VietNamNet Bridge - The domestic tourism sector this year would achieve its annual target of attracting 5.5 million foreign visitors, Viet Nam Society of Travel Agents chairman Vu The Binh said.

"X-Men: First Class," another superhero film which hit the screen this summer, opened to a 56 million dollar weekend atop the North America box office and helped usher in a sizzling summer for Hollywood.

VietNamNet Bridge - Local beer businesses have built more beer breweries and begun importing foreign beer brands to meet high consumption demand, industry experts say.

World No. 1 Rafael Nadal defeated the third seed Roger Federer in four sets to win the French Open title for the sixth time on Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Shares rose in four out of five trading sessions on the HCM City Stock Exchange last week, with the VN-Index closing up on Friday by nearly 8 per cent over the previous week's close to 443.41 points.

VietNamNet Bridge – The space under bridges in HCM City have become mobile markets, the home to homeless people, warehouses, public toilets and even the sites where drug addicts shoot heroin.

The Israeli army on Sunday responded by heavy fire to unarmed pro-Palestinian protesters at the cease-fire line between Syria and Israel, killing 20 people and wounding 325 others, the state-run Syrian TV reported.

The population of finless porpoises, an endangered species of freshwater dolphin that lives in China's Yangtze River, may decrease by over 80 percent over the next 30 years,

Building up a retail network which can bring facilities to consumers and developing the retail companies powerful enough to lead the market, are the two issues being discussed thoroughly when compiling a strategy to develop retail trade services.

VN agro, fish exports exceed US$10 billion; Banks may miss restrictive credit targets; Retail sales see slower growth during Jan-May; Pinnacle to buy 26 pct stake in developer of Vietnam casinos; Automobile imports pick up    

Land prices on the outskirts of the capital city have dropped sharply and transactions have cooled down, a development that has worried investors but been welcomed by experts who consider it a good sign as land prices approach real market value.

Powerful blasts in an artillery arsenal in Russia's Volga region republic of Udmurtia have killed two and wounded at least 42 people, local authorities said on Friday.

VietNamNet Bridge - An International Centre for Interdisciplinary Scientific Meetings will be under construction in the south-central coastal province of Binh Dinh by the end of 2011 and is scheduled for completion in 2013.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the German Development Co-operation (GIZ) released two handbooks on wind energy in Viet Nam yesterday to help investors and local authorities develop wind power projects.

Most of the 1000 Vietnamese operational logistics companies are small and weak. However, analysts hope the situation will be improved thanks to the hand-shaking deals between the companies and banks.

VietNamNet Bridge – Below are some pictures of drilling of the naval forces of Vietnam.

National Shooting Tournament opens; 200 players compete in National Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Champs; Vietnam announces Olympic and national football squads; T&T ready for Da Nang grudge match 

At the end of last year, Nguyen Phuong Ha intended to book a tour to Europe for her family in April. But she and her husband changed their minds because of the increasing cost of travel, booking a less-costly tour to South Korea instead.

Country to face heat wave; Authority orders company to withdraw toxic jelly; Vietnam’s exporters not eager for export credit insurance; Ministry: Students, pupils should vote for Ha Long Bay; Former UNIDO representative to Vietnam honoured        

VietNamNet Bridge - The textile and garment industry has become a key economic sector in Vietnam, as it has a sustainable growth and a focus on an ongoing investment in both labor and technology.