VietNamNet Bridge – The mobile game market was very quiet in the first half of the year, but things are expected to heat up in the second half.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Businesses have to spend 500 hours a year on tax procedures, while individuals need to have 24 signatures to get a personal income tax refund, according to the General Department of Taxation.

About 9,000 Vietnamese die every year because of substandard water and poor sanitary conditions, and most of it appears to be caused by violations of waste water treatment regulations.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After her first-ever concert in Hanoi in May, overseas Vietnamese diva Khanh Ly will return home to perform in her second concert on August 2 in Hanoi and August 8 in Da Nang.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Tien Minh retained his title at the Yonex Suffolk County Community College US Open Championships on Sunday in New York, beating Tien Chen Chou of Chinese Taipei.

VietNamNet Bridge - In the past few days, the water pipe extending from the Da River that serves more than 70,000 Hanoians broke for the ninth time since it was put into operation in 2008.

 The market economy mechanism has brought fruits to Vietnam which now boasts a stable macro-economy and a range of social welfare services in full place, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With its long sandy beaches and moderate slope, and gentle waves all year round, Con Den (Black Islet) in Thai Binh Province is becoming increasingly popular.

 The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee convened its 29th session in Hanoi on July 14 with NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung in the chair.

 Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh hailed Armenia’s decision to open its embassy in Vietnam as an important foundation for strengthening bilateral ties.

 Chinese ships protecting the illegally-placed oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 on July 14 continued taking aggressive acts to hinder Vietnamese law enforcement ships that were operating in their national waters.

Evan Medeiros, Special Assistant to US President Barrack Obama, was received by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on July 14.

 One in three cases of Alzheimer's disease worldwide is preventable, according to research from the University of Cambridge.

"After the oil rig event, the relations between Vietnam and China have inevitably turned to a new phase that is totally different from the previous 23-year period since the two countries normalized relations."

 VietNamNet Bridge – Contractors should take note of some useful additions to the Law on Public Procurement, which took effect July 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Last week, Viet Nam News asked readers to share their ideas about a Western style angle parking for cars two downtown streets, Tran Hung Dao and Ly Thuong Kiet.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Natural Resources and Environment Department of central Thanh Hoa Province temporarily suspended Nicotex Thanh Thai Company from treating 709 tonnes of pesticide-contaminated soil in Cam Thuy District's Cam Van Commune

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the second quarter of this year, the demand for information technology (IT) engineers surged as Japan had moved some of its software projects from China to Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A powerful storm, Rammasun, is churning through the waters off central Philippines and is expected to enter the East Sea in a couple of days.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Becamex Binh Duong will play Hai Phong in the all-V-League final of the National Cup next month, after their easily won semi-final matches on Saturday.