VietNamNet Bridge – Arsenal refused to come to Vietnam but Vietnamese fans of the Premier League will still have a chance to see some of its stars to play football in HCM City in June 2011.

An ageing population is set to create a lot of serious socio-economic problems if Viet Nam fails in designing appropriate adaptation strategies, experts said at a workshop based on the country's ageing population yesterday.

Capital shortage hinders anti-landslide projects; Charges sought against 38 for stealing coal; Malaysian arrested for using 'fake' cards in Hanoi; 4,000 Vietnamese asthma sufferers die yearly     

23% price rise in airfares to flow into group tour costs; Website to encourage voting for Jeju Island, Ha Long Bay; Air Mekong puts on more summer flights to Con Dao

VietNamNet Bridge – Elections on Truong Sa Archipelago are Viet Nam's internal affair and have long been conducted in line with the Vietnamese Constitution to ensure the interests of its citizens.

Japan's current account surplus dropped 34.3 percent in March from a year earlier, data from the Ministry of Finance (MOF) showed Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The six-day National Beach Sepak Takraw Championship will be held in Nha Trang City on June 6.

VietNamNet Bridge – A conference chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem was held in Ha Noi yesterday, May 12, in order to review the demarcation of the Viet Nam-China land border.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will host the first ASEAN Chiefs of Military Medicine Conference in Ha Noi from May 26-29.

VietNamNet Bridge – In order to obtain space at the supermarkets to display products, manufacturers have to satisfy a lot of claims of supermarkets: they have to offer high discount rates, pay different kinds of fees and run sale promotion programs.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many construction experts say that the plan to build a port at the West Lake may destroy the landscape of the lake.

VietNamNet Bridge – After three weeks of competing on stage, Tran Thi Kim Loan and Nguyen Thanh Van have won the Tieng Hat Mai Xanh (Evergreen Singing) award, the first ever singing contest for people aged 35 and above in the country.

VietNamNet Bridge – Around one tonne of antique coins were fished out of wrecked ships in Quang Ngai, central Viet Nam, recently.

VietNamNet Bridge – Legendary General Vo Nguyen Giap will for the first time be a key character in an art show gathering 300 artists from throughout the country held in Dong Hoi City, in the central province of Quang Binh on May 28.

VietNamNet Bridge – A series of cultural and sporting events will greet tourists during Culture and Tourism Week 2011 beginning on June 5 in the central province of Quang Binh.

U.S. President Barack Obama announced Thursday that he is seeking a two-year extension for the term of FBI Director Robert Mueller which expires in September.

VietNamNet Bridge – The fishing village of Son Tra in the Quang Ngai province, central Vietnam, on May 11, was busy to prepare for a trip to Dinh Mountain, to hunt the “beast” that killed over 20 dogs in the village.

Korean actress Kim Hye Soo, who is called “Sexy Queen”, will be in HCM City on May 14, to advertise for luxurious Italian jewelries in Vietnam.

Egyptian former president Hosni Mubarak and his wife Suzanne Thabet would be investigated over accumulated illegal wealth, state media said Thursday.

Vietnam clinches tra fish deal with GlobalGAP; Vinacomin, Hoa Phat vie for iron miner; Four new generators linked to power grid; Total ADB aid for Vietnam put at US$10 billion; Qatar Airways cancels flight, staff says: no idea

Visiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged additional 500 million U.S. dollars to the war-torn Afghanistan on Thursday.

The pay for food for athletes of national sports teams will be increased to VND200,000 ($10)/person/day for national teams and VND150,000/person/day for young teams. The price storm has directly hit their meals.

Many Vietnamese students now have to spend only half a day to write a thesis: they borrow the theses of the elder students, then “process” the theses by copying and pasting paragraphs to create theses of their own.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Tay Ninh-based Dau Tieng Reservoir may not be able to provide clean water in future years if factories in the province continue to discharge their untreated waste water.

Combating corruption is the most important content at the meeting between candidates of the National Assembly elections and constituents.