VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the People’s Committee of Lam Dong Province plan to hold four major cultural events in Da Lat towards the end of 2013.

VietNamNet Bridge – The tragedy of private drama troupes in HCM City is that they can draw the audience to their all-the-year-round performances but they do not have their own theatres.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has recently issued regulations on organization and operation of the national fund for technological renewal.

The dollar price increases have put businesses on tenterhooks, though it is now just the third quarter of the year, while they would only need more dollars in the fourth quarter to make payment for the imports.

The exhibition “Lo” by painter Phuong Vu Manh and a martial art instructor from Thai Nguyen Province – Nguyen Hac Long – will be held at the Vietnam Fine Art Museum at 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Hanoi from July 12 to 17.

Dang Le Nam, 25, carefully checks his sleeping bags, first aid kit, and backpack one more time. He’s readying for a weekend journey with his group of backpackers, heading for the northern province of Cao Bang this time.

VietNamNet Bridge – Orchids from deep in the forest have a beauty which ranks high in the minds of pot plant buyers and enthusiasts, creating a source of income for those living in mountain and forest areas.

Millions of young mothers might have got stunned on the news that rau ngot, a popular vegetable in Vietnam, is unsafe to people because of the high pesticide residues. Rau ngot has been eaten raw, especially by the women after giving birth.

On the sidelines of the bad debt management training course co-organized by Business Development Institute and Swiss Asia Banking School, Le Xuan Nghia, head of BDI, talked to local media about the bad debt handling process in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Two Vietnamese chess players Le Quang Liem and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son are ranked respectively 29th and 85th in the World Chess Cup 2013.

VietNamNet Bridge – Most local mobile phone services providers are using products of Chinese equipment manufacturers Huwei and ZTE that have caused the United States and Europe to worry about information security.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Minister for Natural Resources and the Environment Nguyen Minh Quang has criticised the authorities in 22 of the country's cities and provinces for the long time they take to grant certificates for land-use rights.

 Scientists now have enough reference material to accurately restore the Dam Pagoda, a worshiping place of national importance during the Ly Dynasty (1009-1225) after two years of careful research at the site.

 Low occupancy rates drive away hotel investment; $100m spent on highway upkeep; Furniture sector hit by price hikes; HCM City wholesale, retail buildings on rise

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is likely that the European Union (EU) will recognize Vietnam as a market economy when negotiations of the Vietnam-EU free trade agreement (FTA) end.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Coach Arsene Wenger and his players began their Asia Tour 2013 on the evening of July 11 on a special flight. The team will come to Indonesia before they come to Hanoi on July 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge – According to a survey by the Ministry of Health, 20 percent of the country’s population is living in very unhygienic conditions.

U.S. stocks soared on Thursday, lifting the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 to their all-time closing highs, boosted by Federal Reserve Chaiman Ben Bernanke's recent dovish speech which eased fears of an early stimulus pullback.

 Tighter consumer protection sought; HCM City tuition fees to rise while medical service fees held; HCM City’s labor demand on the rise; Overseas Vietnamese backed

 PM tells Delta to promote ‘large-scale' production; Co-operation with India to stay strong; Speaker of Sri Lanka’s Parliament to visit Vietnam; President Sang’s China visit drives development: Ambassador