VietNamNet Bridge – Newly-elected National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung has introduced Truong Tan Sang as the nominee for the State Presidency of the 2011-2016 term.

Vietnam has many areas, where there are favorable conditions to build global geoparks. It is expected that by the end of the next year, Vietnam will have more landscapes to be recognized by GGN (Global Geoparks Network) as geoparks.

Lao Ambassador awarded friendship insignia; Vietnam attends AICESIS General Assembly; Party communication, education work discussed; Vietnam, Russia share experience in legal activities;    

VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Sinh Hung has been elected as Chairman of the 13th National Assembly (NA) with 457 votes, accounting for 91.4 percent, at the on-going first session of the 13th NA.

VietNamNet Bridge – Though credit cards have become more popular to Vietnamese people, only one percent of population use the modern method of payment.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two young fashion designers, Do Manh Cuong and Hoang Xuan Son, impressed the audience by their latest collections at the “Fashion Boulevard” show in HCM City on July 19.

With relief and optimism, Greece on Friday welcomed the new bailout pact reached by European counterparts in Brussels to support the debt-stricken country, and braced for next steps needed to exit the crisis.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi authorities licensed over 260 cyclos to serve tourists but there are thousands of illegal cyclos in the city.

Future bright for cheap product brands; Gold exports bring trade deficit down but not for long; Thach Khe Iron JSC thirsty for capital; Import tax on raw cashews to be cut; Motorbike prices down in low season     

The normally tranquil Scandinavian nation of Norway was fitting itself into the mood for a relaxed weekend, when two attacks shocked its people as never before.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many visitors and local residents in HCM City are very eager to visit the Saigon Skydeck observatory on the 49th floor of the Bitexco Financial Tower to see the city from above.

For a rising great power, China is remarkably short on oil and gas. That’s why many observers have speculated that China's quest for sole sovereignty over East Sea is driven largely by belief that the sea bottom is rich in hydrocarbon resources.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has rejected ‘Vietnam - A Different Orient’ as the official slogan of the country’s tourism for the 2011-2015 period, an official said.

Sacombank, the fourth largest listed bank on the Vietnamese stock market, is rumoured to be the target of a takeover. Though its chairman denied such a possibility, the recent movements around its shares are drawing a lot of investor attention.

VietNamNet Bridge – Director Michael Bay’s 3D blockbuster has become the fifth Hollywood movie earning over $1 million revenue in Vietnam this year.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will spend some VND12 trillion implementing projects to adapt to the negative impacts of climate change from now to 2015.

Tuberculosis blood testing kits used to detect activity are unreliable, according to the World Health Organization.

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem held bilateral meetings with other foreign ministers on the sidelines of the ongoing 44th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting and related meetings in Bali,

VietNamNet Bridge – Running after profit, regardless of the training quality--is the “motto” of many foreign language centers in HCM City.

The death toll of the twin attacks Friday in Norway may surpass 87 after more victims were discovered in the shooting spree two hours after a bomb explosion that ripped buildings in the heart of Norway's government.

2011 National Junior Football Tournament kicks off; Vietnam leave for Qatar World Cup qualifier; International field to compete in World Vovinam Champs; Vietnam to compete in World Taekwondo Poomsae Champs;  

Northern, central regions under heat wave; Former regime leader Nguyen Cao Ky dies; 30% children under 5 suffer stunted growth; Two whales washed ashore in Quang Nam, buried; One more ferry from HCMC to Dong Nai

VietNamNet Bridge - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung has been nominated as the chairman of the 13th National Assembly (NA), 12th NA Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong made the announcements at the first session of the 13th NA on July 22.

VietNamNet Bridge - 2010 Asian Karate champion, Shinohara Shohei, will arrive in Vietnam on July 25 to begin a two year Karate teaching programme, announced the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem met with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of ASEAN foreign ministers meetings with partners in Bali, Indonesia, on July 22.