While the international community debates on the approach to resolve Syria's 15-month unrest, a fresh wave of violence hit the country on Wednesday and claimed the lives of many civilians and government troops.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s national football team remains the leader of Southeast Asia, maintaining its 97th position in the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) latest rankings.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Party, State, and people consistently consider developing and consolidating the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with China as a top priority in foreign policy.

VietNamNet Bridge – There are nearly 200 rivers, lakes and other waterways in Hanoi, compared with the green lungs that helped bring fresh air to the capital city. However, with the urbanization boom, the lungs have become no longer green.

The government has requested and called on state agencies to use Vietnamese goods and services for their computerization projects, in an aim to help develop the domestic information technology (IT). However, the request has been ignored.

The students of the HCM City Industry University are moaning about the penalty they bear for the late tuition payment. They have been forced to pay double and repeat the study of the subjects.

VietNamNet Bridge – The problems that arose when the Law on Adoption and the Hague Convention were implemented, were the topics for discussion at a seminar held by the Ministry of Justice on June 6.

VietNamNet Bridge – The poor quality of nursing education in HCM City has resulted in a severe shortage of competent nurses at a time when demand for them at hospitals is increasing, according to experts.

The loosened management and unreasonable sanctions have created the loopholes for Chinese low-quality goods to slip into the Vietnamese market.

While many people in cities race to beautify their teeth by expensive, modern techniques, many others still use odd methods to keep their teeth healthy.

The story about a single woman who suddenly died, leaving assets worth $50 million, is socially observed by psychologists as a typical example for the habit of “working hard, practicing thriftiness and building up money of Vietnamese people.

VietNamNet Bridge - “Good night honey, see you in five years at the court,” Kevin Tran, a Vietnamese Australian, told his bride after walking out from their wedding party at a restaurant in New South Wales, Australia.

GM Vietnam recalls 10,350 Chevrolet Captivas; Intel Capital invests in Vietnam for first time; Dong depreciates against US dollar; Oil and gas exploitation up 5.9 percent in five months; 70 percent of workers to be trained by 2020;

State Bank of Viet Nam Governor Nguyen Van Binh will announce this month new rules governing the restructuring of the banking sector.

The Department of Planning and Architecture in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday presented a project to the People’s Committee for the restoration and preservation of the historic Cho Lon ancient quarter.

The majority of National Assembly deputies yesterday agreed that while public investment in agriculture and rural areas had gained achievements and contributed to the country's development, there were still shortcomings that needed to be solved.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nine new sea and island-related records have been recognized by the Vietnam Record Book Center, including:

Donor representatives dicsussed poverty reduction and natural disaster mitigation in central Vietnam during the mid-year Consultative Group (CG) meeting opened in Quang Tri province on June 5.  

VietNamNet Bridge – During a five-day joint patrol, the Vietnamese and Chinese navies will together go the rounds in the joint fishing area and practice an anti-pirate maneuver.

VietNamNet Bridge – The fourth European-Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival will take place in Ha Noi and Da Nang starting on Friday, with screenings to continue until June 24. This will mark the first time that Da Nang has co-hosted the festival.

VietNamNet Bridge – A meeting was held in coastal Vung Tau City on June 5 to mark Vietnam’s Sea and Islands Week, World Environment Day (June 5) and World Oceans Day (June 8).

VietNamNet Bridge – On the evening of June 4, partial lunar eclipse occurred. The eclipse was more special because the moon was bigger than other times. Bellow are pictures taken by members of the HCM City Amateur Astronomy Club.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will officially deregulate the power market on July 1 to boost competition and reduce the monopoly of the Viet Nam Electricity Corporation (EVN).

Petrol stations fined for trading violations; 70 percent of workers to be trained by 2020; Education planning course begins; The elderly need eye care services

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi needs up to VND18.7 trillion (US$896 million) to build nine waste water treatment plants and prevent the pollution of lakes in the inner city by 2015, the municipal People's Committee has said.