VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam won two first prizes at the 6th International Cinema, Television and Sports and Tourism Festival, which closed in Hanoi on July 7.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s futsal team Thai Son Bac defeated Singapore’s Touch N Go 4-3 in the final round to win the Tiger Cup in Guangzhou, China on July 8.

VietNamNet Bridge – For the first time--a fisherman in the southern province of An Giang caught a Mekong giant catfish of over 70 kilos.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese people own a debt of gratitude to the Cuban people for their support, sentiment and assistance in the past struggle for national independence and the current process of national construction and development.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has released the 2012 travel and tourism competitiveness report, stating that the bloc’s tourism industry is now on the right track.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Department of Justice has completed a notarised information management programme to help improve information search activities and minimise risks revolving around incorrect documentation.

Improving macroeconomic fundamentals, including the return to single-digit inflation and an increase of almost 21 per cent y-o-y in retail and services turnover, have finally seen residential buyers beginning to explore the market for opportunities.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of households in HCM City have been facing health risks due to horrible smells emanating from the Binh Hung wastewater treatment plant - the one with the largest capacity of its kind in Viet Nam.

More than a half of the 3.4 million tons of rice exported in the first six months of the year was high grade five percent broken rice. However, the export prices of the products were at the lowest levels.

VietNamNet Bridge – Do The Tai of southern coastal Vung Tau City promptly pulls out a list showing his university and college preferences when asked about the ongoing university entrance examinations.

VietNamNet Bridge – Familiar scenes of the modern urban life have inspired artists who join the group show “Nowadays” at Art Talk Café, 12 Quan Su Street, Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge – After catching public attention in Hanoi, Nguyen The Son’s “Houses Facing the Street” exhibition has traveled to Beijing, and then to Hong Kong. Son’s artworks are now on display at the Central Art Institute in Beijing.

VietNamNet Bridge – Tuan Dao, a 24-year-old amateur photographer, took the pictures below in his sleepless nights in Hanoi. Let’s see a different Hanoi at night in Tuan Dao’s photos.

Greece's coalition government easily won a parliamentary confidence vote on early Monday, which clears the way for talks with international creditors for a review of bailout agreements to overcome the country's debt crisis.

VietNamNet Bridge – Spending for medicines accounts for 60 percent of the total medical expenditures. Owing to gaps in management of medicine price and filling prescriptions, medicine expenditure has become a burden for Vietnamese patients.

In the wake of an increasing number of maternity deaths, the Government had asked the Ministry of Health to determine the causes and identify those responsible.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese athletes will face tough competition at the 19th HCM City International Track and Field Championships which starts tomorrow, July 10, as countries in the region are sending their best athletes.

Although shares gained value in the two final sessions of last week, the VN-Index still fell 1.64 per cent over the whole week, concluding Friday's session at 415.55 points, while the HNX-Index dropped 1.97 per cent to close at 69.67 points.

China's Consumer Price Index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew 2.2 percent year on year in June, the slowest pace since January 2010, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced on Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Cultural researchers, academics and historians discussed solutions to restore the traditional silk craft of Quang Nam Province at a seminar in Hoi An City on Saturday.