VietNamNet Bridge – A popular event in Vietnamese history has been depicted in a 3D animated film by a group of students at HCM City's Hong Bang University.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An amendment to the Labour Code lengthening maternity leave to six months is expected to increase the rate of children being breast-fed,

VietNamNet Bridge – The government of Vietnam, via the asset management company (AMC)--where it holds controlling stakes, would define the prices of the bad debts.

VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese and Russian scientists have announced their discovery of a new striped Ichthyophis species in Vietnam’s Central Highlands on Japan’s Current Herpetology Journal. 

FIEs expand investment while fresh FDI funds tumble; Rubber firms bend with downtimes; Foreign groups deepen Vietnam distribution market roots; Luxury cars roll into Vietnam despite economic doldrums; Strict quarantine for plant imports

 VietNamNet Bridge – People can easily buy a small nylon bag of pills, so-called energy-boosting medicine for VND5,000 (US20 cents) at fairs in Bang Thanh Commune in the northern province of Bac Kan.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal sand mining in the Tien River has encroached the safety corridor of the 1.53 km My Thuan Bridge linking Vinh Long and Tien Giang provinces, and poses a possible threat to the bridge itself.

Being built over two years ago, but Phu Huu port in HCM City, is deserted. There is no ship landing at the port because of the lack of a passage. The port owner has to spend nearly VND40 billion (US$2 million) for maintaining the port.

While domestic businesses are getting exhausted because of too many big difficulties, foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) still keep optimistic about their business performance.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On the table, the fish dish was decorated sophisticatedly and lively. The fish body was fried but the fish head was still alive.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Users of cell phones at petrol stations will be fined up to VND5 million (US$240) under a new regulation that will take effect on August 5.

Tens of thousands of students who will be travelling to Ha Noi for their first year at university next month are likely to be left searching for accommodation because the construction of two dormitory buildings has fallen behind schedule.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam aims to increase the number of people using mobile phone services to 90 percent of its population by 2015 and 95 percent by 2020.

 Exhibition features border, island sovereignty; Vietnamese photographer wins fashion contest prize; Efforts to modernize ethnic houses frowned on

 Word on the street is that actors Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker will soon be back on the screen as the mismatched cops in "Rush Hour 4".

The five percent electricity price increase has pushed the input costs of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) up by 5-10 percent.

 U.S. space agency NASA on Tuesday confirmed its most advanced planetary rover, Curiosity will land on the Martian surface at 1:31 a.m. EDT (0531 GMT) on Aug. 6 and the landing process will be broadcast live from Times Square, New York City.

 Finland funds climate change mitigation project in Quang Tri; Truck strikes bus stop, leaving one dead; Frenchman robs $150 camera in HCMC, sentenced; Cities told to crack down on medical advertising

 Foreign investors will be able to own up to 100 per cent of a domestic securities company under a new decree issued by the Government.

The number of Vietnamese people traveling to China recently has dropped sharply because of the economic downturn and the tensions on the East Sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The nation parks of Phu Quoc, Tam Dao and Bach Ma are listed as the wildest places in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City customs officers seized a container of elephant tusks at ICD Phuoc Long Port in HCM City. The container contains 158 tusks, weighing nearly 2.5 tons, worth around VND100 billion ($5 million).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese representative at the 2012 Miss World pageant is very hot in colorful swimsuits. My and other contestants took photos and were filmed in swimsuits on July 31.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of Vietnamese tourists to China has fallen by 20-30 percent in June-July because of economic recession and the tension in the East Sea, travel firms said.

 South African Chad le Clos won the gold medal, but so did Michael Phelps, who also made Olympic history in the Aquatic Center at the London Olympic Games on Tuesday night.