VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s wind power capacity is significantly potential, but its growth rate is deferred by many difficulties.

Hanoi needs $190 billion to make the city’s development planning for 2011-2020 come true given its current intensive efforts to woo investment capital through the public-private partnership (PPP) model and maintain current growth.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's climate change adaptation strategies need a long-term focus and should be integrated into mainstream policies targeting sustainable rural development and poverty reduction,

VietNamNet Bridge - Visitors to Sa Dec Town in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap can admire gardens full of colorful flowers in spring time or visit Huynh Thuy Le House where French hit movie L’amant (The Lover) was filmed.

Japan's Mizuho Corporate Bank is expected to buy an up to 20 percent stake in Vietcombank, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, in a deal worth more than US$500 million, marking Vietnam's largest-ever inbound acquisition.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday expressed confidence in Greece's getting over the debt crisis, saying that her country and other eurozone members has "historic duty" to defend the euro.

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.