The fact that the Electricity of Vietnam, the only wholesale buyer, always set the purchase prices at low levels do not encourage sugar plants to invest in power.

Ores, minerals and raw materials have been exported in masses, especially to China. Meanwhile, Vietnamese enterprises have to import the materials to maintain domestic production.

China, on June 22 urged the US to not get involved in the East Sea disputes. Beijing said that the US’ involvement may make the situation worse.

Global warming, overfishing, and other man-made problems are pushing life in the oceans to the brink of a mass extinction unprecedented in millions of years, a study showed on Tuesday.

The Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park and the Citadel of the Ho Dynasty of Vietnam are among 37 heritage sites proposed for inscription into the UNESCO World Heritage List as natural and cultural properties.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam will strengthen its error-prone defensive wall to confront Saudi Arabia in the second leg of the 2012 Olympic qualifiers today after conceding a two-goal loss in the first leg last Sunday.  

A lecturer in the central city of Hue has announced his discovery of a map with Hoang Sa Archipelago (Paracel Islands) in a primary textbook under King Tu Duc dynasty.

During the international conference on maritime security in the East Sea, international scholars considered the possibility for clashes and an arms race in this region when related parties seem to have tougher attitude.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many students have become “smart consumers” when they decide to move to the suburbs, when the room rents have been escalating in the “price storm”.

The UN General Assembly on Wednesday elected Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, permanent representative of the state of Qatar as the president of its 66th Session, which is due to open this September.

Exhibition “Shadow” at Bui Gallery; Photo Exhibition “Face to Face with Drugs”; Hanoi Contemporary Art in London; Concert of VNAM’s Young Talents; Special Concert I and II

VietNamNet Bridge – Not in all cases, big discount rates can boost sales as expected. Vietnamese consumers now keep indifferent to sales promotion campaigns, because such campaigns have become too popular.

VietNamNet Bridge – “China is challenging, provoking and waiting for Vietnam to lose its temper,” said Dr. Tran Cong Truc, former chief of the Border Committee, about the recent incidents in the East Sea.

According to UNFPA, Vietnam has officially entered the “demographic dividend” period which may last 30 years. However, the hesitancy in building up and implementing reasonable labor policies may make Vietnam miss the golden opportunity.

After failing to agree on a timetable for relocating the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan and the United States focused on common strategic objectives mainly to deal with China's emergence.

Top seed Rafael Nadal powered through Wimbledon debutant Ryan Sweeting of the United States Wednesday in three straight sets, setting up a third round match against Luxembourg's Gilles Muller, who beat him here in 2005.

Denmark announced Wednesday that it recognizes the Libyan opposition National Transitional Council (NTC) as the sole legitimate representative of the Libyan people.

VietNamNet Bridge – The one-day poetic Ba River has become an obsession of local residents in An Khe Commune in Gia Lai province because it has become seriously polluted.

VietNamNet Bridge – The machines and equipment with low quality and low costs have been flooding Vietnam, which should be seen as a big threat to Vietnamese mechanical engineering products, experts have warned.

Global Times published an editorial titled “Tougher action towards China cannot benefit Vietnam” to which the Vietnamese Dai Doan Ket “China’s newspaper distorting the truth and intimidating the Vietnamese People”.