The initial success in the software industry gives an important reason to Vietnam to continue making heavy investment in developing software products.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bai Tu Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh is expected to stun holiday-makers as various tours to explore the beautiful bay will be launched this summer.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The recent news of children drowning in several provinces in the Central Highland has highlighted the seriousness of the problem.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Champs-Élysées Symphony Orchestra will perform a special concert at the Hanoi Opera House on June 15 under the baton of renowned conductor Philippe Herreweghe.

VietNamNet Bridge – Small merchants have been sitting idle, while manufacturers have to scale down the production, saying that they have never seen such a low purchasing power before.

Nearly 3,000 foreign-invested enterprises missing the deadline for renewing their investment certificates may escape shutdown as a proposal to annul the re-registration requirement for FIEs has gathered support.

VietNamNet Bridge – Holding a burning cigarette in his stained lips, Nguyen Minh Khang, breathes in deeply. Taking the cigarette out, he rounds his lips to shape smoke into rings running to each other. He closes his eyes and enjoys the moment.

From July 1, the Department of Interior of Da Nang will begin implementing the model of evaluating the performance of public servants online, after gaining good results in the pilot period.

 Petition filed against steel dumping; Binh Dinh to set up advisory group for oil refinery plan; SOEs pose threats for domestic economy; Authorities consider policy for property insurance contracts

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many recent Vietnamese films have focused on exploiting violent scenes with many of them being warned by state management agencies to tone down their explicitness.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It may take Vietnam a decade to resolve the bad debt issue that is crippling the banking system, says an economic report.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed to stop 338 hydropower projects after checking the 1,200 planned projects.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Staff members of websites run by enterprises and organisations will no longer be allowed to work as official newspapers, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications.

 Binh Duong to host Lai Thieu Fruit Festival; Vietnam tourism experts call for marketing push; Highland Regions to develop souvenirs for National Tourism Year 2014

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city has improved its ranking under the Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI).

VietNamNet Bridge – A series of activities will be organised in central provinces from June 1-8 to mark the World Oceans Day and the Vietnam Sea and Island Week 2013,

VietNamNet Bridge – The two giants Openasia Group and IPP have been competing vehemently in the battle of distributing branded goods. However, in the eyes of outsiders, they have been coexisting in peace.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The forests along the Viet Nam-Laos border were once home to many wild elephants. But today, barely 100 remain.

Ethnic residents in Mang Ri Commune no longer need to traipse through snake-infested jungles to cultivate the medicinal herb which is helping them to escape poverty. Pioneering farmers have successfully planted it in the back garden.

Vietnam is aiming to win at least nine gold medals at the upcoming fourth Asian Indoor & Martial Art Games (AIMAG 4) that will take place in Incheon, Republic of Korea from June 29 to July 6.