VietNamNet Bridge – A group of young men abusing and then boiling two endangered monkeys, one of them pregnant, caused an outcry Monday when photos of the slayings appeared online.

VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 48 domestic and foreign billiards players will join the 9-Ball Pool Open in Hanoi from July 18-21.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Office of the Central Steering Committee for Anti-corruption (CSCA) reported at a meeting in Hanoi on July 17 that it has dealt with 28 serious cases of corruption in the first half of this year.

The decreases in the kieu hoi (overseas remittance) inflow to Vietnam and the declines in the operation of financial channels in Vietnam have both raised big worries.

VietNamNet Bridge – Police in the northeastern border province of Quang Ninh has broken up a drug trafficking ring from Laos to Vietnam, seizing more than 1,000 cakes of heroin and dozens of kilograms of synthetic drugs.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People's Committee has proposed a list of different service fees for apartment buildings instead of the current monthly ceiling price of VND4,000 (US$0.19) per square meters.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese team will leave this week to train in Ireland for the London Paralympic Games which begin on August 29 and close on September 9.

VietNamNet Bridge – Four Vietnamese referees have been invited to head to the London Olympics. They are Vu Xuan Thanh (taekwondo), Nguyen Dinh Nghia (boxing), Bui Dinh Cuong (gymnastics) and Nguyen Thanh Ha (badminton).

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese weightlifter Tran Le Quoc Toan has had his chances of claiming an Olympic medal boosted, following the news that tough rivals China will only be sending one man to compete in the men's 56kg event.

President of Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Mahmoud Abbas said here on Tuesday that Palestinians are ready to return to the negotiation table with Israel, and wished Italy takes action for the outcome of the peace process.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will assist southern Tien Giang Province to exploit its tourism potential and strengths to boost rural economic development.

Fulfilling the commitments to cut down expenses in 2012 made to the Ministry of Finance, a lot of state owned general corporations have unanimously cut down their workers’ wages by 5-30 percent.

The central province of Quang Nam has approved a proposal to invest nearly VND 50 billion (USD 2.396 million) to build a 15,800-hectare (39,000 acres) natural reserve for the saola, or 'Asian unicorn'.

Health authorities in Hanoi on July 16 closed down the Maria Chinese Clinic in Dong Da District after the death of a 34-year-old woman patient on July 14, for which three Chinese doctors in the clinic have been held responsible.

VietNamNet Bridge – Mai Nguyen Hung of Eximbank, HCM City, won the third stage of the Return to Truong Son cycling race yesterday in a time of 5:01.23.

An international seminar on Ha Long Bay will be held in Ha Long City in Quang Ninh province on July 24.

More than 50 pilots and aerial experts from 12-14 countries will join the first Vietnam International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta (VIHABF 2012) in the south central province of Binh Thuan from August 29-September 3. 

VietNamNet Bridge – The Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam and the Indian Embassy in Hanoi jointly held a workshop themed “Vietnam-India Strategic Partnership: Future Orientations” in Hanoi on July 17.

Japanese artists will demonstrate a traditional sword performance at the Japanese Bridge in the annual Hoi An-Japan Cultural Festival next month.

Vietnamese amateur astronomers who enjoy gazing at the stars will be anxious to catch a glimpse of the Southern Delta Aquarids meteor shower, due early on July 29, with about 20 meteors expected to blaze across the skies every hour.