VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has assigned the Foreign Ministry to combine with related agencies to prepare the draft Law of the Sea, to submit to the National Assembly Standing Committee in late September.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Football is the “king of sports” in Vietnam. Ten years since Vietnam built professional football, violence is now rampant on football grounds.

The yellow tea fever has put northern tea farms in the provinces of Lao Cai, Yen Bai and Tuyen Quang in distress.

PM offers condolences to Japan over tropical storm tragedy; 59 foreigners arrested over possible high-tech crime; Illegal gold exploiters attack environment policemen; Man arrested for killing 2 in Tuyen Quang

VietNamNet Bridge – A shortage of funds is hampering the restoration of many of Hoi An's oldest houses, some of which are facing collapse.

Australia's new motor vehicle sales increased significantly in August 2011 compared with the same month in 2010, figures released on Monday by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) showed.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thirteen new movies will be screened at cinemas in September 2011, including Hollywood blockbusters like 'Shark Night 3D', 'Johnny English Reborn' or ‘Lion King 3D’.

The high inflation rate has forced people to tighten their belt and spend less money on insurance policies. This explains the modest business result of life insurers in the first six months of year.

VietNamNet Bridge – While many traditional toy making villages have no longer produced toys, artisans in Bao Dap village in Nam Dinh province still preserve their trade: making star-shaped lanterns.

VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese wrestler Nguyen Thi Lua will take part in the World Greco-Roman and Freestyle Wrestling Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, from September 12-19.

Top seed Novak Djokovic saved four set points in a marathon first-set tiebreaker to beat Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine 7-6 (14), 6-4, 6-2 to reach the US Open quarterfinals on Monday.

Prime Minister to visit Laos; Party General Secretary reaffirms Laos friendship; State President welcomes Sri Lankan defence chief; Defence official meets high ranking Chinese guest

A court in Cairo Monday adjourned the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak until Wednesday after hearing the testimony of three witnesses, state TV reported.

VietNamNet Bridge – A plague of problems has led teachers and students to abandon several kindergartens in the country's central region, using temporary structures as classrooms during this academic year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Watercolour paintings by Ngo Quang Nam are currently on display at a Hanoian exhibition, covering 40 years of the artist's working life.

An engineered virus, injected into the blood, can selectively target cancer cells throughout the body, according media reports Thursday quoting a study in journal Nature.

Thai rice exporters plan to gather with Vietnamese partners and the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) in mid-September, to discuss the possible impacts of the Thai new policy on supporting agricultural development on the rice prices.

Viet Nam's top chess player Le Quang Liem failed to reach the fourth round of the World Chess Cup 2011 after losing his third-round tie-break against Lazaro Bruzon Bastista of Cuba by 0.5-1.5 in Khanty-Mansiysk yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh will head to the Yonex Chinese Taipei Open in a bid to re-take the championship title he lost last year in an unexpected defeat by Simon Santoso of Indonesia.

Cuong wins bronze medal at 3-cushion carom world cup; Hanoian Huy takes national chess championships crown; Phuoc from Da Nang shines at national swimming tourney

VietNamNet Bridge - Here are the latest photos of Vietnamese contestant - Hoang My - at the Miss Universe 2011 pageant in Brazil.

Cuban Leader Raul Castro Monday presided over the funeral of late defense minister Julio Casas Regueiro, who died Saturday at the age of 75 due to a cardiac arrest.

University of Architecture student crowned Miss Auto 2011; Vietnam joins cultural festival in Switzerland; Japan’s TV makes film on Vietnamese tourism; Gia Long debuts special block calendar; Water-color painting exhibition in Hanoi

Online marketing has been used by travel firms for a long time. However, the firms have only paid special attention to the sale channel recently, when tour fees prove to be an important competitiveness in the context of economic downturn.

VietNamNet Bridge – A work by the Research Center of Criminology and Crime Prevention shows that of the 5,009 murder cases recorded from January 2007 to September 2010, only four percent of the killers were born in normal families.