VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam will strengthen its error-prone defensive wall to confront Saudi Arabia in the second leg of the 2012 Olympic qualifiers today after conceding a two-goal loss in the first leg last Sunday.  

A lecturer in the central city of Hue has announced his discovery of a map with Hoang Sa Archipelago (Paracel Islands) in a primary textbook under King Tu Duc dynasty.

During the international conference on maritime security in the East Sea, international scholars considered the possibility for clashes and an arms race in this region when related parties seem to have tougher attitude.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many students have become “smart consumers” when they decide to move to the suburbs, when the room rents have been escalating in the “price storm”.

The UN General Assembly on Wednesday elected Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, permanent representative of the state of Qatar as the president of its 66th Session, which is due to open this September.

Exhibition “Shadow” at Bui Gallery; Photo Exhibition “Face to Face with Drugs”; Hanoi Contemporary Art in London; Concert of VNAM’s Young Talents; Special Concert I and II

VietNamNet Bridge – Not in all cases, big discount rates can boost sales as expected. Vietnamese consumers now keep indifferent to sales promotion campaigns, because such campaigns have become too popular.

VietNamNet Bridge – “China is challenging, provoking and waiting for Vietnam to lose its temper,” said Dr. Tran Cong Truc, former chief of the Border Committee, about the recent incidents in the East Sea.

According to UNFPA, Vietnam has officially entered the “demographic dividend” period which may last 30 years. However, the hesitancy in building up and implementing reasonable labor policies may make Vietnam miss the golden opportunity.

After failing to agree on a timetable for relocating the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan and the United States focused on common strategic objectives mainly to deal with China's emergence.

Top seed Rafael Nadal powered through Wimbledon debutant Ryan Sweeting of the United States Wednesday in three straight sets, setting up a third round match against Luxembourg's Gilles Muller, who beat him here in 2005.

Denmark announced Wednesday that it recognizes the Libyan opposition National Transitional Council (NTC) as the sole legitimate representative of the Libyan people.

VietNamNet Bridge – The one-day poetic Ba River has become an obsession of local residents in An Khe Commune in Gia Lai province because it has become seriously polluted.

VietNamNet Bridge – The machines and equipment with low quality and low costs have been flooding Vietnam, which should be seen as a big threat to Vietnamese mechanical engineering products, experts have warned.

Global Times published an editorial titled “Tougher action towards China cannot benefit Vietnam” to which the Vietnamese Dai Doan Ket “China’s newspaper distorting the truth and intimidating the Vietnamese People”.

U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday night laid out his plans for Afghanistan troops drawdown that is set to begin next Month, ordering 10,000 troops from that country by year-end with a total of 33,000 troops to be out

VietNamNet Bridge - The first quarter of this year has seen a drop in confidence among both business leaders and consumers about the nation's economic prospects, according to the Viet Nam Business Barometer Survey carried out by Nielsen.

VietNamNet Bridge – A repatriation ceremony for the remains of US servicemen who died during the Viet Nam War was held yesterday, June 22, at Da Nang International Airport.

Tropical storm Haima, forecast to hit China’s Luichow Peninsula this afternoon and the Vietnam-China border tomorrow, will bring heavy rains to Vietnam’s northern and north central regions,

VietNamNet Bridge – A special environmental tax will be imposed on non biodegradable plastic bags next year in an attempt to stop them being used to carry home goods from shops and markets.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance has finalized its proposal for personal income tax exemptions in 2011.

VietNamNet Bridge – The first runner-up in American Idol 2008, David Archuleta, will be performing for the first time in Viet Nam at the Idol Music Event next month.

VietNamNet Bridge – If Vietnam successfully controls the export of the products which have the input materials reliant on foreign sources, restructures the industries and markets, it will be able to reduce the trade deficit with China.

Hanoi cuts infrastructure budget by $6 billion; VAVA calls for support to AO victims; Poor receive help from United Arab Emirates

VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Minh Hong, deputy minister of Information and Communications, asked all Government agencies and local authorities on June 20 to tighten security of digital information.