VietNamNet Bridge – More than 340 veterans who took part in the Dien Bien Phu campaign met in HCM City on August 20 to celebrate General Vo Nguyen Giap’s 100th birthday.

According to a reader at duy_khanh363@yahoo..., Vietnamese people should have sympathy for homosexuals.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 9th Hoi An-Japan cultural exchange festival opened on Saturday in Hoi An with art activities from the two countries.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Viet Nam Internet Information Centre (VNNIC) has granted nearly 320,000 domain names in the Vietnamese language since April 28, the date on which names could be registered for free.

Almost one in five Australians suffer from hearing loss, with more than half of them have not done anything to correct the problem, a survey found on Sunday.

Culinary week highlights Indian culture and cuisine; Photojournalist dies at 81; Heritage tourism a must for Hue ancient village; American author sends books to Vietnam’s Spratly Islands; Singer bombards public walls with self-ads 

VietNamNet Bridge - China is playing fast and loose in claiming rights to territory on and beneath the East Sea. The United States could help the situation by joining the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam's futsal (indoor football) team will play against Malaysia in the opener in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Futsal Championship qualifiers.

Experts from several Latin American nations Saturday launched a project to monitor and control dengue in the region.

VietNamNet Bridge - The ageing Bien Hoa 1 Industrial Zone in the southern province of Dong Nai will be converted into an urban trade-and-services area to help stop continued pollution of Dong Nai River with factory waste.

VietNamNet Bridge - A comprehensive inspection of State management and the implementation of tourism and resort projects began on Wednesday in Khanh Hoa Province, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

The corporate bond market may get even gloomier when a new regulation by the State Bank of Vietnam is applied, under which the investments in bonds will also be counted on when calculating banks’ credit growth.

In the first seven months of 2011, Electricity of Vietnam didn't buy all electricity volume offered by domestic power producers. However, it still purchased power from BOT investors and from China in accordance with the signed contracts.

VietNamNet Bridge - Viet Nam can learn a lot from the experience of Japan and other countries as it strives to improve the quality of tertiary education in the country, senior overseas Vietnamese academics said at a conference yesterday.

The U.S. dollar dropped against most major currencies this week as concerns over debt problems in the eurozone and the United States intensified and added to investors' fears.

FPT launches Facebook application; Viettel dominates cable network in Cambodia; Intel introduces English learning software on PC; FPT Information System Pte established; Mobifone accelerates rolling out Sim Vietpay  

PV Gas approved on import gas port project; China national corporation to pay Vietnam $6 mln; Toshiba to design LCD TVs in India, Vietnam; Vietnam seeks to develop safe biotech system; Pepper price hits new record   

China’s ambition to impose unreasonable sovereignty in almost all the East Sea is extremely contradictory to this country’s historical documents.

Thai-Cambodian Regional Border Committee (RBC) meeting is scheduled from August 23 to 25 to discuss on bilateral ties in Thailand's northeastern Nakhon Ratchasima province, local media NNT reported on Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – After two years of developing 3G services, mobile network operators have admitted that 3G is really a “costly game” and that if they continue injecting money in 4G, they may “fall into the trap” at any time.

Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs slashed their forecasts for global economic growth along with slower global trade growth and additional austerity measures announced in several countries.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi-based Signatures of Asia Co., Ltd has just launched a comprehensive website about golfing in the country which also offers golfing packages in Vietnam.

HCM City's traffic jams yet to be tackled; Famous Italian surgeon returns to help children; HCM City busts 530,000 smuggling cases last decade; Hanoi restaurant destroyed in gas explosion  

Executives of Ernst & Young have recommended Vietnam’s tax authorities consider using advance pricing agreements (APA) with corporate taxpayers as an option to fight transfer pricing at both foreign-invested and domestic companies.

VietNamNet Bridge - Pavement parking fees will be doubled if Ha Noi's Urban Traffic Safety Steering Committee has its way to stop people abusing the privilege.