APEC Securities Company has become the first securities company to be merged into others under the plan to restructure the stock market. The decision was made half a year after the plan was approved by the Ministry of Finance.

VietNamNet Bridge – A female farmer in Soc Trang province, southern Vietnam, who called herself a God, swindled money out of a Vietnamese national in Australia.

Bank loans inaccessible to small, medium businesses; Firms need help to cut inventory, restore production; Processors find market for cashew, cane by-products; VN is third largest investor in Laos; Industrial zones target investors

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on July 10 received visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who spoke highly of Vietnam’s socio-economic development achievements.

VietNamNet Bridge – First Secretary of the Cuban Communist Party’s Central Committee and President of the State Council and Council of Ministers, Raul Castro left Hanoi on July 10, concluding his four-day official friendship visit to Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Roasted soybean mixed with flavoring will become “real coffee.” This kind of fake coffee is produced by an enterprise based in Tan Phu district, HCM City.

HCM City continues blitz on unsafe food sales; Five men get death penalty for drug trafficking; Two French students help candidates prepare exams; Dak Lak launches contest on Vietnam-Laos special relationship

Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two countries’ leaders to beef up bilateral ties.

VietNamNet Bridge – A group of six Vietnam students, led by Prof. Dr. Sci. Vu Dinh Hoa, is attending the 53rd International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO), which opened in Mar Del Plata (Argentina) on July 9 for the second time.

Hollywood stars Tom Cruise, 50, and Katie Holmes, 33, reached a settlement on Monday, legally dealing with their divorce.

VietNamNet Bridge – According to the Telecommunication Department, Vietnam had 122.79 million mobile subscribers by the end of May, around 1.5 fold more than the country’s population. However, the growth begins to stop.

High tax is believed to be the main reason that makes securities investment funds unable to develop in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prolonged temporary settlement, low compensation for land, and environmental pollution are among some major voter concerns that will be discussed at the HCM City People's Council meeting from July 11 to 13.

Eurozone finance ministers agreed to bail out Spain by giving a first payment of 30 billion euros (37 billion U.S. dollars) to its reeling banks by the end of July, Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker said here early Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam would likely face a shortage of graduates in the fields of science and technology within the next five to seven years due to poor salaries and incentives, experts told a recent workshop in Ha Noi.

VietNamNet Bridge – Cyclist Nguyen Thuy Dung won the third stage of the National Women's Open Cycling Tournament - An Giang Television Cup yesterday, July 9.

VietNamNet Bridge – After being granted Vietnamese citizenship, under the assistance of Ninh Binh FC, Hoang Vissai signed a three-year contract with Ninh Binh. However, the Nigeria-born player immediately caused problems for this club.

VietNamNet Bridge – At the witness of their friends, a boy kneeled to present a bunch of roses to another boy near the Hoan Kiem Lake, in center Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge – It is an early summer morning. It is so quiet that only the singing of insects and birds can be heard at Ha Noi's Sung Phuc Pagoda.

A picture featuring a father who fanned, stroked hair of his daughter who lied down on the grown to sleep, using her dad’s thigh as pillow, to wait for the afternoon university exam has touched the heart of many people.

VietNamNet Bridge – On July 9-13, around 100 hare lipped and cleft palate children will be checked for free at the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Hospital in Hanoi, under the “Giving a smile-Giving a life” program.

VietNamNet Bridge – Da Lat Historical Village will host a festival to commemorate the so-called "ancestor of embroidery", Le Cong Hanh, who lived in the 16th century.

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho Anh Tuan has asked relevant agencies to name singers, models and show organizers who broke the laws on the media.

VietNamNet Bridge – Around 1,200 people walked on a 10m-road covered with broken glass in a performance in Hanoi on the morning of July 8.

VietNamNet Bridge – Guests SHB Da Nang beat Song Lam Nghe An 4-0 in the 14th round of the Eximbank V-League 2012 at Vinh Stadium yesterday, July 9.