Premium growth slumps in first half; Businesses receive support for US market expansion; Vietnam's US trade surplus hits new heights; Mitsui eyes IT parks in Da Nang city

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam finished second after losing to China's Jiangsu team 3-1 in the final match of the International Women's Volleyball Tournament on Saturday in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dong Tam Long An beat Hai Phong Cement 4-3 in the 16th round of V-League at Lach Tray Stadium yesterday, July 21.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Ambassador to the US, Nguyen Quoc Cuong, has appealed for a new Vietnam-US partnership framework to be agreed during President Truong Tan Sang’s upcoming American visit from July 24-26.

 VietNamNet Bridge – All four Vietnamese students won bronze medals at the 25th International Biology Olympiad in Switzerland from July 14-21, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has topped the medal tally of an international athletics tournament in HCM City, pocketing a total of 6 golds, 4 silvers and 2 bronzes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Sinh Hung left Ha Noi on July 21 for a three-day official visit to South Korea at the invitation of its National Assembly Speaker Kang Chang-hee.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While 5 per cent bio-ethanol (E5) is still a new type of energy source in Viet Nam, other countries have made more progress in producing and applying 85 and 100 per cent ethanol bio-fuel,

 One million people get jobs in one year; Deputy PMs pay visits to mark War Invalids and Martyrs' Day; City moves to alleviate overcrowding in bus stations

 Castro's combat memoirs unveiled in HCM City; Exhibition on Uncle Ho and war invalids, martyrs; Japanese woman wins Miss Viet Nam Global Beauty Pageant

 Hue seeks ways to attract more tourists; Tourism sector scores positive growth in first half; Six Senses Con Dao among world’s best ecolodges; Festival featuring four countries’ arts to open next month

 The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Sunday it has "confronted" an attempt to hack government websites launched by cyber criminals in Egypt.

VietNamNet Bridge – At least one child and two other people were missing in Dien Bien and Thai Nguyen provinces after flashfloods and landslide ravaged northern mountainous areas over the weekend due to heavy rains.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many residents living under the so-called "ancient roofs", in the northern province of Ha Giang's Dong Van old quarter, are having to put up with poor living conditions while their houses crumble.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After three days in Vietnam, Coach Wenger and his team had a lot of memories and wonderful experience.

 There's still no sign of Britain's royal baby, even though the world's media have been camped for three weeks outside the London hospital where Prince William's wife Catherine is due to give birth.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ngo Thanh Hoa, a 40-year-old overseas Vietnamese who used to live in Australia, has won the first Master Chef reality television season in Viet Nam.

 Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva has voiced support for the country's centre-right coalition government and rejected calls for snap elections to resolve a political crisis shaking the bailed-out nation.

 At least 19 people were killed when two shallow earthquakes struck northwest China early Monday, a local government official said as rescuers battled to reach survivors.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Mr. Nguyen Hong Thanh, Chairman of Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) FC has confirmed that Vietnam’s top striker Le Cong Vinh will play for Japanese FC Consadole Sapporo from August 2013.