VietNamNet Bridge – Ngoc Duc was in the third grade when he learnt he had a serious eye problem that would rob him of his sight.

British sport sensation David Beckham was not given the chance to play for his home team in the upcoming London Olympic Games because of low form.

Traces of prehistoric man have been found at the Na Mo Cave in the northern province of Bac Kan. Members of the Viet Nam Archaeological Institute and the Bac Kan Museum have been excavating the area for possible prehistoric remains

VietNamNet Bridge – Japan is committed to providing Vietnam with Official Development Assistance (ODA) to help develop infrastructure and cope with climate change.

The lives of the pets in rich families prove to be much happier than many people: they can eat the best food, use the best things and receive the loving care from owners.

VietNamNet Bridge – A planned 100-kilometre embankment of reinforced concrete pillars at the West Sea Dyke in southernmost Ca Mau Province will have to be built over a period longer than originally thought because of a lack of funds,

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister, Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh received Col. Patrick D. Reardon, the outgoing US Army Attaché and Col. Earnest C. Lee, who will take Reardon’s place, in Hanoi on July 2.

VietNamNet Bridge – Among 412 Chinese workers engaged in a project at the Cong Thanh Cement Plant in Thanh Hoa Province, 229 have not been granted work permits, said the Management Board of the Nghi Son Economic Zone.

RoK media leaders awarded friendship insignia; Vietnam, Laos hold friendship exchange at UN; NA Chairman begins Lao visit; Military officer visits Belarus

The Vietnam Bar Federation (VBF) has released a statement opposing China’s violation of international laws through the establishment of the so-called Sansha city, which comprises Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes.

VietNamNet Bridge – University candidates from the provinces have descended on Ha Noi to sit entrance exams, which start today, July 3.

VietNamNet Bridge – The new academic year would begin in two months. A lot of parents rush to bring their children to hospitals to get the certificates on mental health which they would submit to the schools. Why?

VietNamNet Bridge – Rbam Y Ngot, 19, and his 63-year-old mother H Get Rbam were understandably nervous when they stepped off the bus in HCM City from Dak Lak Province yesterday, July 2.

Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on Monday extended her welcome to Jim Yong Kim, new President of World Bank Group, the sister agency of IMF, and looked forward to a close partnership

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) is considering restructuring the cable TV market. It is expected that only three national enterprises and five local enterprises would be retained instead of 40 currently.

Ironically, the market slump has come just after motorbike manufacturers built more assembling factories to expand their business in Vietnam following a prosperous business period. This has forced them to rethink their production plans.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday said Austria's austerity measures as well as the speed of its budget consolidation were "appropriate," though risks to the economy remain, primarily from the eurozone crisis.

Retail sales leap 6.5% in first half; Trade associations need facelift; Rice yield rises by 466,000 tonnes; Cambodia ripe for more exports; Putting shop assistants on the front line; Smaller industrial parks preferred; Bike firms slip on banana skin

The country's outstanding loans will likely grow by 2 per cent each month for the rest of the year, raising the national credit growth rate to 12-13 per cent by the year-end, according to the State Bank of Viet Nam.

Treatment for inborn heart disease begins; Four state auditors sentenced for pocketing $35,500; Potholes mar stretch of National Highway 1A; Dong Nai supports poor farm households