The 2015 socio-economic goals were feasible based on the past seven-month performance and provided efforts continued to be made, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said at the monthly Government meeting in Ha Noi July 31.

 VietNamNet Bridge – To honour Nga's contribution to the cai luong stage, the HCM City Stage Association held a programme entitled Lan Dieu Phuong Nam (Southern Melodies) last April with five cai luong extracts that he had arranged.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In Danang City, people are talking about a coffee shop which uses earnings to do charity work, including giving gifts and free meals to the poor.

Firms see both opportunities and challenges from FTAs, Coffee industry aims to increase added value, Provisional funds hit record high due to new regulations, France seeks beef exports to Vietnam after ban removal

 Ly Son Island district has long been considered the Fatherland’s outpost because of its important strategic position on Vietnam’s East Sea. Let’s take a tour to explore Ly Son in mid-July.

Le Thi Bang Tam, an independent director of the Viet Nam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company, is its new chairperson after Mai Kieu Lien, who was named by Forbes as being among the top 50 powerful business-women in Asia in March,

  Music festivals are an important part of cultural life in the north as winter comes to an end.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The young parents in Da Sar commune of Lac Duong district in Lam Dong province so admire their Korean and foreign movie idols that they have named their children after them.

VietNamNet Bridge - Why has the Kido Group jumped into the banking sector? And why has it chosen the troubled Dong A Bank?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Famous for taking photos inside Son Doong Cave, photographer Ryan Deboodt is also well-known for capturing impressive shots of the caves in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, including Va and Nuoc Nut caves.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The city would not be able to begin work on 352 state-funded projects next year due to financial shortfalls, according to the HCMC Department of Finance.

Traffic cameras to become operational in October, HCM City to raise car registration fees by 5 times from September, Ethnic victims of slavery return home, North Vietnam braces for landslides, floods

 Around 800 local and international runners from 45 countries will join the Viet Nam Mountain Marathon 2015 organised in Sa Pa in the northern province of Lao Cai on September 26.27.

 Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai has instructed the Ministry of Transport to consider the Central Road Maintenance Fund’s proposal to halt collection of road maintenance fee on motorbikes from next January and report to the PM before September 15.

VietNamNet Bridge – Once the hotspot in Go Vap District for local crimes, prostitution and drug addicts shooting up in alleys, Ward 12 today has seen a sharp drop in the crime rate after the installation of 300 surveillance cameras.

VietNamNet Bridge - International investors are setting their eyes on South East Asia, believing that Vietnam is an ideal destination.

VietNamNet Bridge - A machine to anesthetize tuna, which keeps fish fresh after being caught, has been invented by an engineer and lecturer at Tuy Hoa Industry Junior College.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many young, talented singers who win first or runner-up prizes at famous local singing contests end up facing obstacles, and sometimes losing their way, in the race to fame.

 Manchester City is keen to come back to Vietnam in the near future, Commercial Director of City Football Marketing Omar Berrada said in a press briefing in Hanoi on July 30 following the team’s match against the Vietnam national football team.

VietNamNet Bridge – Visitors to the villages of Co Tu ethnic minority people in Quang Nam Province on special festivals will have an opportunity to see men wearing the shining necklaces made of silver and agate