VietNamNet Bridge – The Football Association of Indonesia has invited Vietnam to take part in two friendly matches against its national squad, and the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has yet to accept the invitation.

Many provinces and cities throughout Vietnam will hold a Remembrance Day for Road Traffic Victims on November 18, along with promises to take further road traffic safety measures.

Though some State-owned enterprises (SOEs) operate at big loss but their officials still get promotion or have “safe landing.”

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Construction has called for the establishment of a housing-development fund to help low-income earners become home owners.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday, July 2, decided to use VND450 billion (US$21.6 million) from the State budget to help top Vietnamese students selected by the Ministry of Education and Training continue their studies abroad.

VietNamNet Bridge – Six teams of medical inspectors have been set up to try to control dengue fever and hand-foot-mouth disease in HCM City, which have spread since the rainy season started in May.

VietNamNet Bridge – Funding needed for environmental protection for all sectors and industries in Viet Nam is estimated at about US$7.6 billion.

VietNamNet Bridge – The General Statistics Office’s (GSO) announcement that the consumer price index (CPI) decreased by 0.26 percent has raised doubts among people--who claim the continued price increases.

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City-based Phan Dinh Phung Sports Centre have won the women's division at the National U17 Basketball Tournament Cool Air Cup which wrapped up in the central coastal city of Da Nang.

Mexican presidential candidate Enrique Pena Nieto on Monday received congratulatory messages from leaders of some countries for his apparent victory in Sunday's elections.

The number of international tourists to the country has gone up 13.9% year-on-year to over 3.63 million in the year to date but it has strongly plunged in the two recent months.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Asian Billiards Championships will be held in HCM City tomorrow with 32 athletes from six countries. Players will compete in the one- and three-cushion carom events.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ngoc Duc was in the third grade when he learnt he had a serious eye problem that would rob him of his sight.

British sport sensation David Beckham was not given the chance to play for his home team in the upcoming London Olympic Games because of low form.

Traces of prehistoric man have been found at the Na Mo Cave in the northern province of Bac Kan. Members of the Viet Nam Archaeological Institute and the Bac Kan Museum have been excavating the area for possible prehistoric remains

VietNamNet Bridge – Japan is committed to providing Vietnam with Official Development Assistance (ODA) to help develop infrastructure and cope with climate change.

The lives of the pets in rich families prove to be much happier than many people: they can eat the best food, use the best things and receive the loving care from owners.

VietNamNet Bridge – A planned 100-kilometre embankment of reinforced concrete pillars at the West Sea Dyke in southernmost Ca Mau Province will have to be built over a period longer than originally thought because of a lack of funds,

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister, Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh received Col. Patrick D. Reardon, the outgoing US Army Attaché and Col. Earnest C. Lee, who will take Reardon’s place, in Hanoi on July 2.

VietNamNet Bridge – Among 412 Chinese workers engaged in a project at the Cong Thanh Cement Plant in Thanh Hoa Province, 229 have not been granted work permits, said the Management Board of the Nghi Son Economic Zone.