More than 1,160 Vietnamese students had to sacrifice university and college study due to financial difficulties, according to statistics from the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET).

Police of Tra Vinh Province arrested the director of a company that only employed pregnant women so they could take advantage of benefits from maternity insurance.

Waterway accidents occur much less frequently than road accidents but can be extremely costly in terms of both lives and property, an official said.

Meritorious Artist Nguyen Van Khanh or Khanh Kao passed away after a prolonged illness on June 9.

Vietnamese chess player Vo Thi Kim Phung won a silver medal in the women’s category of the Asian Junior U20 Chess Tournament 2012, which was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from May 29 to June 9.

Thanh Toan Bridge, with its tiled roof, in the central province of Thua Thien Hue will be turn into a destination for community based tourism.

While UEFA EURO 2012 football matches are taking place, police in Hanoi have prosecuted Do Huy Nam, vice head of the international affairs department of Bong Da (Football) Newspaper, for leading an illegal 13-member football betting ring.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese singer Nam Cuong has been invited by the Republic of Korea (RoK) Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City to attend the K-pop Festival Music Bank in Hong Kong, China on June 22-23. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Recently, the Chinese partners have continuously broken contracts, making Vietnamese rice exporters suffer, thus indirectly forcing the domestic prices down.

VietNamNet Bridge – Faced with financial challenges and uninspiring scripts, private drama troupes in HCM City have been too passive in developing their business, according to industry insiders.

Former Deputy PM receives Japanese honour; Localities of Vietnam, Laos enjoy deep ties; Vietnam, Laos provinces look to deepen ties

VietNamNet Bridge – The country's male-to-female sex ratio continued to widen in the first months of this year, reflecting a higher rate of abortions and a preference for sons, according to Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Viet Tien.

Co-host Ukraine led Group D after beating Sweden 2-1 at Euro 2012 on Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – A ceremony to mark the centenary anniversary of the birth of Pham Hung, the late Chairman of the Council of Ministers, took place in the southern province of Vinh Long on June 11.

Four cabinet members, including the Ministers of Public Security, Industry and Trade, Planning and Investment, and Natural Resources and Environment will have to answer questions of National Assembly deputies from June 13-15.

A mathematics book for students in the first grade has recently aroused fury among many people due to its violent content.

Scientists at a north China university say they have bred the world's first genetically-modified calf that will produce low-lactose milk in two years.

While other information technology (IT) firms have been sitting idle because of the low demand from enterprises which have cut services to practice thrift, domain name registration service providers can still prosper.

Located in the central province of Nghe An about 18km from Vinh city, Cua Lo beach is one of the most popular destinations for both local and foreign tourists, especially during the summer.

Every year, Vietnam has thousands of students finishing universities, and many of them become redundant. The race for looking for jobs has become stiffer than ever, when a lot of businesses have got bankrupted.

The face of the banking system in Vietnam has changed a lot since April 2007 owing to the Vietnam’s admission to WTO. More and more foreign financial institutions wish to become the strategic shareholders of domestic banks.

Doctors from Prague's Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (IKEM) have performed a unique heart replacing operation on a young man, with his heart replaced by two mechanical pumps, said Czech media reports.

Spaniard Rafael Nadal claimed a record seventh French Open title on Monday, beating world No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi Department of Transport recently combined with the Vietnam Vehicle Registration Agency to check the quality of coaches in the city. Up to 22 percent of inspected coaches are unsafe, the department reported.

Heavy and passenger vehicles including buses and trucks, won't be given registrations if they don't have black boxes installed, Viet Nam Road Administration director Trinh Ngoc Giao said yesterday.