Several reservoirs in the central region were built many years ago and are now in a badly downgraded condition and highly unsafe during the storm season, as they may burst at any time.

Vietnam’s top chess player, Le Quang Liem, ended up in fourth place with a total of three points at the 2012 ACP Golden Chess Classic in the Netherlands, which officially wrapped up July 22.

Lionel Messi’s former trainer, Arseni, and two of his colleagues Xavier and Oscar from Barcelona FC have arrived in Vietnam for the Qatar Aspire Academy’s ‘2012 Football Dreams’programme.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese contestant was not among the top faces of the Top Model Fashion competition at the Miss World 2012 beauty contest. However, she did well in the interview.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Phu Bai International Airport in the central province of in Thua Thien-Hue Province resumed its operation from 4.40pm on July 24, after over one day being closed because of a gayal.

VietNamNet Bridge – Twelve Vietnamese sailors who were seized by Somali pirates arrived at Hanoi’s Noi Bai Airport at 3pm yesterday. All of them burst into tears at the airport.

VietNamNet Bridge – According to the draw result on July 23, Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh is in group D, with Parupalli Kashyap of India and Yuhan Tan of Belgium.

VietNamNet Bridge – The East Sea (including the Truong Sa and Hoang Sa archipelagos) were carved on nine bronze censers in the early 19th century, confirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over the islands and waters.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Malaysian contestant Lee Yvonne wrote on her Facebook that she was lucky to be a roommate with the Vietnamese girl – Hoang My.

As Chinese goods have been “boycotted” by Vietnamese consumers for fear about the products’ safety, Thai goods have been penetrating the Vietnamese market.

Moody's Investors Service late Monday lowered its outlook on top-rated Germany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg to negative from stable, citing increasing uncertainties about the euro debt crisis as a whole.

VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition of paintings by a Hue artist is expected to offer HCM City art-lovers a new insight into lacquer works.

VietNamNet Bridge – Twelve Vietnamese crew who had been held by Somali pirates for more than 18 months are expected to return home on the afternoon of July 24.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese fencer Nguyen Tien Nhat will know on Friday if he is to face one or two of the Olympic Games strongest fencing competitors in the first round in London.

VietNamNet Bridge – Tropical Storm Vicente is likely to hit China’s Guangdong Province this morning and then weaken into a depression, but will bring heavy rains to Northern Vietnam, said the National Hydro-meteorological Forecasting Center.

VietNamNet Bridge – How to increase the role of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia in connection with the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) was discussed at an international workshop in Hanoi on July 23.

James Holmes, the 24-year- old suspect that killed 12 people and injured 58 others in a movie theater shooting spree in Aurora, the U.S. state of Colorado, made his first court appearance Monday.

The eurozone's government debt rose to 88.2 percent of its gross domestic product by the end of the first quarter this year from 87.3 percent at the end of the fourth quarter last year, the statistics office of the European Union said Monday.

The cooperation agreement recently signed between the Vietnamese and Cambodian National Assemblies will contribute to further increasing bilateral cooperation and friendship between the two countries in the time to come.

Photo contest salutes heritage; War pictures on show; Murals may help langurs; Miss Sport contest under way

VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang on July 23 extended congratulations to Pranab Mukherjee on his election as the 13th President of India.

VietnamNet Bridge – Pedicabs are a symbolic means of transport of Hue tourism. However, with a large number of 2800 pedicabs, there are many unsolved problems in the management of pedicabs’ activities.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is keen to develop mutually beneficial political, diplomatic, defence and cultural relations with Cambodia, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Experts believe that it would be much better for Bao Viet if HSBC takes leave of Bao Viet and gives up the place to another partner who is an insurer.

Vast areas in industrial parks built in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta remain unutilised for years even as thousands of farmers remain landless after their lands are acquired for the parks.