Vietnam, Laos eye further judicial cooperation; Ambassadors urged to promote Vietnam’s image; PM says nurturing young talent key to development; President Sang meets outstanding trade union chairpersons

Strong progress has been seen in all fields in Peru-Vietnam bilateral ties during the past two decades, especially in economics, trade, investment and science and technology, Charge d'affaires ad interim of the Peruvian Embassy in Hanoi said.

Vietnam highly values and vows to effectively use Japan’s official development assistance (ODA), National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung told a senior Japanese legislator.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For most people, the name Hoi An conjures images of lanterns and cao lau (noodle). Little do they know that the ancient town of Hoi An also features very delicious banh mi (snadwich) and tao pho (soybean pudding).

 VietNamNet Bridge – A major plan to regulate the installment of outdoors advertising billboards in Ha Noi has been developed by the city to deal with unauthorised outdoor advertising.

 Australia is facing a Hepatitis " crisis-in-waiting" with half of all Australians living with hepatitis B or hepatitis C now within the "liver danger-zone" with serious liver disease scratching at the surface,

 VietNamNet Bridge - After the Hunan publishing house released a vertical map with the 10-dash line, both Chinese and foreign scholars criticized the bogus map.

VietNamNet Bridge – There will be stiff competition between domestic and foreign beverage firms as Viet Nam integrates further into the world beverage market, with tremendous potential for development,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The concert series In the Spotlight promises to enrich the North's music calendar with four concerts, performed during the final months of this year.

The Food Administration of Vietnam under the Ministry of Health July 24 ordered its sub-departments to implement actions to ensure food safety before, in and after the flood during the rainy season.

 Philippines is Vietnam’s second largest rice importer; Experts expect 6.27% economic growth rate in second half; FDI hits US$9.53 billion in 7 months; Monopoly in railway sector set to go; Cooking oil giant raises $24m in IPO

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mai Duc Chung has returned as head coach of the national women's football team, which will take part in the coming Asian Games in South Korea in September.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ongoing construction of the National Assembly House threatens the World Heritage status of the archaeological site next door, the relics of Thang Long Imperial Citadel.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bitexco, a major real estate developer, has asked the Quang Ninh provincial authorities to give it the concession to manage Ha Long Bay, a World Natural Heritage site.

VietNamNet Bridge - The repair of the broken optical cable in the sea was completed on July 27, instead of July 30 as scheduled.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Royal Brunei Airlines (RB) has announced that it will resume direct flights to HCM City as of October with four flights per week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Florentin Pham Huy Tien has become the first Vietnamese born player to compete in the UEFA European Championship.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 16-seat car which was travelling at a very high speed on Highway 51 in Tan Thanh district in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province suddenly reduced speed when a device sounded "beep ... beep ...."

The malware recently spread via email, disguised as a document promoting Vietnam’s sovereignty over its airspace and waters, is being sent from a Chinese company, a local Internet security firm warned Friday.

Contrary to all predictions, only 15 percent of those polled by VietNamNet say they agree with the Ministry of Education and Training’s plan to organize a single national exam instead of the current high school finals and university entrance exam.