VietNamNet Bridge – More than 7.4 million people have registered for unemployment insurance since the policy was adopted two years ago.

VietNamNet Bridge – Dinh Viet Linh pocketed a gold medal in the girls' singles table tennis event in the fifth day of the third ASEAN Schools Games in Singapore.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Slovakia inaugurated its headquarters in Bratislava, Slovakia, on July 7. Prominent at the ceremony were Slovakian Deputy Prime Minister Jozej Mihal and Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.

VietNamNet Bridge - A project to survey coal for excavation in the Red River Delta is expected to be proposed to the government in coming months, yet experts have concerned about its geological and environment impacts.  

VietNamNet Bridge - Export turnover is expected to hit $84.5 to 85.5 billion for the year, $6.1 billion higher than the target set by the National Assembly.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's environmental protection tax law needs international co-ordination for it to have an impact on global pollution, experts said at a seminar yesterday, July 6.

VietNamNet Bridge – The nation selected 302,648 members for People's Councils at all levels for the 2011-16 term, reported the Ministry of Home Affairs at a conference in Ha Noi yesterday to review the parliamentary election.

ASEAN, China eye ways to boost ties; Chinese ambassador gets farewell; PM asks localities to modernize administrative offices

VietNamNet Bridge – Hue Royal Traditional Theatre is conducting research on masks worn by performers in Hue's traditional tuong (classical opera).

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government identified the combined misuse of more than VND33.7 billion (US$1.6 million) by several State-owned economic groups, cities and provinces, ministries and related agencies last month,

VietNamNet Bridge - Phong Dien District, considered the green lung of Can Tho City, is famous for Gian Gua relic site and Cot Cau and Da Noi ponds.

An earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale jolted the Kermadec Islands region of New Zealand at 1903 GMT on Wednesday (07:03 New Zealand local time on Thursday), the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group or PetroVietnam has emphasized Vietnam’s sovereignty over the East Sea, which is recognized by the international community and stated to not change its plan to explore oil and gas in the East Sea.

VietNamNet Bridge - Never before has local print media called into question the professional code of ethics of online journalism.

VietNamNet Bridge - With enormous profits to be raked in from special service numbers, the Vietnamese mobile network operators have ganged up with content providers to lure customers and further their businesses.

According to a report of the education sector, Vietnam’s two biggest cities - Hanoi and HCM City - have not built any kindergartens in 15 wards and communes. The shortage of state pre-schools has led to overcrowding in private facilities. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese parents, especially urbanites, have become “enchanted” by mathematical thinking classes which they believe, with modern mathematics teaching methods, can develop their children into math talents.

Gun battle between police and Taliban insurgents has left 23 policemen and five civilians dead in Nuristan province in eastern Afghanistan, provincial governor Jamaludin Badar said Wednesday.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan made public his new cabinet on Wednesday, designating four deputy prime ministers.

The countdown for the final space shuttle launch began Tuesday afternoon, but unfavorable weather may delay shuttle Atlantis' launch attempt on Friday, NASA announced.