VietNamNet Bridge - Russian astronaut P.I. Klimuk, former Director of the Yuri Gagarin astronaut training centre, has underlined the necessity for Russia and Vietnam to forge cooperation in space technology.

VietNamNet Bridge - The latest increase in livestock prices in the domestic market, which has surprised both traders and consumers, is being blamed on price manipulation by big breeding companies.

VietNamNet Bridge – The presence of beauty queens and unique performance by Vietnamese and Cubans made a special carnival in the coastal city of Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa province on June 13.

VietNamNet Bridge – Squid, octopus, snail, bear, diver, etc. are strange-looking kites at the Kite Festival, part of the Nha Trang Sea Festival 2011, on June 14.

VietNamNet Bridge – In order to help children have attractive summer holidays, many Vietnamese parents are ready to spend hundreds of millions of dong to send their children abroad to English summer camps.

Hanoi hosts comedy party; A superb tango in Saigon; Merzhin to rock the capital; Messe Solennelle and Ballet by HBSO at Opera House  

VietNamNet Bridge - More support should be given to domestic producers and traders of bio-fuel to increase sales as the state target, experts said.

Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific has resumed their flights to Phu Bai Airport on June 14, a month after they had to suspend services to the destination in central Vietnam’s Hue City as the airport was closed to have its only runway upgraded.

VietNamNet Bridge - All development plans for the Vietnamese electronic industry could end up nowhere as imported products have flooded the local market, industry insiders say.

VietNamNet Bridge – Three Vietnamese artists will perform a free concert at the Ha Noi Goethe Institute on Friday.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Tuesday warned that spiking the government to raise debt limit soon was the "wrong tool" for fostering sustainable fiscal adjustment and risked serious economic consequences.

VietNamNet Bridge – A software programme to manage manholes is currently under development, said Le Van Trung, director of the Software Technology Centre at the HCM City National University.

VietNamNet Bridge – A public lighting project to promote the efficient use of energy has helped Viet Nam save at least 674 million KWh and reduce 0.29 million tonnes of carbon emissions over the last 5 years.

Solar Impulse, a Swiss solar-powered aircraft, finally arrived in Paris on Tuesday after three days' delay, ready for a debut at the biennial International Paris Air Show.

VietNamNet Bridge - The latest albums of Tung Duong, Dam Vinh Hung and Nguyen Vu won the highest prize - Golden Album - in the fourth season of the Golden Album contest.

Finance ministers of eurozone countries failed to agree on a new financing plan for Greece at an emergency meeting Tuesday, fighting over the degree of private sector involvement in additional rescue for Athens.

A two-year-old boy became the first child to be killed by the deadly E. coli in Germany on Tuesday, officials said.

VietNamNet Bridge – The US Department of Commerce (DOC) supports the project to turn Vietnam into a strong information technology (IT) nation and promote the application of e-government.

VietNamNet Bridge - Commercial banks have been ordered to cut down the outstanding loans to non-production sectors to 22 percent by June 30. However, bankers say this proves to be an impossible mission.

VietNamNet Bridge – A creative environmental protection campaign is changing the way that Viet Nam's national parks and conservancies are caring for the country's precious natural heritage.

VietNamNet Bridge – More people are illegally occupying canals in HCM City, but authorities have not carried out the necessary work to stop the violations.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister has released a decision allowing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to delay the 2011 corporate income tax payment by one year. However, what SMEs need now is not the right to delay the tax payment.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thach Kim Tuan will be the sole Vietnamese representative at the World Youth Weightlifting Championships, scheduled to kick off in Penang, Malaysia, on June 30.

The Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol has approved non-refundable aid worth US$10 million for Vietnam’s program to phase out the ozone-denting chemical hydrochlorofluorocarbon in 2012-16.

Vietnam eyes e-government development;  Deputy PM boosts relations with Cuba; Vietnam, Cambodia boost legislative exchanges; Vietnam, Indonesia boost agricultural cooperation