VietNamNet Bridge - Most National Assembly deputies agreed that there were satisfactory results in socio-eonomic development in the first six months of this year despite the country facing many challenges and difficulties.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has drafted Law on Advertising to regulate and protect the nation's fine traditions and customs, while simplifying administrative procedures, said Deputy Minister Hoang Huu Ai.

The launch of two communication satellites atop Europe's heavy-lift Ariane 5 was postponed again due to bad weather, the France-based Arianespace announced Friday.

The state budget allocated for education and training development increased by 10 times in 2001-2011, while people’s investments and the loans from foreign sources have also increased. However, the education quality has not been improved.

VietNamNet Bridge – After a successful show in Hanoi in late May 2011, pianist Pho An My will give the second show in Hanoi on August 22, and then another show in HCM City on August 31.

VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Committee has approved a bus development project aimed at getting 3.62 million people to travel via bus daily by 2020. The present figure is about one million.

VietNamNet Bridge – The dried litchis market has been opened for the last two weeks, but the prices have halved from the beginning of the litchi crop. Vietnamese exporters complain that Chinese traders have been forcing the prices down.

VietNamNet Bridge - Members of the newly-elected cabinet tell the media about the action plans they will adopt in new positions.

The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry has staunchly opposed the recent action of Chinese vessels in cutting the exploration cables of Vietnamese ships which were conducting seismic surveys Vietnam’s continental shelf.

They are victims of Agent Orange (AO) but they have overcome disabled pain to be useful people. The HCM City War Remnant Museum introduces 28 exemplary AO victims at a photo exhibition.

The closing week of “Graffiti in the Alley”; Concert at HCMC Opera House; HITS Show: Summer Shorts; Nuranium’s 5th Rock Birthday; Exhibition “Photography and Applied Arts”; Hue – Film Screening in Jul and Aug; “Chihiro and Totto-chan” Exhibition

VietNamNet Bridge – Within one day of your visit to Nha Trang City, you'll have a chance to discover wild islands and enjoy what you can't do in the mainland.

VietNamNet Bridge - It is said that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. However, many Hanoi chefs break a customer’s heart before they gratify his palate.

Vietnamese-American artist wins Prince Claus Award; Turn-of-the-century antiques on display in HCMC; Vietnam world heritages presented in photo exhibit; Vietnam to compete in documentary award    

VietNamNet Bridge - The Internet has surpassed radio and print media to become the most popular means in Vietnam, according to a survey jointly conducted by Yahoo! Vietnam and Kantar Media Vietnam.

Vietnam wanted to finish negotiations and sign the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade /Voluntary Partnerships Agreement with the European Union late next year to facilitate Vietnamese wooden products entering the EU market.

U.S. scientists have found two gene mutations occurring in oligodendrogliomas, the second-most common form of brain cancer, according to a study to be published Friday in journal Science.

VietNamNet Bridge - International grandmasters Le Quang Liem and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son will leave for Russia to compete at the World Chess Cup in Khanty Mansiysk from August 26 to September 21.

Some said that the Mekong Delta is the “depression” of Vietnam’s education and the local people are not eager for studies. However, a senior journalist in this region did not agree and claimed that the region only lacks the state’s attention.

VietNamNet Bridge - Agriculture plays an important role in Vietnam, helping the country maintain economic growth and food security. But the sector needs more investment in processing to boost its economic value.

Yingluck Shinwatra, fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's sister, was elected by the House of Representatives on Friday to be the 28th prime minister of Thailand.

Local residents in Cao Bang province were brave enough to say “no” to the gold mining project approved by the provincial authorities, in order to preserve every square meter of land and forests descended by their ancestors.

The sell-off in the Wall Street accelerated on Thursday, with the blue-chip Dow plunging more than 500 points, as investors rushed out of equities and other riskier assets on fears of an economic slowdown and European debt contagion.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many households assigned to manage forests in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lac have either returned it to the local government or cleared it for agricultural cultivation,

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi's Department of Planning and Architecture announced the final plans for its first urban rail system on Wednesday.