VietNamNet Bridge –PetroVietnam managed to bag two gold medals at the Golden Racket International Table Tennis Tournament, which ended in HCM City on Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – A collection of photographs featuring Vietnamese landscapes is on display as part of an exhibition titled Dialogue with Geological Heritage at the Ha Noi Opera House until July 24.

Local residents and soldiers living in the Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago are expected to be mostly self-sufficient in food when a project launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is completed next year.

VietNamNet Bridge - For a long time, Hue has been famous for many beautiful and ancient landscapes, and one of them is the Perfume River. 

The issue of the East Sea again drew public attention last month. To complicate things, the conflict almost certainly will be a magnet for the involvement of the United States as a global power.

The United States strongly supports the efforts made by Greece to counter the debt crisis which has hit the country, said visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Half of the more than 32 million ATM cards issued by banks in the country are not used, according to the Viet Nam Bank Cards Association (VBCA).

VietNamNet Bridge – To prepare for the Miss Universe 2011 in September, the first runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2010, Vu Hoang My is working very hard.

In the 1980s and 1990s, the popular sight in both rural and urban areas was rooftop TV antennas. But the number of urban families still using this equipment to receive over-the-air TV broadcasts on a handful of channels has dipped considerably.

General David Petraeus the commander of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) handed over the command to his successor the U.S. General John Allen in Afghan capital Kabul on Monday.

Vietnam urged to fix false commercial practice; Excess of rice export firms unnecessary, says association; Vietnam economic zone draws $12 bil. investment; Food agency dispels rumor about harmful coloring; Vietnam plans first fuel pipeline      

Chinese keep flocking to Vietnam to collect farm produce, which has pushed the domestic prices up and putting hard pressure on the inflation. Meanwhile, officials still say that this is a “sensitive” matter which is difficult to be dealt with.

Japanese government is preparing to suspend cattle shipments from Fukushima this week amid a growing tally of cows that were fed rice straw containing high levels of radioactive cesium.

VietNamNet Bridge – The bridge will be covered by glass to become an exhibition center, while the alluvial ground under the bridge will be covered by stone embankment to become a park for art, a Vietnamese French urban architect suggested.

VietNamNet Bridge – It seems that BlackBerry is planning a return to the Vietnamese market after it once stirred up the market two years ago, sources say.

Rebekah Brooks, former CEO of British newspaper arm News International, was released on bail early Monday hours after she was arrested over phone-hacking scandals.

VietNamNet Bridge - The domestic prices of robusta coffee beans have been higher than the closing price at the London terminal market, causing huge losses to local exporters who are suffering a shortage of coffee.

VietNamNet Bridge – Responding to the idea that Vietnam should legalize prostitution, a senior official confirmed on July 15, that Vietnamese law does not consider prostitution as a job and this social evil must be combated.

Photo exhibition showcases Vietnam nature; American Idol star ‘excited’ about Vietnam shows; Graffiti project targets interactive art; Expressing love for Vietnam’s sea and islands; Vietnam painter attends US course for artists  

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite expectations of lower deposit interest rates, commercial banks continued offering the regulated cap of 14 per cent per annum for term deposits between two weeks and 12 months.

VietNamNet Bridge – France’s Champs-Élysées boulevard will be “rebuilt” in Hanoi’s Intercontinental Hotel to serve the second Fashion Boulevard show on July 19.

VietNamNet Bridge –  Finance experts have warned that the non-performing ratio (NPL) will be high by the end of the year, when businesses get exhausted with the high-interest rate loans.

VietNamNet Bridge – In principle, summer is the time for teachers to relax and refresh themselves. However, as for many teachers nowadays, summer holiday means working holiday.

Japan defeated the U.S. at a seesaw match 3-1 on penalties after they equalized twice a deficit through midfielder Aya Miyama and Homare Sawa to grab the first ever FIFA World Champions title 2011 in Germany

VietNamNet Bridge - Hoi An, a World Heritage Site, opened its first solid waste treatment plant yesterday.