VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities and experts have called for efforts to make Viet Nam's urban centres and cities more climate change resistant.

Vietnam and Indonesia should strengthen cooperation and coordination from the standpoint of building a stronger and more developed ASEAN community, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

With the domain name changed into “.com” from a Vietnamese domain name “.vn”, which allows avoiding the registration at Vietnamese agencies, Chinese Baidu’s social network “Baidu Tieba” has made debut on schedule.

A Vietnamese student is recovering after being stabbed in the abdomen in a campus of Osaka University on July 24.

The U.S. State Department on Wednesday did not hesitate to offer its best wishes to Kim Jong Un, the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) whose marriage was just confirmed.

VietNamNet Bridge – President of the Cambodian National Assembly (NA) Heng Samrin left Hanoi on July 25, concluding the official friendship visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Sinh Hung.

VietNamNet Bridge – Mai Phuong Thuy, Thuy Dung and Ngoc Han, who are Misses Vietnam in 2006, 2008 and 2010 appeared together in a set of fashion photos in HCM City recently.

VietNamNet Bridge – History proves to be the toughest exam subject for students. A lot of zero marks have been given to the examinees at the latest university entrance exams.

Japan recorded its worst trade deficit in the six months beginning this January, though the nation saw a goods trade surplus of 61.7 billion yen (about 790 million U.S. dollars) in June, the government data showed Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Unable to borrow money from banks, businesses have to issue corporate bonds to raise funds. However, it’s very difficult to issue bonds at this moment.

The river water has got seriously polluted, the rice fields wither because of no watering, while people do not have clean water for daily life. These are all the problems local residents in the Ba river downstream area are facing.

Vietnam’s rich coastal line is never-ending and is full of gorgeous landscapes - but there are not many places that have the unique natural beauty of Ban Than on Tam Hai Island off Quang Nam Province.

Textile sector gets stitched up; Labour exports not plain sailing; Fish breeding stations fall idle in Highlands; Large-scale rice farms lack financial support; Delta needs rice drying rooms; Second-hand gadgets to be banned from Vietnam 

Man gets 8 years for switching votive money with real notes; Japan offers Vietnam US$4.3 mln in developing human resources; VN marine police launch Casa-212 aircraft fleet

The Philippines on July 24 protested the Chinese Central Military Commission’s decision to form a “garrison command” in Hoang Sa archipelago, as well as the recent deployment of Chinese fishing boats to Truong Sa archipelago.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Korean Cultural Centre will hold a contest to select a Vietnamese representative for the second International K-Pop Singing Competition in October.

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday, sending terrified residents fleeing from homes and buildings.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's two taekwondo competitors will leave for France for intensive training ahead of the London Olympics which start on Friday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam still strives to export 7 million tons of rice in 2012. However, this proves to be not an easy mission, especially when enterprises meet big challenges in both the domestic and foreign markets.

Spain's soaring costs of borrowing on the market did not reflect accurately its economic status and potential, the German and Spanish finance ministers said late Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government needs more support from non-government social organisations in protecting street children and providing them with education and healthcare services, officials said at a workshop on Monday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Trang An Tourism Complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh has great historical and geological value, experts declared at an international workshop held here yesterday, July 24.

President Truong Tan Sang will pay an official visit to Russia from July 26-30 at the invitation of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met Lao Minister of Science and Technology Boviengkham Vongdara yesterday, July 24, to discuss bilateral co-operation in the science sector.

The country's leading internet security firm BKAV said it will invest VND334 billion (US$16 million) in building an IT complex at the Hoa Lac hi-tech park, 30km north-west of Ha Noi's city centre.