VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of rice hectares in the southern province of VInh Long has been hired by Chinese traders in the name of local people, for many years to plant sweet potatoes.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two specialties of Vietnam – pho (Vietnamese noodle) and goi cuon occupy two middle positions in the list of the top 50 cuisines in the world by CNN. Vietnamese pho ranks the 28th while goi cuon is at 30th.

VietNamNet Bridge – People’s Artist, actress Le Khanh will be a member of the jury of the third Miss Vietnam-EU pageant--besides fashion designer La Hang, composer Quoc Trung and Vietnamese French opera singer Alain Vu Hoang Mi.

VietNamNet Bridge – It is necessary to make it compulsory for manufacturers and importers to recall expired and waste products to help protect the environment, though it would not be an easy task.

The death toll from a rain-triggered landslide in a South Korean mountain resort east of Seoul has risen to 12, local media reported Wednesday.

‘Mot Vietnam’ magazine makes comeback; Young people reviving Cai Luong opera; David Archuleta enchants local fans; Ethnic Cham community to hold Muslim festival; Vietnam joins youth exchanges in Thailand    

VietNamNet Bridge - Amid rising tensions with China over the hotly-contested East Sea, President Benigno Aquino III announced that the Philippines was ready to defend its territory by acquiring more weapons.

Foreign electronic enterprises only seek profits when they come to Vietnam, while they do not intend to help develop supporting industries or transfer technologies.

The number of foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) licenced for importing and distributing of goods has tripled from 73 in 2008 due to Vietnam’s free trade agreements and World Trade Oraganization (WTO) accession.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vast sand dunes covering more than 100ha are threatening to bury three coastal villages in central Quang Binh Province.

Whirlwinds damage over 2,000ha of rice; Party official besieged for investment scam; Man breaks into jewelry shop, steals gold; Respiratory centre set up in Bach Mai Hospital

At least 17 people were killed in a shootout with police in a prison in the northern Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, local authorities said on Tuesday.

The five-member Street Legends team, established by former player of the Dutch national football team Edgar Davids and the Australian team will have friendly matches in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on August 10.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 100 photographs taken by 24 Vietnamese overseas students are on display in an exhibition entitled Chase Ha Noi 2011 at the Viet Arts Centre.

VietNamNet Bridge – Rich culture and steadfast solidarity are the major themes of the Viet Nam-Laos-Cambodia Song and Dance Festival, which has taken place in Dong Ha City in Viet Nam's central province of Quang Tri.

VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung was re-elected on July 26 with 94 percent of the votes while Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan was also re-elected with 95.2 percent at the National Assembly session on July 26.

VietNamNet Bridge – State President Truong Tan Sang, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung have received congratulatory messages from foreign counterparts on their elections

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport has approved a VND2,000 billion (US$97 million) project to build crossroads and two flyovers at the gateway to central Da Nang city.

Hoa vrooms to victory in junior motorbike race; Duc strikes gold at youth airgun tourney; World Cup qualifier tickets go on sale

VietNamNet Bridge – A draft national report on the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption was discussed at a seminar in Hanoi on July 26.

VietNamNet Bridge - The tax incentive resumption was discussed at a high-level meeting between the ministries of Planning and Investment (MPI) and Finance (MoF) last week.

A lot of policies were issued, but they had no meanings in the society’s life, and many of them even brought negative impacts. It is because the regulatory impact assessment (RIA), considered as the “policy filter” has been ignored.

VietNamNet Bridge – Japan's Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy Ltd and the Tokyo Institute of Technology yesterday started a degree course in nuclear power, energy and the environment at Electric Power University in Ha Noi.

VietNamNet Bridge – The ethnic Cham group will hold their most important traditional festive, Ramuvan, from Friday to Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has slapped a ban on carrying fuel worth more than VND200,000 without invoices in border areas with effect from September 15.