VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly deputies yesterday discussed the many issues surrounding the land acquisition process in Viet Nam, as proposed amendments to the country's Land Law came under the spotlight.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The well-known blind Japanese pianist, Nobuyuki Tsujii, will give solo piano performances in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on June 19 and 21, respectively.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Friday presented a report to update socio-economic performance in the first five months of 2013 at the ongoing 5th session of the 13th National Assembly.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The dollar price has been increasing these days because of the slight demand increase. However, the dong/dollar exchange rate is believed to get stabilized by early July 2013.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The detergent market, which has been “peaceful” over the last three years, has suddenly become boisterous.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The US-funded Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF) has brought 467 Vietnamese postgraduates to study in the United States under its scholarship programme over the last ten years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Khmer people in southern An Giang Province are determined to revive their traditional “Ngu Am” music, which requires five to seven musical instruments.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The country needed only two credit rating agencies (CRA), in addition to international CRAs, when conducting single rating services, according to the Viet Nam Association of Financial Investors (VAFI).

VietNamNet Bridge – Chinese network operators really want to expand their business to Vietnam and other South East Asian markets, but they are fearful of the cutthroat competition in the Vietnamese market.

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 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam and many countries will have the opportunity to admire the super moon phenomenon this weekend, when the moon is closest to the Earth in the year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A fossilised tusk, recently found in Phu Thien District, 30km from the Ham Rong volcano in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai, has been dated to about 19,450 BC.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam protected its regional domination at the 14th ASEAN Age-Group Chess Championships, striking a total of 21 gold, 22 silver and 26 bronze medals after nine days of competition against 14 other regional

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hoang Minh Ha defeated his two rivals to win the championship title of the “Project Runway Vietnam” television fashion show, first season, which closed on June 16.

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite the warning from the Viet Nam Coffee & Cocoa Association that the country's coffee harvest may decline for a second straight year because of drought in the main growing regions, prices have continued to drop,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Talented Polish young pianist Krystian Tkaczewski will perform at the Vietnam National Academy of Music in Hanoi on June 20.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s HCM City will host the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in 2015, said World Taekwondo Federation president Chungwon Choue.

VietNamNet Bridge – The two national stock exchanges plan to extend trading hours in the afternoon session in a bid to help boost liquidity and lure investors, but the proposal however is drawing differing opinions from market participants.

VietNamNet Bridge - Heavy rains accompanied a tornado overturned a big canvas house at the Lai Thieu fruit festival in the southern province of Binh Duong on June 16. Fortunately, there were no casualties.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCMC authorities plan to install electronic induction scales in addition to using mobile scales to cope with the current deterioration of local bridges and roads caused by overloaded trucks.