VietNamNet Bridge – Famous sports TV channel ESPN and many film studios from 23 countries will participate in the 6th International Cinema, Television and Sports and Tourism Festival, in Hanoi from July 4-7.

VietNamNet Bridge - Four workers died in a methane explosion in a coal mine in Quang Ninh Province early in the morning of July 2.

VietNamNet Bridge – In a bid to address performing activities, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) may revive the grant of practice cards to performers.

The People’s Court of Vinh Phuc on June 29 sentenced two former senior officials of Vinh Yen city five years in prison for making bogus projects to appropriate land. Six other former officials of Vinh Yen city were also sentenced in this case.

VietNamNet Bridge – On July 1, a headsman in the central province of Ha Tinh caught a male boa of nearly 4m long, with over 40cm waist, which was believed to swallow his goat.

Ca Mau man grabs ‘Leader' title in new reality show; Photo exhibition on Vietnam opens in Uruguay; Beats Band wins ‘Summer Sessions' music contest; New publication portrays local, foreign authors

VietNamNet Bridge - A romantic story from “One Thousand and One Nights” told by the body language of belly dancing has made debut at Hanoi’s Au Co Theatre.

VietNamNet Bridge – A 5-year-old boy plunged to the ground from a 15th-floor window at a Hanoi apartment building on July 1.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Football Association of Indonesia has invited Vietnam to take part in two friendly matches against its national squad, and the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has yet to accept the invitation.

Many provinces and cities throughout Vietnam will hold a Remembrance Day for Road Traffic Victims on November 18, along with promises to take further road traffic safety measures.

Though some State-owned enterprises (SOEs) operate at big loss but their officials still get promotion or have “safe landing.”

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Construction has called for the establishment of a housing-development fund to help low-income earners become home owners.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday, July 2, decided to use VND450 billion (US$21.6 million) from the State budget to help top Vietnamese students selected by the Ministry of Education and Training continue their studies abroad.

VietNamNet Bridge – Six teams of medical inspectors have been set up to try to control dengue fever and hand-foot-mouth disease in HCM City, which have spread since the rainy season started in May.

VietNamNet Bridge – Funding needed for environmental protection for all sectors and industries in Viet Nam is estimated at about US$7.6 billion.

VietNamNet Bridge – The General Statistics Office’s (GSO) announcement that the consumer price index (CPI) decreased by 0.26 percent has raised doubts among people--who claim the continued price increases.

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City-based Phan Dinh Phung Sports Centre have won the women's division at the National U17 Basketball Tournament Cool Air Cup which wrapped up in the central coastal city of Da Nang.

Mexican presidential candidate Enrique Pena Nieto on Monday received congratulatory messages from leaders of some countries for his apparent victory in Sunday's elections.

The number of international tourists to the country has gone up 13.9% year-on-year to over 3.63 million in the year to date but it has strongly plunged in the two recent months.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Asian Billiards Championships will be held in HCM City tomorrow with 32 athletes from six countries. Players will compete in the one- and three-cushion carom events.