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.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In a radius of less than one square kilometer, Van Tuong village in Quang Ngai province has up to four markets worth hundreds of thousands USD.

VietNamNet Bridge – If you ever head on a trip to Phu Yen, don’t forget to try banh hoi long heo, a simple dish in this central province but quite strange to the taste buds of tourists from other regions.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City has set up 150 sites to collect hazardous household waste in 11 districts in a week-long campaign which kicked off on July 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge - From October to December, four Vietnamese American artists will stay in Hanoi to experience the life in the capital city and to draw paintings about the city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of enterprises that ceased operations rose by 12.3 per cent in the first half of the year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

 Tam Dao to provide free wireless internet service; Vietnam Airlines launches Incheon-Da Nang route; Swiss-Belhotel opens four-star hotel in Lao Cai; Ho Tram Strip uses helicopter to pick up customers

 Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on July 2 attended the 20th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF–20) and the third East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (EAS–3) in Brunei.

 Powerful and shallow quake in Aceh of Indonesia on Tuesday has killed 22 people, injured 218 others and damaged thousands of houses, official said here on Wednesday.

 Viet Nam values broad co-operation with Japan: PM; CPV delegation visits China; Defence Minister receives Brunei Navy Commander; NZ ambassador vows stronger links with Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – At least 10 foreign investors have rented over 82ha of land illegally in the Mekong province of Ben Tre, the provincial authority of Ben Tre has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Violist Nguyen Huu Nguyen, soloist with the French National Orchestra, and his friends will perform a chamber music concert at the HCM City Conservatory on Friday.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Every year, Vietnam has around 300,000 abortions, the highest number in the region and the fifth in the world.