Two phone and internet surveillance programs run by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) have helped disrupt more than 50 potential terrorist attacks against the United States and its allies,

 First Korean-language newspaper hits shelves; PM calls for veterans to uphold political will; Vietnam-Austria relations develop well; Party leader sends off VN diplomats

VietNamNet Bridge – Many National Assembly deputies yesterday, June 18, agreed that sanctions in the amendments to the Law on Thrift Practice and Wastefulness Prevention were not punitive enough, which tended to make the law unfeasible.

 Japan extended a string of trade deficits in May, official data showed on Wednesday, as the country's import costs rose on the weak yen, but shipments to the United States and China soared.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A draft on the way to preserve and restore the ancient architecture in Ha Noi's Duong Lam Village was reached at a recent meeting of cultural managers and experts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hydropower projects with capacity of less than 50 MW are put under the jurisdiction of provinces for assessment and licensing but the capacity of provincial officials is still weak,

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's software giant FPT Corporation will open an office in Myanmar soon as it prepares to develop ICT infrastructure for providing internet broadband services in the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese singer Tung Duong will have two free shows with the band Unit Asia on July 12 at the Youth Theatre in Hanoi and on July 14 at the Ben Thanh Theatre in Ho Chi Minh City.

This could be a question to many people that why Vietnam has not thought of developing helicopter services when trying to develop tourism.

Government agencies claimed to have found illegal products worth close to VND7 billion as they carried out spot checks on compliance with intellectual property rights at 12 businesses, including two computer dealers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Expensive imported medicine has been dominating the Vietnamese market, a poor country with the average income per capita at $1,000 a year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The official inauguration of the Google’s display adnetwork is believed to lead to the re-division of the domestic market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Transport officials inspecting 19 manufacturers of black boxes – devices installed in vehicles to supervise their operation – have discovered nine of them to be falling short of national standards.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign retail giants have shown their hunger to develop modern retailing in Viet Nam by pouring money into trade centres and supermarkets.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty-five photos featuring charming and gentle Hanoi girls in ao dai by photographers Hoang Manh Cuong and Xuan Chinh are on display at the Sofitel Metropole Hanoi.

 Licence for cloth production factory; CEO must avoid losses to keep job; Seven drinking water firms suspended; Right time to invest in property: expert; Country has 104 projects dedicated to social housing

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam- Republic of Korea (RoK) cultural exchange centre officially debuted on June 17 in the southern province of Binh Duong.

Preparations for the 5th Southeast Asian student sports festival, including sporting facilities, accommodation and transportation, have been completed.

The Ministry of Education and Training  has asked the ETC Centre of the National University to stop all joint training programs with foreign partners in HCM City, Vinh City and other localities.

 Swiss researchers said Monday they have created a small four-legged, high-speed robot that runs like a cat in a bid to create a new breed of robots for use in search and rescue operations.