Automobile manufacturers believe that despite the great advantages, electric cars would not be favored in Vietnam in the near future.

The plan by the Ministry of Transport (MOT) to collect fees to reduce the number of personal vehicles in circulation has not been legalized yet. However, automobile joint ventures have suffered from the plan.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on July 15 hosted separate receptions for Japanese Foreign Minister Gemba Koichiro, who is in Hanoi for the fourth session of the Vietnam-Japan Cooperation Committee.

Art & entertainment activities in big cities of Vietnam are daily updated on VietNamNet Bridge.

Japan's Waseda University and the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre have completed work on a scaled down replica of Hue Citadel's Can Chanh Palace.

Miss Vietnam 2010 runner-up Vu Hoang My has completed her 1’30’’ video clip to be presented at the upcoming Miss World Pageant in China.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) is set to hold ministerial-level talks with Vietnam over a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) soon, said the RoK Trade Ministry on July 15.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Doan Xuan Hung has made a fact-finding tour of Ibaraki and other prefectures in northeastern Japan to promote cooperation between Vietnam and these localities.

Russia's Soyuz spacecraft with a crew of three astronauts blasted off from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan on Sunday morning for a four-month mission on the International Space Station (ISS).

F-1, the satellite manufactured by FPT, and four other small satellites have been carried to Tanegashima, the launching pad in the southern Japan, before it is launched into the orbit on July 21.

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of businesses stopped their operation, but they could not declare the bankruptcy because of the administrative procedures barriers.

Anyone who visits Bac Lieu Town in Vietnam’s southern province of Bac Lieu would like to stop over at the locally famous House of Bac Lieu Dude (now Bac Lieu Dude Hotel) either for an overnight stay or a quick look.

South African Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma surged strong in the tight race for the African Union Commission Presidency, clinching 37 votes against Jean Ping of Gabon, the incumbent's 14 votes to emerge winner of the seat.

Students of general schools in Hanoi would have to pay the tuitions of 20,000-40,000 dong a month, which are just equal to 50 percent of the previous rates. However, this has raised the worry that state owned schools would become overloaded.

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Long, long ago at the dawn of time, the jade emperor, creator of the universe, looked down from heaven and was saddened by what he saw.

The current economic difficulties and the sharp fall in the number of guests have forced a lot of big bosses to sell hotels to gather strength on their important projects.

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign ministers from Lower Mekong nations and the US convened for their fifth meeting on Friday in Phnom Penh to review the implementation of programmes on the environment, education, health and infrastructure.

Dai Hung pottery kiln in Hamlet 1, Tuong Binh Hiep Commune, Thu Dau Mot Town, Binh Duong Province is famous nationwide for producing different kinds of jars, jugs, vessels and wash-basins.

VietNamNet Bridge – In late May, in Hong Kong, the Shaw Foundation called names of the winners of the Shaw Award for Astronomy 2012, Ms. Le Hang - a Vietnam-origin professor.