VietNamNet Bridge – Rehabilitation centres in HCM City in the first six months of the year admitted 1,756 drug users, a decline of 2.8 per cent compared with the same period last year,

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism wants banners promoting tourism in the country beamed on moving advertising boards at English Premier League football stadiums, an official said.

VietNamNet Bridge – Holding a commemorative photo taken at the summer camp for overseas Vietnamese youth, Mai Huong, a Vietnamese origin girl in Cambodia, said: “Though I live abroad, my soul will be always directed to Vietnam”.

VietNamNet Bridge - Schools in Ho Chi Minh City are raising awareness in children of their past glorious history, culture and traditions of Vietnam by organizing various interactive activities such as trips to historical monuments and museums.

VietNamNet Bridge - The VN-Index ended last week at 409.20 points, a decrease of 1.34 per cent from the previous week's close and 3.9 per cent since the beginning of the month.

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem urged co-operation among ASEAN member countries on accelerating endeavours aimed at peace, security, stability and development.

Uruguay won the Copa America on Sunday in Argentina after beating Paraguay by a convincing 3-0.

Human resources development scheme launched; Flash flood sweeps away 17 houses in Ky Son, Nghe An; Child dies as alcoholic burns wife, children

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in July rose by 1.17 percent against June, bringing the country’s CPI to 14.16 percent this year - a 22.16 percent rise year on year, according to Vietnam General Statistics Office (GSO).

An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted Japan's northeastern Fukushima Prefecture and its vicinity on early Monday Morning, said the Japan Meteorological Agency.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a 10-year national power development plan that targets production and import of 330 billion KWh by 2020.

VietNamNet Bridge –The General Department of Environment (GDE) is about to issue a draft decision regulating the responsibility of production and trading companies in reclaiming non-degradable waste such as batteries.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese chess star Le Quang Liem, who has scored victories at recent world-class tournaments, had a good start at the 2011 Sparkassen Chess-Meeting in Dortmund, Germany by two draws with leading world rivals.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has climbed two steps to secure 7th place in the latest World Badminton Federation (WBF) ratings.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam failed to impress Qatar after the side was outclassed 3-0 in Doha in the first leg of their 2014 FIFA World Cup second round qualifier.

VietNamNet Bridge –HCM City's Nguyen Thi Thanh Thu clocked a time of two minutes 49.44 seconds to win gold and set a new record in the girls' 200m freestyle event at the National Youth Swimming Championships in Da Nang yesterday, July 24.

State leader sends sympathy to Norway over bombing; Politburo member Sang visits Hoa Binh war veterans; Sri Lanka calls for increased co-operation with Viet Nam

More flexibility in recently enacted Decree 59/2011/ND-CP will enhance the charm of would-be-equitised businesses in the eyes of investors, head of the Corporate Finance Department’s enterprise reform, restructuring and development division said.

The controversy began a fortnight ago when environmental activists voiced their grave concern over the hydropower projects Dong Nai 6 and Dong Nai 6A that once licensed will destroy a large area of forest in Cat Tien National Park.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vu Duc Manh, the young owner of a pottery kiln at Bat Trang ceramic village in Ha Noi's Gia Lam District is running his kilns on liquefied gas to save costs and limit environmental pollution.

U.S. researchers have completed the first genome-wide mapping of a DNA modification called 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) in embryonic stem cells.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many Vietnamese steel plants are on the verge of bankruptcy due to unsold inventories and big debts.

Hanoi’s tiny ‘golden lot’ goes for VND47 billion; Monetary tools exhausted, says financial committee; Bottom falls out of tax collections; VNPT short-listed for international broadband award; Fuel price to operate under market rules

VietNamNet Bridge – Po Cung Grotto on Pha Hang Mountain in Thanh Hoa province is the largest grotto cemetery in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – The pure beauty of pink lotus – Vietnam’s national flower – is depicted through body paintings by Tran Lam Binh and Hoang Manh Cuong.