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.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government will accelerate construction of industrial zones and complexes for supporting industries across the country, with an aim to attract foreign investors, especially those with high-tech projects.

VietNamNet Bridge – About 4,200 foreign and domestic athletes, both professional and amateur, are expected to participate in the 2014 International Marathon due to take place in the central coastal city of Danang from August 28-31.

 A long legal wrangle has finally been resolved between the organisers of the Golden Globes and the company that produces the TV broadcast.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At noon on July 16, Rammasun typhoon entered the East Sea, and is predicted to affect the Gulf of Tonkin and the northern provinces of Quang Ninh, Hai Phong in the next few days.

 Strong winds knocked out power and forced thousands of people to evacuate as Typhoon Rammasun hit the central Philippines.

Vietnam demands China not take its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 back or dispatch any other rigs to Vietnam’s oil and gas Block 143 or any other areas belonging to Vietnam’s waters, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh has said.