VietNamNet Bridge –Ireland's most successful boy band Westlife is set to perform for Vietnamese fans in the capital on October 1.

Youth start voluntary activities in Vientiane; Hanoi wants certain traffic cops to wear masks; 9 Ho Chi Minh City bankers indicted in loan scam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of residents in northern Bac Giang Province's Duc Thang Commune have been forced to use contaminated water for their daily activities because of a leaking underground tank from a nearby enterprise.

VietNamNet Bridge - A capital shortage leaves Vietnamese businesses are at risk of lagging behind foreign rivals, who are strongly buying materials from local suppliers, say associations. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese football team is hopeful that it will do well at the Al Saad Stadium in Doha, Qatar, although they are acknowledged as the underdogs in this 2014 Brazil FIFA World Cup qualifying encounter.

Greece will account for every euro it receives in crisis aid from the European Union (EU), visiting Greek Foreign Minister Stavros Lambrinidis said Wednesday in Warsaw.

Vu Hoang My, the first runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2010 and the Vietnamese contestant at the Miss Universe 2011 pageant, shows her charming beauty besides pink lotus, which is considered Vietnam’s national flower.

VietNamNet Bridge –Authorities in the southern province of Dong Nai have set long-term targets for building a green sustainable economy, with strategies that protect and expand the forest cover.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People's Committee has decided to take back 60 State-owned villas which were being leased or used ineffectively.

VietNamNet Bridge - A wedding fashion show featuring more than 100 designs will take place in the coastal city of Vung Tau in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on July 23-24. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Sustained oil prices above $100 could further heighten tensions over control of the East Sea.

UN Secretary-general Ban Ki- moon said here on Wednesday that climate change comprises a very credible threat to peace and security around the world.

Information technology (IT) and communications were defined as Vietnam ’s leading tools to implement the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), form an information society and shorten the industrialisation and modernisation process.

VietNamNet Bridge - The death of a child with the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) a few days ago has taken the toll among children in Ho Chi Minh City to 20.

The Presidential Office yesterday announced the President's decree promulgating the ordinance on the management and use of weapons, which was passed by the National Assembly's Standing Committee on June 30.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese martial artists are set to take part in the 6th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships to kick off at the Sports Complex Olympiets in Russia on July 29.

VietNamNet Bridge – Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was among the newly-elected National Assembly deputies of Ha Noi who gathered yesterday, July 20, for the first time after the election on May 22.

British Prime Minister David Cameron announced the names of a panel that will look at press regulation in an emergency statement at the Parliament on Wednesday.

Apple Inc. on Tuesday reported strong third fiscal quarter results that top analysts' expectations, citing strong iPhone and iPad sales.

VietNamNet Bridge – While the famous craft villages in Binh Dinh provinces has been modernizing and developing, the living space in the villages has been severely damaged due to the environment pollution.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam plans to set up a national automobile center in Chu Lai Economic Zone in Quang Nam province which will have the initial capital of 500 million dollars.

June car sales plunge; City cuts capital of nine traffic projects; Gold dealers cry out against draft regulation; Power cuts, inflation worry investors; Foreign firms insure their market dominance; Apartment market still grapples with weak demand   

The following analysis by Dr. Le Hong Nhat, from the HCM City National University, is a profound angle of the nature of the East Sea disputes, China’s plot and recommendations of policies for Vietnam.

Obesity prevalence was 30 percent or higher in 12 states of the United States last year, compared to nine states in 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday.

Germany and Russia concluded their annual high-level government consultation Tuesday, inking a series of economic, political and environmental agreements and holding talks on hot issues like Libyan situation and energy cooperation.