VietNamNet Bridge – Positive signs of a solution based on international laws and actual situation for the East Sea disputes flashed at the international conference on the East Sea held in Washington, USA on June 20-21.

Commercial banks have recently purchased government bonds, even though the bonds offer low interest rates at a little bit higher than 12 percent per annum. Meanwhile, banks have to pay much higher interest rates for deposits.

VietNamNet Bridge – The lack of foreign language teachers has been pointed out as the main factor that threatens the success of foreign language teaching programs.

At least 18 people including eight civilians, two policemen and eight attackers were killed when a group of Taliban armed with suicide vests and weapons stormed the Intercontinental Hotel in Afghan capital Kabul late Tuesday night

VietNamNet Bridge – Almost all Vietnamese models have nicknames, which are connected with their scandals: topless model, lie-model, model who takes off clothes for environment, etc.

Wondering how a tiny needle and colourful thread could be used to create such lively works, American artist Daniel Rueffert came to Viet Nam to learn the art and has completed a 10-day course in embroidery with the XQ

Just after a heavy rain, the An Khe-Kanak hydropower plant hurried to discharge water, which has caused big damages to people. The plant has agreed to make compensation, but the involved parties have not reached any agreement.

The tunnel of an airport under construction in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, collapsed Tuesday evening, injuring 11 people, including three severely, local authorities reported Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Socio-economic development conditions and a Government cut in the growth rate contributed to the growing number of unemployed workers, according to the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

A group of illegal gold diggers from the northern province of Thai Nguyen, who were driven away from a hill with gold ores in Loc Son commune, Hue city, then ran to the neighboring commune of Xuan Loc and found gold in another hill there.

The differences in the thoughts and viewpoints of different generations have caused difficulties for family companies to transfer business to successors.

France on Tuesday hailed the "victory" of its finance minister Christine Lagarde in winning the post of the chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Shoal of feeding fish attacks man off Vietnam; Heavy floods sweep away 300-ton cran; CEO faces indictment for stock manipulation

VietNamNet Bridge – About 150 young Viet kieu (overseas Vietnamese) from 30 nations and territories will join Summer Camp 2011 from July 7 to 24 in Ha Noi.

VietNamNet Bridge - The national tourism year 2012 themed “Heritage tourism” will kick off at the opening ceremony of the Hue Festival 2012 in Hue City in Thua Thien – Hue Province on April 4 next year. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Five people have died of hand-foot-mouth disease this month in the central province of Quang Ngai.

A ridiculous behavior has been repeated by many people in Hanoi: they drive motorbikes to the places where they keep cars and then take cars to the offices.

Juniors win two golds at ping pong; Anh, Huyen strike gold in Kenya; Boxers to compete in Indonesia

VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Quy Duong, Viet Nam's first opera singer and the first vocal coach at the Viet Nam National Academy of Music, died yesterday of a kidney disease. He was 75.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The southern province of Ben Tre was preparing to install satellite equipment in its offshore fishing boats, said Phan Thanh Nhat, deputy director of the provincial Department of Fishery Exploitation and Resources Protection.

With the US pushing for implementation of intellectual property provisions far in excess of what Viet Nam and other countries in the region have agreed under World Trade Organisation regulations, prices of HIV

Vietnam attends 33rd OANA executive board meeting; Vice President visits Agent Orange victims, disabled kids; Lao magazine works for all-round ties with Vietnam; Cypriot delegation praises Communist achievements

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Expanded Programme for Immunisation has asked the Ministry of Health to give rubella vaccinations to women of child-bearing age and children.

VietNamNet presents the following commentary by Aileen S.P. Baviera, a scholar from the School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University.

A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected the request by the Sierra Club, one of the oldest environmental organizations in the U.S., to join a lawsuit by the Justice Department against oil giant BP and other defendants over last year's oil spill