The ancient capital city of Hue in the central region is considered the pioneer in the development of green tourism. However, the tourism model is facing a lot of challenges.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on August 7 delivered a televised speech on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (August 8).

Tuition and school fee increases is once again a hot topic on education forums. Parents complain that education has become very costly in Vietnam.

 Although ocean wave technology still has a long way to go, U.S. scientists are now seeking ways to make ocean wave energy the nation's newest source of green power, local media reported on Sunday.

The Nghi Son oil refinery project, the second oil refinery in Vietnam, is now under the final stage of negotiation. It will have the total investment capital of 8-10 billion dollars and the designed capacity of 200,000 barrels per day.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Government will strive to effectively implement the agreements reached between the leaders of Vietnam and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam plans to build emergency clinics along national highways to reduce accident-related fatalities, which number about 11,000 each year.

The Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a hoisting ceremony of the ASEAN and Lao flags on Aug. 7 to mark the 45th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and 15 years since Laos became an official member

 More than one-third of Canadians have not obtained needed health care because of insufficient insurance coverage, according to the results of an online survey released Tuesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – People in southern parts of the country have been warned to take precautions against the spread of dengue fever, as the risk of getting the disease rises next month.

The HCM City People’s Committee has assigned the city’s police and relevant branches to draft the document stipulating the minimum requirements motorbikes must have to be eligible for being put into circulation.

 VietNamNet Bridge –  “I’m 28 already. If I keep staying here, I will be unable to find my man,” said Lieu, a worker of the Bac Thang Long Industrial Zone (IZ) in Hanoi.

Nguyen Thi Tinh showed off her new fish barrels, where anchovies were being salted to create a kind of genuine fish sauce which Tinh would register to obtain the geographical indication certificate on Phu Quoc fish sauce trademark.

Garment exporters go in search of new contracts;  Province hopes to make hay from corridor;  Troubled firms find customers next door; Surging bad debt leaves financial sector vulnerable; Vinacomin owed VND2 trillion in debts   

VietNamNet would like to introduce a series of article about the presidential election in the US, by G. Calvin Mackenzie, the Goldfarb Family Distinguished Professor of Government at Colby College and a Fulbright scholar in Vietnam.

An exhibition entitled “Vietnamese antiques” is underway at the National Museum of History in Hanoi, displaying over 50 outstanding antiques of Vietnam from the Dong Son culture to Nguyen Dynasty. The exhibition will close on August 25.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fewer students are enrolling in technology studies although the demand for trained staff in the field is high, according to university officials.

 Orchestra unites skilled SE Asian musicians; City girl joins Asia’s Next Top Model in Singapore; Spratly photos on show

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 50 international organisations have joined hands to promote and preserve the cultural heritage in the central city of Hue, after UNESCO called for their support.

Besides pornographic and violent websites, websites teaching how to commit suicide in Vietnamese language have appeared, poisoning children who suffer from depression or those who want to assert themselves in wrong ways.