VietNamNet Bridge – Huynh Phuong Dai Trang defended her title after defeating Tran Lan Anh by 2-0 in the final of the National Tennis Championship at the HCM City-based Phu Tho Club yesterday, Sep 15.

The government has given the green light to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers to initiate a dispute settlement case against the US at the WTO for unfair anti-dumping taxation on Vietnamese shrimp since 2003.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health has introduced a plan to raise hospital fees and committed to upgrade the healthcare service quality.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City People's Committee has asked relevant agencies to strictly punish polluting factories in Le Minh Xuan Industrial Park and surrounding areas in Binh Chanh District.

As debt-ridden Greece struggled to implement painful austerity measures to dodge a potentially humiliating default, there have been ominous whisperings about kicking Athens out of the euro zone as the last resort to stem the spreading crisis.

VietNamNet Bridge – My college friend Nguyen Minh Chi is a tea lover – to put it mildly. Such is Chi's passion for green tea, yellow tea, Oolong tea, black tea, white tea, blended tea (Earl Grey, English Breakfast, Jasmine tea)

Korean firm helps in housing the poor; Fire sparks panic among Binh Tay market shoppers; US helps prevent HIV/AIDS infection among addicts; Wild elephant rampages in Dong Nai

Luong Van Tu, Chair of Vicofa on September 15 affirmed that the association will join forces with the Dak Lak People’s Committee to take legal proceedings against the Chinese company to reclaim the Buon Ma Thuot coffee brand.

The United States on Thursday urged its citizens to leave Syria immediately, citing the "ongoing uncertainty and volatility" of the current situation in the Arab state.

Facebook unveiled a new feature called "smart lists" on Tuesday, giving its users an easier way to share photos, posts and updates with smaller groups of friends.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese children living abroad should be encouraged to learn their mother tongue, participants at a workshop held this week in Ha Noi heard.

National Assembly chairman visits Cambodia; Vietnam’s senior military delegation visits China; PM appoints new VNA director general; Vietnamese defence delegation visits Israel

The debate about whether to tax 2-seat Daewoo Matiz and Kia Morning vehicles as vans or passenger cars, which people thought came to and end, has been resumed.

The International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde Thursday welcomed the coordinated decision by the European Central Bank, the U.S. Federal Reserve, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan and the Swiss National Bank

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam supports the National Transitional Council's (NTC) bid to take over Libya's seat in the UN General Assembly and respects all decisions made by the Libyan people,

VietNamNet Bridge – A project aimed at cleaning up a rubbish dump near the Nam Giao altar will soon be carried out in Vinh Loc Town, in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

Los Angeles will host the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games, the organizers announced here Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Qatar's Aspire Academy U-19 team will participate in the HCM City International Football Tournament which is scheduled to kick off at Thong Nhat Stadium next Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Australian Embassy in Ha Noi has donated VND205 million (US$10,000) to establish a waste management programme in northern Bac Kan Province's Ba Be National Park.

Experts once predicted that the rice price in Asia would keep rising and may reach the three-year peak. However, in fact, the rice price in Mekong Delta provinces has been decreasing dramatically, which has discouraged farmers.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese fashion designer Vo Viet Chung will bring his three collections to the Vietnam-Japan Culture Week held in Tokyo, Japan on September 15-19.

VietNamNet Bridge – It’s now the right time for Vietnam to set up a detailed roadmap for the development of the semiconducting industry.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Institute of Workers and Trade Unions (IWTU) has proposed a more flexible regulation on the retirement age of female workers.

HCM City to host National Go Championship; Viet Nam to warm up for SEA Games martial art; Viet Nam lose to Laos in AFC U-16 qualifier

A lot of new urban areas and cities have arisen which comprise the most modern facilities that serve the modern life. However, it seems that urban development programmers do not pay much attention to the designing of cemeteries.