The unexpected report about the banks’ bad debts to the real estate sector has been released by the National Finance Supervision Council, which shows that the actual bad debts are much higher than the figures announced before by government agencies.

VietNamNet Bridge – Weightlifters, taekwondo martial artists and gymnasts are Viet Nam's top medal hopes at the upcoming London Olympics.

Competition from Vietnam, China and high local production cost pose serious challenges.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two French engineers on an around-the world trip in an electric car to promote electric mobility are about to depart from Ha Noi.

Warnings have been repeatedly given to the government of Vietnam over the last many years, after scientists realized the harsh impacts of humans on the special-use forests nationwide.

VietNamNet Bridge – Overloaded central hospitals have been asked to stop illegal brokers assisting patients to jump the queue for examinations and treatment in exchange for cash payments.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 500 inspections for environment violations have been conducted at 2,500 organisations over the first half of the year, resulting in more than VND5 billion (nearly US$239,000) in fines being collected.

VietNamNet Bridge – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will pay an official visit to Vietnam on July 10 and 11, aiming to boost US-Vietnam multifaceted cooperation, says the Foreign Ministry.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Bio-Energy Team from the Ha Noi University of Technology has won the second prize in the ethanol category at the 2012 Asian Shell Eco-Marathon in Kuala Lumpur,

Japan's current account surplus fell 62.6 percent in May from a year earlier to 215.1 billion yen, according to a report released by the government on Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Co-operatives should be a part of the national process of industrialisation and modernisation as well as the development of new rural areas, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said

VietNamNet Bridge – Upgrading the operational traditional markets into modern ones is a must. However, it is necessary to find out a suitable model for the new markets.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City needs to address infrastructure shortcomings and the quality of human resources in order to boost growth and competitiveness, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong told a Politburo meeting in Ha Noi on Friday.

The national football championships, Eximbank V-League 2012, will resume today after a month-long break with a match between Song Lam Nghe An and SHB Da Nang.

VietNamNet Bridge – The two Party leaders have agreed to promote high-level exchanges, share experiences in socio-economic management and Party building, and expand economic, trade and investment cooperation.

Viet Nam's top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has maintained his world standing of 11th place, according to the lastest announcement by the International Badminton Federation.

With a style a far cry from South Korean pop bands like Big Bang, Vietnamese pop bands are becoming increasingly popular, taking the country's music market by storm.

As many as 18 people involved in a major heroin trafficking ring suspected of smuggling over 600 packages from Laos to Viet Nam were arrested by the Ministry of Public Security's Drug Crime Investigation Police Department.

 “The Song of the Earth” by Austrian composer Gustav Mahler will be performed for the first time at the Hanoi Opera House on July 12-13.

The death toll from recent downpours and floods in southern Russia reached 144 by Sunday morning, as the country was grappling with one of its worst floodings in decades.