VietNamNet Bridge – To prepare for the game against Macau in the first qualifier round of the World Cup 2014, in HCM City’s Thong Nhat Stadium on June 29; the Vietnamese national team is practicing under the instruction of new coach Falko Goetz.

VietNamNet Bridge –Many workers in industrial zones and export processing zones have been forced to work overtime to confront soaring prices on everyday necessities.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two new television programmes designed to expand children's knowledge of the world have become popular among their target audience.

VietNamNet Bridge - Investors will also have the right to buy gold bullion, the State Bank of Vietnam has said following a change of mind, but it will have to only from banks and licensed firms.

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Education and Training has ordered illegal tuition centres offering training for university entrance examinations to stop enrolling students and return their tuition money.

VietNamNet Bridge - The US-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) organized a conference on maritime security in the East Sea in Washington, USA, on June 20-21, in the context of escalating tension in this area.

VietNamNet Bridge - Most listed Vietnamese firms would love to boast of a foreign component to their ownership structure, seeing it as a boost to their prestige.

Governance is the number one weakness of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and needs to be addressed to improve the effectiveness of the 187-member organization,

VietNamNet Bridge - The number of representative offices of foreign travel firms in HCMC has fallen to seven from 11 last year as restrictions imposed on representative offices have discouraged them to maintain operations.

Greece's new government won the confidence vote of the parliament early Wednesday morning in a crucial test on the course to tackle the country's debt crisis which has brought it to the brink of default, alarming Europe and the world.

Viet Nam bids to attract SMEs investing in support industries; EC praises Vietnam's efforts in coping with disasters; Woman gets 9 years for trafficking women abroad

Defending champion Serena Williams fought hard to see off her first round opponent Aravane Rezai at the Wimbledon Championships on Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The electronic tax filing services are expected to flourish in the time to come, which explains why the “big guys” in the hi-tech sector have jumped into the promising field.

VietNamNet Bridge –About 75 per cent of factories in industrial zones in the central province of Quang Ngai do not have their own waste-water treatment systems,

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi on Tuesday won a key confident vote on economic stimulus measures in the Lower House.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will take part in the 10th Asian Karate Federation Senior, Junior and Cadet Championships in Guangzhou, China, without kata queen Nguyen Hoang Ngan

VietNamNet Bridge – A massive fire engulfed the Vinh City market last Monday evening, destroying many goods stalls, but causing no casualties, according to the municipal Police Department.

VietNamNet Bridge – A Top National Archery Tournament is scheduled to kick off at Ha Noi's National Sports Centre tomorrow, June 23, according to the event's organising board.

A Russian passenger jet apparently clipped a power line and crashed in heavy fog on a highway in northwestern Russia, killing 44 people and injuring eight others, officials said.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 2010 National Journalism Awards contest wrapped up yesterday, with prizes given to 128 excellent entries in celebration of the 86th Vietnamese Revolutionary Press Day (June 21).