VietNamNet would like to introduce the next article in our series about 20 years of Vietnam-US relations since normalization. The article concerns the history of relations before the August Revolution, 1945.

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts doubt that the decree on the investment mode of private public partnership (PPP) will cause a breakthrough in infrastructure development. 

Canadian experimental pop band Braids will have a concert at 7 p.m. on July 16 at Cargo Back Stage in HCMC’s District 4, a destination on its Asian tour to promote their latest album “Deep In The Iris.”

VietNamNet Bridge - SCTV, VTVcab, VNPT, Viettel and FPT are in competition to provide integrated services for television, internet and voice calls on the same cable line. 

 Take-away fast food is booming at the moment as Vietnamese companies team-up with foreign fast food giants to expand their businesses.

 The governmental decision to develop the Phu Quoc casino-integrated recreational complex in Bai Dai ecotourism area instead of the Dang Chong area is expected to create a boom in casino investment in Vietnam.

Vietnam always attaches high importance to strengthening comprehensive strategic partnership between the two nations and supports Japan’s role and positive contributions to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and in the world.

Ca Hue, took root in the region about 500 years, and experts say it has similarities to other Vietnamese traditional music forms like don ca tai tu (Southern folk music) and ca tru (ceremonial singing) found in the northern region.

The majority of excellent graduates stay overseas after they finish studying. Most of the graduates returning to Vietnam after school are not good enough, and many of them pay to get jobs at state agencies, analysts say.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is a country with a coastline 3,400 km long, with many beautiful coastal cities.

VietNamNet Bridge - If Vietnam decided to cooperate with Thailand instead of competing fiercely, both of the countries would be able to sell rice at good prices instead of prices the Philippines wants.

VietNamNet Bridge - In a village with only 350 households and 1,400 inhabitants, the number of people dying of cancer has exceeded 100. Many others have been diagnosed with cancer.

 COBA art glass is not only a famous brand name founded by the Vietnamese but one which encompasses traditional cultural imprints as well. 

 Vietnam’s three top badminton players have gotten off to a good start at the – White Nights 2015 – international badminton challenge taking place July 1-5 at the Sporthall Arena in Gatchina.

 Foreigners registered to buy 112 apartments of Vinhomes Central Park within two hours on July 1, when the amended Law on Housing and Real Estate Business came into effect.

 Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung met with Paul Andrew, Senior Vice President of the US Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in the US on July 2.

 As many as 31 Vietnamese, French and French-Vietnamese associations and organisations have signed a petition expressing their concerns over China’s recent actions that increased tensions in the East Sea.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is due to pay an official visit to the US on July 6-10. On the eve of the visit, VOV reporter recently sat down with some US leading experts to talk about the significance of the high-profile visit.

 A workshop discussing a national plan on protecting marine turtles through 2025 was held in the central province of Ninh Thuan on July 3.

The Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in central Quang Binh province received its second UNESCO recognition on July 3.