The Me Tri residential area in Tu Liem district, Hanoi, which is known as the zone for villas worth millions of US dollars, has had a different look – the urban area for food. Abandoned villas in this area have become restaurants.

 Eleven export commodities earn US$1 billion in revenue; Over 3.5 million foreigners visit Vietnam in six months; Growth in HCM City boosts first half GDP by 7.9 percent; Military Bank arm plans restructuring

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese modern dancer Nguyen Thanh Chung has won a prize of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Dance Association in the Korea International Modern Dance Competition, which wrapped up in Seoul late last month.

The Chairman of Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) said the foreign partners had settle $5 billion for the Nghi Son oil refinery project but the construction will be kicked of in September, instead of July.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Taking advantage of the incentives on imported cars of Vietnamese repatriates, luxurious cars have been smuggled into Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 2013 Vietnam’s Next Top Model organisers have announced they will also welcome male contestants, besides female participants like previous years.

Though domestic gold prices crashed by VND850,000 per tael compared to late last week, buying power declined sharply on Monday after the central bank has announced to continue supplying gold for the market.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government will spend 50 billion VND on programmes, policies and projects to enhance education for ethnic minority people as part of a recently approved ethnic affairs strategy until 2020.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s leading chess player Le Quang Liem has jumped from 34th to 4th in the FIDE’s most recent World Blitz Chess rankings for July.

 VietNamNet Bridge – France's fine art of table decoration will be presented to the public in Ha Noi today, July 3, at l'Espace, the French Cultural Centre.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Pakistani wrote a letter to express his appreciation for the timely help of the traffic police team No. 5 and the police of Gia Thuy Ward in Long Bien District, Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge – World champion Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat took the title at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games' (AIMAG) muay event in Incheon, the Republic of Korea on July 2.

 VietNamNet Bridge – During exam time at universities many landlords opportunistically increase their fees for accommodation because of high demand from students.

The "Summer" painting exhibition has opened in HCM City, introducing 26 oil on canvas painting by Bui Quang Anh and Trinh Thanh Tung. The exhibition takes place from July 1 to 30 at Tu Do Gallery.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Officials of the Bong Mieu gold mining company and Phuoc Son Gold Company said that they had asked the customs office to reconsider the export tax of nearly VND250 billion ($12 million).

 Deaths from prescription painkiller overdose among women in the United States have risen sharply in recent years, said a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

VietNamNet Bridge - This is the first time a transport project of Vietnam is to be promoted overseas.

 VietNamNet Bridge - On July 1, Chairman of Phu Yen Province signed the adjusted investment certificate for the Vung Ro oil refinery project, which will be kicked off in the third quarter of this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At the request of the UNESCO, Vietnam will be allowed to submit only one intangible cultural heritage and two tangible heritage profiles to this organization. The country is urged to preserve its existing world heritages.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Just because her portrait was engrafted into the picture of a girl wearing an off-the-shoulder blouse, a newly high school graduate committed suicide with pesticide.