VietNamNet Bridge – Tens of thousands of students and their parents from various provinces arrived in Hanoi and HCM City on the afternoon of July 1, to prepare for the university entrance exams, which began on July 4.

VietNamNet Bridge - The country’s focal task in the second half of 2011 is to continue synchronously implementing measures to curb inflation, stabilise the macro economy and ensure social welfares.  

VietNamNet Bridge - The long-awaited wind power project price incentives appear to be a load of hot air.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese timber and wood product exporters will have to develop an elaborate system to ensure the legality of materials used to avoid the risk of losing their footholds in key markets like the US and the EU.

Petra Kvitova from the Czech Republic clinched her first Grand Slam title after defeating Russian Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-4 at the Wimbledon Championships on Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has witnessed a gloomy macroeconomic picture in the first six months of the year, apart from industrial production value that posted stronger growth than the same period last year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Three Vietnamese teams taking part in the Shell Eco-Marathon (SEM) Asia 2011have said they are confident of bettering Viet Nam's current record of having a vehicle travel 252km on one litre of fuel.

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite the prolonged dull property market in Ho Chi Minh City, sales of property in provinces adjacent to the southern hub remain booming, says an official from a property company. 

VietNamNet Bridge –Nguyen Tien Minh has been seeded third for the coming YONEX-OCBC US Open Grand Prix Gold Championships, to be held at the Orange County Badminton Club, California, USA.

VietNamNet Bridge – A series of transport infrastructure projects managed by the Ministry of Transport have received rapid-fire investment registrations from both domestic and foreign investors.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thach Kim Tuan brought home one silver and two bronze medals from the World Youth Weightlifting Championships in Penang, Malaysia, on Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Intel Vietnam Co., Ltd, based in the Ho Chi Minh City Hi-tech Park (SHTP) is actively looking for domestic material suppliers to ease its dependence on imported materials.

VietNamNet Bridge - The specter of a China with rising influence in the world has long provoked anxiety here in America.

VietNamNet Bridge - The HCMC Tourism Association has established the Vietnam Yacht Club in HCMC, whose first activities are aimed at helping with the development of river tourism in the city, the association’s chairman said.

U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday called for Congress to reach a deal on the country's debt limit to invest in the future and avoid an unprecedented default.

VietNamNet Bridge – When the night comes, hundreds of girls put on sexy clothes to show off their bodies at red-light cafes on many roads in Hanoi’s suburban districts.

VietNamNet Bridge – Coach Quiao Yu Chuan will select the best setter for the national women's volleyball team taking part in the Asian Women's Volleyball Cup in September, just two months before the Southeast Asian Games kicks off

VietNamNet Bridge – After two months of probation, the Brazilian coach of the Vietnam national men’s volleyball squad – Augusto Sabbatini – has to return home for failing to meet the team’s requirement.

VietNamNet Bridge – Teachers quiting their jobs in big cities is no longer a strange. However, it is really a worrying thing that the phenomenon has become more popular in rural areas.

Foreign investors bypass shares, buy into companies; Belgium extends 60 million euro aid to Vietnam; Auto registration fees to rise soon; Dollar rates to remain stable until year-end; Bank ID deadline extended  

VietNamNet Bridge – USS Chung-Hoon, a guided-missile destroyer, will dock at Tien Sa port in Da Nang central province for a friendly seven-day visit to Vietnam starting from July 15, according to a source released by the US Embassy.

VietNamNet Bridge - Ethanol fuel, which was introduced to local consumers in Vietnam last year, is considered as an appropriate replacement for common gasoline as oil and coal mines are gradually being depleted. 

Thailand's political parties on Saturday commenced their last-ditch efforts for the general election, which is schedule to begin on July 3.

With a major military build up in progress and its holding of the largest share of US debt, China poses a challenge to US' economic and national security, a top Republican Senator has said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Its current row with two Southeast Asian countries in the East Sea has alarmed many observers. But a similar spat with Japan shows that conflict isn’t inevitable.