VietNamNet Bridge - Viet Nam, having signed a series of Free Trade Agreements with Japan, China, the Republic of Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand to increase trade and investment opportunities, is negotiating FTAs with the EU.

VietNamNet Bridge – Some Vietnamese beauties paid a visit to Shanghai to advertise Vietnamese tourism in ao dai.

U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday gave his formal approval for gays to serve openly in the U. S. military, after requirements for repealing the "Don't Ask, Don' t Tell" policy have been met.

Ancient artifacts discovered in Ha Tinh; Mystery Hunting season 3 in Hue, Hoi An, Danang; HCMC to host Asia-wide bartender contest; More Korean literature should be translated here: conference; Chinese drama troupe performs in Hanoi

Vietnam should produce solid policies in order to attract foreign investment and create domestic added value, said Dang Thanh Tam, deputy of the 13th National Assembly, who is also President of the Executive Board of Sai Gon Invest Group.

VietNamNet Bridge –With the cultural authority making translation of foreign-language content into Vietnamese compulsory for television channels from next May, audiences can look forward to viewing more foreign programmes.

VietNamNet Bridge – Newly-elected National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung has introduced Truong Tan Sang as the nominee for the State Presidency of the 2011-2016 term.

Vietnam has many areas, where there are favorable conditions to build global geoparks. It is expected that by the end of the next year, Vietnam will have more landscapes to be recognized by GGN (Global Geoparks Network) as geoparks.

Lao Ambassador awarded friendship insignia; Vietnam attends AICESIS General Assembly; Party communication, education work discussed; Vietnam, Russia share experience in legal activities;    

VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Sinh Hung has been elected as Chairman of the 13th National Assembly (NA) with 457 votes, accounting for 91.4 percent, at the on-going first session of the 13th NA.

VietNamNet Bridge – Though credit cards have become more popular to Vietnamese people, only one percent of population use the modern method of payment.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two young fashion designers, Do Manh Cuong and Hoang Xuan Son, impressed the audience by their latest collections at the “Fashion Boulevard” show in HCM City on July 19.

With relief and optimism, Greece on Friday welcomed the new bailout pact reached by European counterparts in Brussels to support the debt-stricken country, and braced for next steps needed to exit the crisis.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi authorities licensed over 260 cyclos to serve tourists but there are thousands of illegal cyclos in the city.

Future bright for cheap product brands; Gold exports bring trade deficit down but not for long; Thach Khe Iron JSC thirsty for capital; Import tax on raw cashews to be cut; Motorbike prices down in low season     

The normally tranquil Scandinavian nation of Norway was fitting itself into the mood for a relaxed weekend, when two attacks shocked its people as never before.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many visitors and local residents in HCM City are very eager to visit the Saigon Skydeck observatory on the 49th floor of the Bitexco Financial Tower to see the city from above.

For a rising great power, China is remarkably short on oil and gas. That’s why many observers have speculated that China's quest for sole sovereignty over East Sea is driven largely by belief that the sea bottom is rich in hydrocarbon resources.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has rejected ‘Vietnam - A Different Orient’ as the official slogan of the country’s tourism for the 2011-2015 period, an official said.

Sacombank, the fourth largest listed bank on the Vietnamese stock market, is rumoured to be the target of a takeover. Though its chairman denied such a possibility, the recent movements around its shares are drawing a lot of investor attention.

VietNamNet Bridge – Director Michael Bay’s 3D blockbuster has become the fifth Hollywood movie earning over $1 million revenue in Vietnam this year.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will spend some VND12 trillion implementing projects to adapt to the negative impacts of climate change from now to 2015.

Tuberculosis blood testing kits used to detect activity are unreliable, according to the World Health Organization.

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem held bilateral meetings with other foreign ministers on the sidelines of the ongoing 44th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting and related meetings in Bali,

VietNamNet Bridge – Running after profit, regardless of the training quality--is the “motto” of many foreign language centers in HCM City.