VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 700,000 candidates nationwide yesterday, July 4, began the first day of the university entrance examinations throughout Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge – The landfills in Hanoi won’t be able to accept more garbage by 2012. With the low ratio of land per capita, Vietnam will have to consider burning waste instead of expanding dumping grounds.

Vietnam, Singapore promote economic connections; US, Vietnam make progress in APEC integration; Congratulations over Venezuelan Independence Day

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Institute for Food Hygiene and Safety Testing has found a commercial brand of drinking water named Wells contains small amounts of di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP).

VietNamNet Bridge – Macroeconomic instability, the electricity shortage and the lack of skilled workers have been cited to explain the sharp falls of the foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam in recent months.

Vietnam-Cambodia trade rises sharply; Race to meet power demands; Car market has room to zoom ahead; Giant cabinet factory opens its doors; Japanese funds sought for support industries; Procedures trouble Korean firms

VietNamNet Bridge –  Free lodgings, parishes, temples or houses of good landlords are now full of students, who have to go to big cities to attend exams with borrowed money.

The approval rating for the cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has plunged 5 percentage points to a joint record low of 19 percent, a survey by the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper showed Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Central Highlands Biology Institute in Da Lat city has announced to invent a technology that shortens the harvest time of Ngoc Linh ginseng from six years to only half of a month.

Fund management company Indochina Capital Corporation (Indochina Capital) announced yesterday that the Overseas Private Investment Corporation had approved US$50 million in financing for its Mekong Renewable Resources Fund.

A series of bomb and gunfire attacks on Monday killed at least 11 people and injured 35 others in northern and central Iraq, marking an escalation in violence in the country several months before the proposed departure of U.S. troops.

Dr. Vu Cao Phan is the only Vietnamese scholar who was interviewed by a Chinese television channel about the East Sea disputes. He spoke about the interview, which has attracted attention of the local and international public.

U.S. actress Lindsay Lohan was officially released Wednesday after 35 days of house arrest, according to media reports Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Migrant bee beekeepers from the Central Highlands and southern provinces are flocking to Thua Thien-Hue and neighboring provinces.

Police in central Hubei Province confirmed that 23 people had died after a rear-end collision Monday morning.

VietNamNet Bridge – Competent authorities have requested Ford Vietnam to pay tens of billions VND in tax arrears, after they have discovered that the automobile joint venture made wrong tax declarations.

VietNamNet Bridge – How is Do Viet Khoa, the teacher famous for denouncing negative actions in the final high school exams?

According to the July world chess ranking table of the FIDE, Vietnamese chess star Le Quang Liem, jumps up to 27th from the 49th place two months ago. With an Elo rating of 2,715, he stands first on the FIDE under-20 rankings.

Websites on music, Hanoi lakes make debut; Fashion photographer raises money for Japan victims; Solo exhibition by French artist in city; Miss Ethnic winners to compete in international contest; Ice-skating rink attracts local youth

VietNamNet Bridge – Apart from 96 officials in An Phu and Thoai Son districts, the government of An Giang province in southern Vietnam has detected an additional 44 officials who used fake high-school diplomas.