Many people call Pham The Cuong ‘the bookworm’ or ‘book addict’ for his passion for reading, collecting books, and his efforts to build   a ‘reading culture’ within the community, especially in the younger generation.

Inspectors from the Ministry of Transport have called on the Ha Noi Department of Transport to tighten granting of licences for taxis following concerns about several taxi companies operating cars without meeting licensing requirements.

The Viet Nam Football Federation has published the draw for the qualifying round of the U21 Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper football tournament.

The hotel service fee now makes up 20 percent of the domestic tour fee, which is one of the most important reasons behind the weak competitiveness of domestic tours in comparison with the outbound tours to Thailand and Cambodia.

Britain may need further monetary easing policies, including consideration of an interest rate cut to bolster its anemic economic recovery, the Washington- based International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday.

Nearly 100 young local and foreign artists are showcasing their works at the Chase Hanoi 2012 art exhibition from July 18-20.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday, July 19, called on ministries and relevant agencies to speed up the progress of a national programme to help poor households access stable housing.

The London based Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) reportedly plans to sell the shares it is holding of Vietnamese Bao Viet.

The number of victims of the attack at Burgas Airport has risen to seven, Bulgarian Foreign Ministry confirmed on Thursday, a day after the powerful blast which injured more than 30 other Israeli tourists.

VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Van Quyen of the Military team won the fifth and final stage of the Return to Truong Son cycling tour yesterday, July 19.

Deputy PM chairs first NCSDCI session; Vietnam, Vatican boost bilateral ties;  Committee urged to improve life in Southwest; More celebrations in Laos, Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on July 19 received Iranian ambassador Hossein Al-Vandi Behine and Mozambique ambassador Gamilien Munguambe, who have both recently assumed their roles in Vietnam.

Russia and China, two permanent members of the UN Security Council, wielded veto power Thursday over a western-proposed draft resolution, which demands extension of UNSMIS for a period of 45 days,

The Mekong Delta is renowned for its floating markets which are typical of the Phung Hiep and Cai Be districts.

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has instructed eight provinces and some ministries to make research of the urban administration model.

U.S. space agency NASA announced Wednesday that astronomers using the Spitzer Space Telescope have detected what they believe is a planet two-thirds the size of Earth.

While the Vietnam Science and Technology Institute cherishes the hope that Vietnam would successfully decode human genome, thus enabling to improve the Vietnamese race, others have doubts about the feasibility of the project.

Dang seemed to be unlucky when his luggage was lost at the airport; however, he has won the gold medal at the 53rd International Mathematics Olympiad.

A young man has killed two monkeys and then showed off his “achievement” on Facebook. However, his savage action has been violently criticized, while he has been described as “emotionless cold-blooded person.”

Infrastructure investment still lags; ATM fees to be investigated; Retailers expand despite fall in demand; Laos calls for more HCM City investors; Investors may be asked to post completion bond; State audit unearths $1 bln budget loss