VietNamNet Bridge – Moc Chau Plateau in the northwestern mountainous province of Son La may be the perfect destination for you if you are looking to escape from the summer heat.

Accessing bank loans had never been an easy thing for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). However, things have become quite different -- banks have been trying to persuade SMEs to borrow money.

At the guidance of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Planning and Investment checked all golf course projects throughout the country. The Ministry rejected 76 projects and revoked over 15,600 hectares of land from these projects.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A doctor in Ha Noi was recently caught red-handed selling foetus gender test sticks, prompting the city's health officials to take this illegal business more seriously.

VietNamNet Bridge – While efforts in Ho Chi Minh City to reduce consumption of plastic bags have failed, recycling of junk plastic waste into diesel oil has opened new grounds for reuse of waste material.

 Future FTA to fuel Viet Nam, EU trade; Social housing conversion gets go-ahead; Vietnam manufacturing contracts in May; Red River Delta targets higher GDP; HCMC sees decline in imports, exports in May

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in conjunction with Australia’s Monash University hosted an international seminar in Hanoi on June 5 to discuss policies to efficiently deal with climate change in Vietnam.

To test the hypothesis of the transmission of HIV/AIDS from young monkeys to human beings, researchers have intensified research on HIV-1, the AIDS virus that is widely spread in the world as opposed to HIV-2

 Three jailed for violating firecracker ban; Sonadezi to compensate Dong Nai farmers in full today; Vice President Doan to attend Global Summit of Women

 New faces of Vietnamese literature introduced worldwide; US jazz quintet tours Viet Nam; French singer to perform at jazz concert; Int’l Youth Festival opens in Binh Phuoc

 VietNamNet Bridge – Young talent Nguyen Hoang Thien was defeated by No 2 seed Adam Feeney of Australia 2-0 (3-6, 1-6) in the main round of the Men's Futures Tennis Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand on Tuesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 2013 Yamaha Football Camp has begun in Ha Noi for talented players under the age of 10.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 24-year-old female factory worker died from A/H1N1 flu at the Cho Ray Hospital in HCM City on June 5.

VietNamNet Bridge – Eight of 13 laws that took effect since the beginning of 2013 still have no decrees or circulars with instructions on how to implement them. This means that many promulgated laws will be implemented later than planned.

 Saigon Tourist Travel Company has just announced the opening of seven new river tours that will take tourists around Ho Chi Minh City via canals and rivers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – To avoid touching the 1,000 year old structure Dan Xa Tac, a bended flyover will be built at the O Cho Dua intersection, slanted toward Nguyen Luong Bang Street.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s presence at the World Economic Forum on East Asia 2013 in Myanmar demonstrates Vietnam’s active international integration as well as its role and status in the region.

The enterprises which make products from stainless steel, have been put on tenterhooks when hearing about petition for the anti-dumping measures.

 Brazil said Wednesday it has reduced Amazon deforestation by nearly 84 percent over the past eight years and is nearing its international target for slowing devastation of the world's largest rainforest.

VietNamNet Bridge – A few weeks ago, 20 year-old student Vu The Anh waited patiently outside of the Ha Noi Goethe Institute, bracing the scorching summer heat until he could finally squeeze gratefully into the main entrance