VietNamNet Bridge – The construction of specialized road for the first BRT (bus rapid transit) routes in Hanoi will be kicked off this July.

VietNamNet Bridge – Over one time Korean newspapers have accused Vietnamese singers of copying concepts of Korean singers.

The child survival gap within and between countries can be narrowed if proven and cost-effective interventions for pneumonia and diarrhoea are scaled up to reach the most disadvantaged children, according to a new report from UNICEF.

Exhibition highlights broadcasting technology achievements; Gallery featuring Ho Citadel’s objects opened; 10th National Radio Festival opens in Hanoi; Dating for dummies; Seminar on preserving cultural heritages

VietNamNet Bridge – Some people in the central province of Phu Yen have rescued a young woman and her 2-year-old child, who was forced to live in the forest for eight years by her father.

Japan gives $365,000 to upgrade schools; Man, ravaged by tumors, longs to read; Viet Nam spends US$13 million on fire fighting and rescue centres; IFAD supports poor farmers in Tuyen Quang

Rating agency Moody's cut on Wednesday Spain's government bond rating to Baa3 from A3 and placed it on review for possible further downgrade.

More than VND9 trillion (US$432 million) from the Viet Nam Bank for Social Policies has been injected into society, with priority given to poor households and students, and public utilities in rural areas,

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam Television (VTV) has made a lot of investment on shooting projects abroad, with participation from various foreign actors, despite current economic difficulties.

VietNamNet Bridge – The family of Mr. Doan Van Vuon whose land was wrongly revoked in Tien Lang district, Hai Phong city on January 5, has been informed of the draft evaluation report of their lost assets.

Vietnamese teenager Nguyen Thi Anh Vien proved her talent at the ongoing Southeast Asian Swimming Championships in Singapore with a performance in the pool that bolstered her chances of qualifying for the coming Olympic Games.

The deposit interest rate has dropped sharply to 9 percent per annum, which means the lower earnings for depositors. However, banks do not fear that the capital to be mobilized would decrease

VietNamNet Bridge – The national football team of Vietnam will play a friendly game with the national squad of Mozambique at HCM City’s Thong Nhat Stadium on June 23, to celebrate the 32nd anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic relationships.

13,000 traffic accidents nationwide during the first five months of this year have claimed 4,000 lives and injured more than 14,000 people, Nguyen Hoang Hiep, vice chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee, told a meeting on June 12.

Fashion designers Chung Thanh Phong, Devon Nguyen, Le Thanh Hoa and Kim Khanh introduced their summer-autumn collections at the ‘Passionate Style' show in HCM City on June 12.

Viet Nam football team to play against Mozambique; Evason Ana Mandara beach resort Sailing Cup to kick off; Giang wins bronze medal at Asian athletics champs

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has been ranked 34th among 158 countries in the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2012, four places up against 2011.

Central Khanh Hoa Province authorities have urged the management board of a local economic zone to accelerate the revocation of the industrial waste processing plant of a shipyard.

The UK has completed major facilities to ensure that the London 2012 Summer Olympics will become a unique social, cultural and sporting event for international friends. 

The Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF) has provided additional 55 scholarships for Vietnamese nationals to develop their careers at 34 leading US universities in the 2012-2013 academic year.   

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 120 Vietnamese children with genital deformities will receive free treatment under scheme run by the Asia Injury Prevention Foundation.

VietNamNet Bridge – Fifteen lithographs of Vu Cao Dam's paintings from an overseas Vietnamese's collection will be exhibited for the first time in Asia.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium Pham Sanh Chau and other outstanding individuals have received the Knight of Tournai title for their active contribution to promoting the city’s image. 

The U.S. Department of Defense on Wednesday announced the United States, South Korea and Japan will conduct a two-day, trilateral naval exercise on June 21-22 in the waters south of the Korean peninsula.

At a time when the international community is still unable to reach a consensus to bring about a favorable solution to the stand-off in Syria, the Syrian government seems to have shelved all outside suggestions and chosen its own way: