VietNamNet Bridge – Pho (noodle), cha ca La Vong (fried fish), bun cha Hanoi (vermicelli and grilled chopped meat), banh da cua Haiphong (rice pancake with crab soup) … are among Vietnamese cuisines that are nominated as Asian records.

VietNamNet Bridge – The postal system could become the first industry in the world to eliminate carbon emissions as it seeks to buy carbon credits under the new global trading system.

VietNamNet Bridge - A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of getting acquainted with a young Vietnamese girl, who exuded intelligence in her quiet confident ways.

Like many other war artists, painter Trang Phuong was holding a pen and a gun at the same time while he was actively in combat.

The Ho Chi Minh City Transport Cooperative Union announced it has imported eight more buses to add to its existing fleets from South Korea at a cost of VND15 billion (US$7,500), which will run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).

VietNamNet Bridge – In her seventies now, Hong Hai recalls that she was among the youngest students to join the dan tranh class being offered by the Tieng Hat Que Huong (Motherland Voice) Club.

Ten countries will participate in the 2012 Asia Pacific Little League Junior Division (U14) Championships that will take place in the central coastal city of Nha Trang from June 30- July 7. 

Vietnam’s U22 football team has lost to host Myanmar despite opening the scoring in its second match in Group G of the U22 Asian qualifying round. 

Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Public Security, Dang Van Hieu, has asked law enforcement agencies to take strong, concerted actions against drug-related crimes and to put a stop to the illegal trafficking of drugs in Vietnam.

Vietnam is the first nation in Asia to have reached the target set by the World Health Organisation (WHO), to help more than 85 percent of patients fully recover from tuberculosis (TB) and provide treatment to over 70 percent of diagnosed cases.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Ngoc Quy shot the winning point in the last 10 seconds of the fourth quarter to help Tan Binh District edge host Da Nang 39-38 in the curtain-raiser of the National U17 Basketball Championships yesterday, June 25.

Moody's on Monday downgraded 28 Spanish banks' long-term debt and deposit ratings by one to four notches.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 31,000 foreigners are working illegally in Vietnam, according to the Employment Department under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People's Committee's Deputy Chairman Nguyen Van Khoi called on relevant agencies to better manage flooding to ensure safety during periods of heavy rainfall.

VietNamNet Bridge – Typical Korean specialities served as the kick off the Korea Food Festival yesterday, June 25, in Ha Noi.

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc yesterday called on all provinces and relevant agencies to find ways to reduce the number of traffic accidents nationwide,

The exports by foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) always account for the big proportions in the total export turnover. However, this is not an integral joy.

VietNamNet Bridge – It was with great joy that Nguyen Thi Thu, from the central province of Nghe An's Hung Nguyen District, first saw her son walking. But she had to wait until he was five to witness this miracle.

VietNamNet Bridge –Students from 50 colleges and universities nationwide are competing in the Talent Contest at the central city's Trung Vuong Theatre from June 23-28.

Chess masters to play in Turkey; Nam wins 25m rapid-fire pistol; Hanoian juniors set for home run

Vietnam attends meeting of regional political parties; Top leaders meet with voters; Lao PM receives Vietnamese Finance Minister; UN praises VN's new laws

VietNamNet Bridge – About 2.8 million people will benefit from the personal income tax waiver for the second half of this year approved by the National Assembly, the Ministry of Finance estimates.

Cambodia’s National Elections Committee (NEC) has released the official results of the country’s local elections, which took place on June 3.

VietNamNet Bridge – A meeting was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on June 25 to celebrate the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Year and the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties (1967-2012).

Egypt's ruling military chief Hussein Tantawi pledged on Monday to cooperate with the elected president to achieve stability in the country.