Europe's trade negotiator blamed China on Sunday for scuppering a global environmental trade deal by submitting impossible late demands at World Trade Organization talks aimed at scrapping import tariffs on exports worth more than $1 trillion.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam won two silver medals at the Asian Xiangqi Championship, which closed in Malaysia on Friday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam coach Nguyen Huu Thang did not blame his players, but encouraged them to try harder after their 2-1 defeat to Indonesia in the first leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup semi-final at Stadion Pakansari on Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mid-brain Activation seems to be on a lot of minds these days.Of course, this is thanks to a constant bombardment of advertisements on multiple media fronts.

 New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, who won praise for his economic stewardship after the global financial crisis, unexpectedly announced his resignation on Monday after eight years in power, backing his finance minister to take the helm.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Artinus (Art In Us) in HCM City is the first 3D painting art museum in the country. 

More than 15 years ago, investors flocked to the coastal area of Da Nang – Hoi An to build resorts and hotels, but many have been left deserted as ‘ghost villas’, with strong sea waves attacking the multi-million dollar properties.

VietNamNet Bridge - While many university trainees refuse to return to Da Nang after finishing courses overseas, others have returned as promised, but then expect to leave again.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The annual 6th Southern Traditional Cake Festival will take place in the Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta province of Can Tho from April 6 to 9 next year,

The Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) has told mobile network operators to stop sales promotion campaigns until the end of 2016, in an attempt to stop price wars.

As the Nha Trang and Da Nang real estate markets in the central region have become more saturated, real estate developers are now looking for a new market. They are heading towards Binh Dinh.

VietNamNet Bridge - "In any condition, we always have to strengthen and maintain relations with neighboring countries, especially ASEAN," former Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan has said. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Tens of millions of Saigonese not only suffer from the effects of waste water, hazardous waste and emissions, but also from noise. 

 To create a fair business environment to promote the development of the private sector, experts said restructuring of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) must be hastened.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Prof. Hoang Chi Bao said the expression of "self-evolution" and "self-transformation" within the party at present can be said to have reached a critical level.

"After a series of incidents, the environment has reached the threshold and this cannot be sustained anymore," Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha told the National Assembly. 

 A new trend is developing in technology product sales, with retailers themselves also playing the role of distributors, a conference heard in HCM City on Tuesday.

 Many Hanoians are enjoying the “luxury” of exercising on gym equipment for free after the city installed these in several public places including parks and gardens. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese market of products and services for children is valued at $2.5 billion, according to FTA, a market analysis firm.

VietNamNet Bridge - The first impression many tourists get upon arrival in Hoi An is the charm of the many houses ofa dark yellow color.