White House Spokesman Jay Carney on Thursday ruled out new gun control laws, saying U.S. President Barack Obama will focus on other measures to reduce gun violence.

While SBV considers the dong/dollar exchange rate stabilization in recent months a great success, exporters complain that with the dollar price stabilization, they do not hope to make profits from the exchange rate fluctuation any more.

VietNamNet Bridge – China’s recent actions to unilaterally assert control of disputed territories in the East Sea may be a violation of international law, said US Senator Jim Webb on the Senate floor on July 25 (local time).

The decision by the Tinh Bien district’s local authorities in An Giang province and the way the mice trap was uninstalled has caused serious environment pollution.

 The best kept secret of the Olympic Games at the moment is what the opening ceremony will be like, but from the details revealed by the Olympic authorities and partially leaked by some of the performers,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese and Russian leaders have agreed to accelerate negotiations and the signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the customs alliance of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.

The images showing the thighs of a female student full of long rips have made the Internet users’ community seething. Is this a new trend of the youth?

VietNamNet Bridge - Hon Viet (The Soul of Vietnam), featuring a mix of musical and dance styles from the northern, southern, and central regions, is a rare stage show for foreign visitors in HCM City.

While the government believes that it’s necessary to push up the public investment to boost the economic growth and help ease the enterprises’ difficulties, economists have warned that this may pave the way for high inflation to return.

If you ever make the long journey to visit pagodas in the North, you might bypass the tomb and temple of Kinh Duong Vuong, grandfather of King Hung through no fault of your own.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A delegation of the Party Central Committee, State President’s Office, the National Assembly, the Government, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front on July 26 paid a floral tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh and war martyrs

Long road drivers have said they now have “magic wand” which can help them deceive policemen. This is a hi-tech device allowing to give warnings from a distance and to intervene the signal of the police’s speed gun.

CPI continues to dip, posts 2nd consecutive fall; Rubber manufacturers cornered by export duty; HCM City’s trade surplus hits US$1 billion in 7 months; EVN forecasts big gains from divestments

 VietNamNet Bridge – Drastic measures have been urged to stop the transportation of unpackaged animal and poultry meat in open vehicles.

 Art exchange in tribute to martyrs; Japanese rapper set for performance in Ha Noi; AmCham hosts summer networking event; Bass party asks: how low can you go?

Former Deputy PM Vu Khoan expressed his concern over environmental pollution in and the encroachment of concrete works into Ha Long Bay at an international seminar held in Quang Ninh on July 24.

VietNamNet Bridge – Major General Pham Hoai Giang, Chief of the Agency for Search and Rescue, said on July 25 that this force would be equipped with big ships to carry ocean voyages.

Vietnam commemorates heroines in historic junction; Deputy PM pays homage to martyrs’ cemetery; VND300m in counterfeit money found; Japan helps Vietnam develop human resources

VietNamNet Bridge – Using YouTube as a channel to discuss social issues concerning many young locals, 21-year old Tran Duc Viet has attracted more than 16,000 subscribers and more than 2.5 million views on this video-sharing network.

VietNamNet Bridge – A 16-year-old girl in Hanoi suddenly disappeared and suddenly returned home after 21 years, when her family considered her as a dead person.

VietNamNet Bridge - A video showing a Vietnamese-American boy reenacting Beyoncé's "Countdown" video was commented by Beyoncé on her website under the heading "Brilliant," as "I think he did this video better than I did."

VietNamNet Bridge – They have participated in many international rowing tournaments but rowers Nguyen Thi Thao and Nguyen Thi Hai currently know the feeling of rowing a real boat.

VietNamNet Bridge – The family of an arrestee who died in his detention room brought the body to the head-office of the Thoi Binh district authorities to claim innocence.

VietNamNet Bridge – Three deaths in a week of endangered species have shocked the social network community and general public, focusing even closer attention on Viet Nam's woeful record in the protection of endangered wildlife.

VietNamNet Bridge – For the first time, this year's National Drama Festival in the central city of Hue is presenting only works on serious contemporary social issues.