Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held talks in Hanoi on July 10 to discuss ways to foster future cooperation.

VietNamNet Bridge introduces several rare species of birds in Vietnam.

U.S. President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney are still neck and neck in the 2012 presidential race despite their early campaign advertising blitz, according to a poll released on Tuesday.

The death toll from recent rains and floods in southern Russia's Krasnodar territory has climbed to 172, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday.

Phu Quoc Island must have been top of the list when The Creator gazed Eastwards and the peaceful tropical paradise in the warm turquoise waters of the Gulf of Thailand is a must for visitors to the area.

Microsoft on Monday announced that it has agreed to buy large-scale multitouch display maker Perceptive Pixel.

Hanoi Telecom, which is running Vietnamobile, has lodged a complaint to the Ministry of Information and Communication MIC about the decision by VNPT to unexpectedly raise the BTS (base transreceiver station) leasing fees by 110-562 percent.

Restoring and protecting the ecosystem, forest resources, genetic diversification and saving precious animals to preserve the biodiversity-- have all prove to be urgent tasks in Vietnam.

APEC Securities Company has become the first securities company to be merged into others under the plan to restructure the stock market. The decision was made half a year after the plan was approved by the Ministry of Finance.

VietNamNet Bridge – A female farmer in Soc Trang province, southern Vietnam, who called herself a God, swindled money out of a Vietnamese national in Australia.

Bank loans inaccessible to small, medium businesses; Firms need help to cut inventory, restore production; Processors find market for cashew, cane by-products; VN is third largest investor in Laos; Industrial zones target investors

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on July 10 received visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who spoke highly of Vietnam’s socio-economic development achievements.

VietNamNet Bridge – First Secretary of the Cuban Communist Party’s Central Committee and President of the State Council and Council of Ministers, Raul Castro left Hanoi on July 10, concluding his four-day official friendship visit to Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Roasted soybean mixed with flavoring will become “real coffee.” This kind of fake coffee is produced by an enterprise based in Tan Phu district, HCM City.

HCM City continues blitz on unsafe food sales; Five men get death penalty for drug trafficking; Two French students help candidates prepare exams; Dak Lak launches contest on Vietnam-Laos special relationship

Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two countries’ leaders to beef up bilateral ties.

VietNamNet Bridge – A group of six Vietnam students, led by Prof. Dr. Sci. Vu Dinh Hoa, is attending the 53rd International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO), which opened in Mar Del Plata (Argentina) on July 9 for the second time.

Hollywood stars Tom Cruise, 50, and Katie Holmes, 33, reached a settlement on Monday, legally dealing with their divorce.

VietNamNet Bridge – According to the Telecommunication Department, Vietnam had 122.79 million mobile subscribers by the end of May, around 1.5 fold more than the country’s population. However, the growth begins to stop.

High tax is believed to be the main reason that makes securities investment funds unable to develop in Vietnam.