The law against harmful effects of tobacco passed by the National Assembly (NA) yesterday prohibits people under the age of 18 from smoking and trading in cigarettes.

VietNamNet Bridge – The burning of stubble has left a pall of black smoke over western parts of Ha Noi, particularly in the districts of Quoc Oai and Thach That, raising health concerns and disrupting visibility on roads.

VietNamNet Bridge – A visually impaired Vietnamese-American woman has conquered the tough judges of a US Master Chef cooking contest to receive a white apron and advance to the next round of competition.

Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh will attend the Singapore Open Super Series from June 19-24.

A recent inspection revealed a number of misconduct in joint programs between the Hanoi National University and its foreign counterparts between 2006 and 2010.

Nearly 60 teams from across the country will take part in the 2012 Vietnam Off-road Cup (VOC) in Hanoi on June 30- July 1. 

Vietnam’s U22 football team defeated Thai rivals 2-1 in a friendly match in Thailand on June 19 during their training course there.

Satellite F 1 manufactured by Vietnam’s FPT technology university will be launched into orbit from a launch pad in Japan’s Tanegashima Space Centre in late July.

Two Vietnamese students from the Vietnam National Academy of Music (VNAM) have gloried in the Val Tidone International Music Competition in Italy.

The International Women’s Artists Council (INWAAC) opened its 10 th exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City for the first time from June 21-27.

VietNamNet Bridge – The World Bank's goal is to keep looking for ways to help Viet Nam meet its development challenges, said Vice President for Concessional Finance and Global Partnerships Axel van Trotsenburg.

VietNamNet Bridge – A drug addict in the southern province of Dong Nai became a mass killer after taking heroin on June 19.

VietNamNet Bridge – The National All-Star Shooting Championships will begin on Friday at the Ha Noi's National Sport Training Centre.

The situation in Syria is " getting worse" as violence was intensified by both sides of the fighting in the unrest-ridden country, the chief UN observer in Syria told reporters here Tuesday, urging the international community to double its efforts

Chinese merchants have requested Vietnamese farmers to mix normal rice with fragrant rice in the 50:50 ratio, which they would buy and resell in China as fragrant rice.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Deputy Director of the Irish Aid Agency under the Embassy of Ireland, Margaret Gaynor, has been awarded the insignia “For Peace and Friendship among Nations” for her great contributions during the time she served in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the allocation of US$105 million for the second phase of a secondary school development project, according to a report on the Government website.

VietNamNet Bridge – General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP), President Choummaly Sayasone, received Vietnamese State Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan on June 19 during her three-day official visit to Laos.

The storm Talim brewing in the East Sea has sunk or marooned at least seven fishing boats, with some of them possibly distressed at sea without being able to communicate with shore.

England won 1-0 to qualify as Group D winners, co-hosts Ukraine bowed out, while France marched forward as runners-up despite a 2-0 loss to Sweden at the Euro 2012 tournament on Tuesday.