VietNamNet Bridge – More than 700 representatives from political, media and scholarly circles in Asia-Pacific, Africa, Europe, Northern America and the Middle East have attended the two-day Asia Media Summit 2012 in Bangkok.

Only 35 per cent of State agencies' online portals have security policies, leaving the others open to spam and attacks at any time, said Information and Communications Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Hong.

Zoey Jones, a famous jazz singer from the UK, will perform at Sofitel Legend Metropole in Hanoi on June 5.   

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) on Wednesday revealed details of the food and drink that will be served to the millions of spectators and thousands of athletes during the Games this summer.

The representative of the Institute for Natural Resources and the Environment, which is in charge of calculating the damages caused by Sonadezi Long Thanh waste water discharging, has announced that it would not continue undertaking the work.

Many inbound tour operators have fallen into difficulty over sliding sales, so they have called for a nationwide demand stimulus program similar to the one done in 2009.

The total turnover of the advertisement market still increased sharply in 2011. However, experts have noted that the growth of the market has been associated with the new media trends.

“Black” websites which have high numbers of visitors and attract viewers with sensitive pillow talk and stories about violence have become the most favorite places for Vietnamese businesses to post ad pieces on.

Instead of Lego jigsaw puzzles, stuffed animals, dolls, or model cars, Vietnamese children from well-off families expect to receive hi-tech items or the tours worth thousands of dollars for the International Children’s Day June 1.

Google on Wednesday announced the launch of Google+ Local with free information from rating service Zagat.

Egypt's ruling military council declared on Thursday the end of the state of emergency after its last renewal expired, pledging to continue securing the state until the end of the transitional period.

VietNamNet Bridge – Of this number, over 21,000 children are Agent Orange victims, 141,000 orphans, 4,600 HIV-infected kids, who need assistance from the government and society.

WB predicts 5.7 percent GDP growth for Vietnam; Vinacomin to issue bonds; EVN clashes with small power producers; SJC refuses to buy deformed gold bars; US$3.34 billion ODA for agriculture and rural development; Cement inventories pile up

VietNamNet Bridge – Cooperation and connectivity are major trends in East Asia, with regional countries, especially those in Southeast Asia, forming the core, says Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Screening of Short Cartoons; Exhibition “The Children’s Drawings”; Film Screening in Jun at IDECAF; Official CAMA 6 After Party; Gala Italiano Concert; Puobelle International; Guitar Recital with Thibault Cauvin

The final round of the 2012 Sao Mai – Diem Hen (Morning Star – Rendezvous) national singing competition will be held in the central city of Hue from June 9- August 11.

This year’s winner of Vietnam Idol will bring home a cash prize of VND600 million instead of VND400 million as in previous years with their music video being shown on MTV Vietnam as well as the channel featuring their image for 12 months.

Show raises funds for disadvantaged children in Ha Noi; American writers to visit Vietnam; Da Nang to host beauty contest; Cinematheque presents ‘Project Black'

S Korea offers aid to help AO victims; Former cops indicted for pocketing $65,700; Two lose appeal against sedition; Former bank vice chief get 15 years for corruption

The supporting industries in Vietnam have not made any considerable progress over the last tens of years, since the day it realized the importance of the supporting industries and vowed to develop them.

VietNamNet Bridge – The capital's Transport Association proposed restricting the speed of passenger coaches travelling at night to avoid severe traffic accidents, which have occurred regularly during recent days.

Methanol, a low-quality additive in petroleum, has been found to be one of the main causes of hundreds of automobile fires over the past two years.

In recent years, several Vietnamese movies have been set in Thailand, Hong Kong, Korea or America and brought a change of scenery for local audiences.

VietNamNet Bridge – The authorities of the southern province of An Giang on May 28 declared a state of emergency over a landslide along the Hau River in Long Xuyen city.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ten projects of contemporary art and cultural performances will get financial support from the Danish Vietnamese Cultural Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF).