black credit to grow.

Tax relief helps 70,000 small firms; Northern IPs lure over 3,000 investment projects; Long-term savings interests soar after cap removal; Haiphong leads in attracting FDI; Banks reap hefty profits while firms suffer losses

VietNamNet Bridge – Famous models performed the latest collections by HCM City’s designers at the “Night of Beauty” fashion show in HCM City on June 16.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi has been rated as the cheapest destination for travelers in summer 2012 (from June 1 to August 31), according to the US website TripAdvisor.

VietNamNet Bridge – This weekend sees three performances of the 2001 American musical The Last Five Years by the Dragonfly Theatre Company.

Many bookstores in HCM City have become ideal places for students to read books without having to pay for books.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 2,600 of the Ho Chi Minh City’s total number of 2,900 buses have been equipped with black box that will record the vehicles’ operations on their journeys, said the city Department of Transport.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 39th Run for Peace, organised by Ha Noi Moi (New Ha Noi) newspaper, was launched yesterday, June 17, in the capital city.

Delta provinces ready for floods; US$105 mln education project gets go-ahead; Dioxin ruled out as mystery disease cause; Central Highlands to develop eco-tourism

VietNamNet Bridge – In a short period of time, tens of girls from southwestern and southeastern provinces applied to become residents of the central province of Lam Dong, to get married with foreigners, said a Lam Dong official.