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.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Directorate for Roads of Viet Nam (DRV) has submitted a proposal to the Construction Ministry on establishing nine road accident and rescue stations along national highways during 2009-15.

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Tuesday told visiting International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano that he wants to continue cooperating with the agency to resolve the ongoing crisis

VietNamNet Bridge – An international scientific workshop themed "Socio-economic development in Viet Nam and Laos in the period of 2001-2010" was held in the Lao capital city of Vientiane on Monday.

The high-speed train collision in China on Saturday has shocked the entire world, and the way the country's railway administrators have handled the aftermath has done nothing to reassure the public of its professionalism.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam bagged two silver and five bronze medals at the Asian Karate Championship in China, which ended on Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Local airlines still have air tickets available at their websites and ticketing offices nationwide though a number of booking agents and passengers have complained about scarcer seats on domestic flights.

A lot of low cost mobile phone models have been advertised as having been integrated with many modern features. However, in fact, the features of connecting the community cannot be used.

The People’s Committee of Binh Thuan Province has assigned the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to design a project to explore the treasure with 4,000 tons of gold in Tuy Phong district.

Norwegian suspect Anders Behring Breivik who claimed responsibility of Friday's twin attacks during which 76 people were killed is in all likelihood "insane," his lawyer Geir Lippestad told press on Tuesday.

Banks have been stepping up the lending to the agriculture sector and rural areas. Developing the rural market is considered “a stone that kills two birds”.