Kickboxers get ready for combat at National Muay Clubs Cup; Chess players triumph at ASEAN youth tournament in Indonesia; Japanese firm sponsors Vietnamese football teams

VietNamNet Bridge – Le Hoang Quan was re-elected as chairman of HCM City People’s Committee for the 2011-2016 tenure on June 21, with 89 votes in favor (93.68%).

VietNamNet Bridge - Singapore said on June 20, that China should clarify its claims to disputed islands in the East Sea.

The UN General Assembly on Tuesday appointed Ban Ki-moon as the UN secretary-general for a second five-year term starting Jan. 1, 2012.

Farm produce prices have been escalating every day, and the common reason behind all the price increases is the high demand from China, which has prompted Chinese businessmen to come to every corner to collect materials.

VietNamNet Bridge – Croatian Buketa Ranko has been appointed chief coach of V-League side Dong Tam Long An (DTLA).

Party leader addresses Lao National Assembly; President sends condolences over Russian plane crash; VN attends Ukrainian Communist Party Congress; VN ambassador to Chile presents credential

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday unveiled in a report a new strategy to meet the challenges posed by rapidly rising imports of FDA- regulated products and a complex global supply chain.

Electronic tax collections ‘the best'; IT offers way out of ‘trap'; VN must focus on brand value of rice; Tight regulations on withdrawing listing required, experts ask; New air link between HCMC and Phan Thiet    

VietNamNet Bridge - Compared with other countries, Vietnam is in the early stages of an environmental revolution as it joins the growing trend of going green and tries to set high standards for green buildings.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Ha Noi and HCM City continued slowing down for a second consecutive month, driven by more stable utilities and food prices.

VietNamNet Bridge – The editorial board of the Italian-based Journal of Waste Management, has said to publish a correction in which the Chinese map used for an article in the April 2011 issue, is wrong in the upcoming issue.

Google and the British Library announced Monday that the Internet search giant will digitize 250,000 out-of-copyright books from the library's collections, making up to 40 million pages from 1700 to 1870 available to the public online.

VietNamNet Bridge – The dollar price on the black market has been increasing for the last several years. However, there have been few transactions. Meanwhile, bankers have affirmed that they cannot see any pressure on the exchange rate.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen The Thao, 59, won roughly 94 percent of the vote to continue to lead the Hanoi People’s Committee for the 2011-2016 term, according to the election result released on June 20.

VietNamNet Bridge – The high percentage of the students passing the high school final exams has been described as a “miracle” if compared with the previous years’ results. However, the “miracle” does not surprise any one.

VietNamNet Bridge - Real estate developers have become burdened with debt due to the frozen state of the market and high lending interest rates.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Phu Luu Te Primary School yard in Ha Noi's My Duc District is crowded with pupils on Saturday mornings, all eagerly awaiting a mobile library carrying books, computers and educational games.

Vietnam’s telecom industry has experienced tremendous growth over the last two years, but the tempo has slowed down now that the market has reached its saturation point, the accounting firm PwC said.

South Korea will extend tax reduction on 35 imports such as pork and garlic in an effort to ease potential price hikes, the finance ministry said Tuesday.