VietNamNet Bridge – International financial institutions have increased their purchases of gold, which has pushed the gold prices up in the world market. In Vietnam, trade companies are trying to collect gold for export.

VietNamNet Bridge – After getting acquainted with foreign visitors in HCM City’s downtown area, a group of Filipinos invited them to their rented houses in the suburbs for dinner, lured them into gambling, and cheated victims out of their money.

Foreign language centers have been trying to attract more learners by launching noisy advertisement campaigns and promising big preferences. However, in fact, many centers have poor material facilities and low training quality.

The orchestra of the US 7th Fleet on July 17 organized a special show for disabled kids in Ngu Hanh Son district in the central city of Da Nang.

Luis Suarez scored twice to send Uruguay to a 2-0 victory over Peru and into the Copa America final.

Quang Tri Province hosts dance, music festival; Vietnamese-French artist entertains jazz lovers; CDEF funds new cultural projects; Vietnam’s largest foreign language bookstore opens; Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia music festival to open    

Investors on Wall Street as well as in Sydney regained confidence in News Corp.'s stock Tuesday as CEO Rupert Murdoch denied responsibility for the phone-hacking scandal that caused a closedown of one of his famous newspapers.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that the upcoming European Union (EU) summit could not bring about a "spectacular" or all-round solution for the Greek debt crisis as well as the eurozone woes.

VietNamNet Bridge – 31-year-old Nguyen Duy Hai from Da Lat city whose 80-kg tumor on the right leg has recently drawn public attention was admitted to Ho Chi Minh City Tumor Hospital on Monday.

The Sao Paulo soccer team proudly presented Denilson on Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Conservation International (CI) has discovered a community of critically endangered northern white-cheeked crested gibbons in remote Vietnamese forests, near the Vietnam-Laos border.

Former district chief gets 30 years in jail; Woman arrives in airport with 4 kg of meth; Robber, policeman killed in Dong Nai gunfight

VietNamNet Bridge – Topflight V-League club Hai Phong sacked coach Vuong Tien Dung following a spate of poor performances.

The presence of big and reputable investors with high end resort and entertainment projects have helped upgrade the competitiveness of the Da Nang real estate market.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 6,000 Vietnamese caught HIV in the first six months this year, a fall of more than 1,200 compared with the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Health.

Vietnam will bring up China’s harassment and its groundless U-shape line claims in the East Sea at the fifth meeting of naval commanders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) or ANCM-5.

VietNamNet Bridge – Fines were meted out to 97 petrol stations for tampering with pump meters to fiddle motorists, said Tran Minh Dung, chief inspector of the Ministry of Science and Technology.

U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday that talks between Democrats and Republicans concerning debt limit and deficit reduction issues have achieved a "significant step."

VietNamNet Bridge – The first session of 13th National Assembly, scheduled to open on Thursday, will focus on selecting national leaders for the new term, National Assembly Office vice chairman Nguyen Sy Dung told the press yesterday

After the exercise in the morning of July 19, striker Viet Thang asked coach Falko Goetz’s permission to leave the team, reasoning that he is suffering from taut muscles. The German coach seemed to be very angry at the striker’s attitude.