VietNamNet Bridge - Despite several efforts, six commercial banks have not been able to reduce loans for non-production sectors to 22 per cent by June 30, as required by the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV).

VietNamNet Bridge – At the meeting on July 14, the National Assembly Standing Committee will discuss the establishment of a committee to amend the Constitution 1992.

Two U.S. astronauts stepped out the International Space Station on Tuesday to retrieve a failed ammonia pump, which is the last spacewalk of the shuttle era, NASA announced.

VietNamNet Bridge - China on July 12 rejected calls by the Philippines for the two nations to bring their conflicting claims in the South China Sea (East Sea) before a United Nations-backed tribunal.

Google+, the social networking service Google unveiled only two weeks ago, is estimated to surpass 10 million users on Tuesday, possibly becoming the fastest growing product in the history of the Internet.

Nearly 30 models of tablets are being sold in the market with the prices ranging from 2.7 million dong to 22.9 million dong. Consumers don’t know what products they should select because all the products seem to be the same to them.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese representative at the Miss Asia USA 2011 pageant, Phan Thi Mo, took the first photos in a bikini beside Asian contestants in the US.

Gasoline powers vehicles all around the world, but a sick Chinese man has been drinking the sticky liquid for 42 years under the illusion that it can relieve his physical pain.

VietNamNet Bridge – A new set of four stamps depicting dragonflies was recently issued by the Viet Nam Post Corporation.

Vietnamese law doesn’t allow enterprises to use untrained foreign workers. But in the northern province of Ninh Binh, there is a construction site where unskilled Chinese workers number nearly 1,500 people.

U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday that his country is prepared to support negotiations that lead to a democratic transition in Libya as long as its leader Muammar Gaddafi steps down.

Vietnam, RoK exchange education experience; Hanoi’s “golden” site cleared for construction; Wounded turtle sent back to Sword Lake; Vietnam Rubber Group helps Cambodian workers

Hanoi, HCMC among top ten Asian cities; Vietnam’s first BeyBlade contest underway; Hoi An starts construction of terra-cotta park; Young people offer incense to commemorate Hung Kings   

Vietnam has been warned that if it cannot well calculate pluses and minuses, it may face risk when developing oil refineries, especially when the crude oil price is on the rise, while the investment rates on oil refineries become big.

VietNamNet Bridge –Vietnamese diva My Linh sings out her emotions on her newest album Toc Ngan Acoustic – Mot Ngay (Short Hair Acoustic – One Day) released on Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Department of Employment under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs is setting up a national database on the labour market to help employees have greater access to recruitment information.

VietNamNet Bridge – Binh Duong have little chance of winning the V-League title this season, but they are potentially a title spoiler as all three leading candidates will end up facing the former two-time champion in their bid to win.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Seoul-based CJ CGV Ltd is planning to buy a controlling share of Megastar Media Company (Megastar), Viet Nam's leading cinema owner and film distributor, according to Film Business Asia.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi baseball junior team will meet tough rivals from South Korea in their first match at the Asian Pacific Junior Baseball League in Seoul on Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – A group of researchers from the Nha Trang Oceanography Institute and four fishermen on July 11, caught a shark in the waters between Hon Ngang and Hon Kho islands in Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh province.