Vietnamese parents now can spend thousands of dollars to buy the tours abroad for their children or send them to foreign summer camps, which they believe can help the children improve foreign language skills and become more dynamic.

Car imports in June decrease; US$398 million for urban upgrade project in Mekong Delta; HCM City economic recovery on track; US$1.9 bln overseas remittance to HCM City; Banks embark on interest rate race

People are unsure of the so-called safe vegetables and fruits selling in the markets, as they have no regulatory guarantee mark and their origins are still doubtful.

VietNamNet Bridge – There is a society of manual workers and immigrants on Hanoi’s railways. They have to cope with fatal danger from running trains every day.

Following the adoption of the Vietnam Maritime Law by the country’s National Assembly on June 21, our reporter had an interview with Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on the content of the Law.

Deputy Foreign Minster Pham Quang Vinh and his Chinese counterpart, Cheng Guoping, on June 25 concluded a two-day meeting of senior officials from ASEAN and China on the implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea.

VietNamNet Bridge – A lack of co-ordinated planning for bus stations in Ha Noi has resulted in a disordered bus network and inconvenience for passengers.

VietNamNet Bridge – Several days after being thrown to the floor, a 10-month baby in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum is still in critical state.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has received the Energy Globe Award 2012 for a project named “Hybrid power system to supply power for Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands and the DK1 marine defense platform in the East Sea.”

Vietnam News Agency presents gifts to Agent Orange victims; HCM City massage parlor fined for offering gay sex; First neo-natal lectures broadcast on television; Illegal border-crossing scheme busted

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), the only electricity retailer in Vietnam, has assured the public that the electricity supply would be able to satisfy the demand this year. However, the power cuts still have been occurring regularly in big cities.

VietNamNet Bridge – Pho (noodle), cha ca La Vong (fried fish), bun cha Hanoi (vermicelli and grilled chopped meat), banh da cua Haiphong (rice pancake with crab soup) … are among Vietnamese cuisines that are nominated as Asian records.

VietNamNet Bridge – The postal system could become the first industry in the world to eliminate carbon emissions as it seeks to buy carbon credits under the new global trading system.

VietNamNet Bridge - A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of getting acquainted with a young Vietnamese girl, who exuded intelligence in her quiet confident ways.

Like many other war artists, painter Trang Phuong was holding a pen and a gun at the same time while he was actively in combat.

The Ho Chi Minh City Transport Cooperative Union announced it has imported eight more buses to add to its existing fleets from South Korea at a cost of VND15 billion (US$7,500), which will run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).

VietNamNet Bridge – In her seventies now, Hong Hai recalls that she was among the youngest students to join the dan tranh class being offered by the Tieng Hat Que Huong (Motherland Voice) Club.

Ten countries will participate in the 2012 Asia Pacific Little League Junior Division (U14) Championships that will take place in the central coastal city of Nha Trang from June 30- July 7. 

Vietnam’s U22 football team has lost to host Myanmar despite opening the scoring in its second match in Group G of the U22 Asian qualifying round. 

Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Public Security, Dang Van Hieu, has asked law enforcement agencies to take strong, concerted actions against drug-related crimes and to put a stop to the illegal trafficking of drugs in Vietnam.