VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Viet Nam will work with the public security forces to seize operators of the Viet Nam real-time bitcoin exchange (VBTC) that was launched last Wednesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The northern region has been warned to brace for heavy rainfalls during July, the peak month of the rainy season.

VietNamNet Bridge – A crowd of foreign journalists on July 14 began a trip to explore Vietnam’s tourism potential, as part of a national tourism promotion campaign launched by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and Singapore have been selected to host the final round of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2014 – a football tournament organized by the ASEAN Football Federation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Female Vietnamese footballers will soon have a Japanese coach to replace China’s Chen Yun Fat who ended a contract with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) in June.

VietNamNet Bridge – Members of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Tuesday called for the tightening of real-estate brokerage services as part of the draft Law on Real Estate Trading.

VietNamNet Bridge – French director Andre Menras has affirmed his commitment to continue his quest to document the continually evolving story of the fishermen of Hoang Sa (Paracel) and their struggle against Chinese oppression.

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly's National Defence and Security Committee has proposed that the draft law on Citizen Identification includes a chapter with regulations on developing, managing and using the national citizens' database.

VietNamNet Bridge – Fifty-five foreign and 30 domestic delegations have registered to take part in the fifth International Vietnamese Martial Arts Festival, which will be held in the central province of Binh Dinh on August 1-4.

Nguyen Quoc Hoa, the creator of the Truong Sa submarine, has decided to test the sub during the ongoing Rammasun storm to examine its rescue capabilities under extreme weather conditions. However, some experts believe he is making a mistake.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), responding to the public’s severe criticism about electricity imports from China, said that the purchases were needed to ensure domestic demand.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese actress-businesswoman Ly Nha Ky, overseas Vietnamese model Jessica Minh Anh, Miss Vietnam Mai Phuong Thuy and model Cha Mi have often been special guests on the first row of many shows during Paris fashion week.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Tourists at luxury resorts along the beach of Mui Ne - Hon Rom in Phan Thiet City in Binh Thuan Province cannot swim in the sea because of dirty “foam” composed of algae that locals call “red tides”.

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Safeguarding national sovereignty is a sacred mission requiring all to actively and resolutely fight every violation of the country’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has said.

The Thai Binh Province’s Science and Technology Department ignored the invention of local farmer Bui Duc Kien, but scientists from the Ministry of Science and Technology have recognized the value of his incinerator and electricity generator.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Household garbage that pollutes the environment has become a serious problem everywhere, from urban to rural areas, from remote provinces to islands.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The nation’s reputation as an attractive tourist destination continues spiraling upwards in the eyes of international tourists, and this heightened image is spilling over into positive reports by the international mass media.

VietNamNet Bridge - Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has directed the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam to conduct a research project to shorten the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City air route, as suggested by Dr. Tran Dinh Ba in 2012.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese government is boosting preparations for the greater use of ethanol fuels across the country in order to meet an ambitious deadline for implementation.