VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health has shown evidences to prove that the drug prices in Vietnam are not high. However, people believe that the ministry’s argument is not convincing.

Ha Noi strengthens pricing inspections; Young man loses testicles in odd traffic accident; Children's input sought on law;  Vinh Phuc repatriates martyrs’ remains from Laos

Mobile phone imports in the first half of the year declined 23 per cent compared to the corresponding period last year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang is seeking to encourage travellers to stay longer and spend more while in the central city after surveys found that many people stay there for less time than in neighbouring Hoi An and Hue.

Ratings agency Moody's Investors Service has downgraded Italy's government bond rating two notches over concerns that the country is more likely to experience a further sharp increase in its funding costs or the loss of market

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese team grabbed three gold medals in the final round of the 2012 Asian Muay Thai Championships which started in HCM City on the evening of July 12.

Capital authorities yesterday admitted responsibilities for improper management of the capital's lakes and parks, causing public outrage over public land encroachment at the question-and-answer session of Ha Noi People's Council meeting.

British oil giant BP said Thursday it has agreed to pay another 13 million U.S. dollars to settle charges of its failing to fix safety violations at its Texas City oil refinery.

VietNamNet Bridge – Japan's Waseda University and the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre have completed work on a scaled down replica of Hue Citadel's Can Chanh Palace.

VietNamNet Bridge – Travel firms in the north, for the first time, have reached a cooperation agreement under which they would join hands to stimulate the demand and develop services.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 19th HCM City International Track and Field Championships – Viet Nam Open 2012 – ended yesterday, July 12, at Thong Nhat Stadium in HCM City with top athletes dominating as expected.

A lot of gold companies have received the proposal from big banks and goldsmith companies to cooperate with them as their agents.

VietNamNet Bridge – All of the Chinese clinics in Ho Chi Minh City have been found violating relevant regulations, and four of them have had their operations suspended for up to 12 months.

VietNamNet Bridge – A solo exhibition of work by contemporary Colombian artist Luz Angela Lizarazo is being held at the San Art gallery in Ho Chi Minh City.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has expressed his wish to deepen the Vietnamese – Thai multi-faceted cooperation in an effective manner, benefiting both countries.

VietNamNet Bridge – The film “Rock of Ages” starring Hollywood actor Tom Cruise will be shown in cinemas across Vietnam from July 13.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Summer Camp 2012 officially opened at the Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Minorities in Hanoi on July 12.

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Junior Chess Championships opened in Ho Chi Minh City on July 12, attracting 600 players from 31 cities and provinces across the country.

The State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) said Thursday that it has debriefed a manager supervising product security at Roche China, following an investigation into possible adverse reactions of some Roche products.

VietNamNet Bridge – No one can say for sure that commercial banks would accept the loan interest rate of 15 percent per annum to be applied for the old debts, even though this is the instruction given by the State Bank.

Both the East Asia Summit (EAS) and the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) need to make further contributions to the region’s common goals of peace, stability, security and cooperation in the region.

Thua Thien-Hue win opener; National sports festival attracts 7,800 athletes; Dat wins U18 air pistol discipline; That claims cycling tour victory

VietNamNet Bridge – Ambassador Nguyen Thi Hoang Anh presented her credentials to Joachim Gauck, President of the Federal Republic of Germany, at Bellevue Palace on July 11.

It is not easy for a particular vehicle to exist, to be honoured and loved for generations. However, a rudimentary and simple cyclo in Vietnam has done it!

After Vietnamese farmers tasted the bitterness from selling farm produce to Chinese merchants, it’s now Vietnamese wood chip exporters to suffer from the deals with Chinese, who have suddenly stopped collecting products.