The approaching EURO 2012, one of the most prestigious football tournaments of the year, is causing excitement amongst local caricature painters who will take part in the EURO Diary through Paintings contest.

Despite Lai and her daughter stripping naked in the public to retain their land, it has been decided that their compensation will remain unchanged at VND1.25 billion (USD59,421), one official said.          

After the success of the first vertical race in Vietnam in the city last year, this year’s competition will take place at Landmark 72 in Hanoi in late September under arrangement of Hong Kong’s Sporting Republic.

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The Ministry of Finance has submitted to the Prime Minister--the financial monitoring mechanism applied for state owned enterprises (SOEs) which aims to improve the SOE management efficiency.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People's Committee affirmed that priorities would be placed on speeding up the infrastructure system construction in relocation areas to tackle the shortage of apartments to resettle residents.

The migration from the Mekong Delta to other areas will increase in the future as the Mekong Delta is one of the three areas most vulnerable to the global climate change, an expert told a seminar ending in Can Tho City on Tuesday.

Asynchronous urban development is common across the country, with zoning plans only available for some urban areas when they have already been developed, said Minister of Construction Trinh Dinh Dung at an online meeting on Tuesday.

Chairman Nguyen Van Giau of the National Assembly (NA) Economic Committee on Tuesday proposed the NA amend the Land Law soon in a bid to protect the interests of farmers given the rapid industrialization.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam football team left for China this morning for a friendly match with the host in Wuhan City tomorrow, June 8.

The summer tourism promotions to stimulate demand by air carriers and tourism companies have begun with attractive discounts on offer.

Preferential treatment for co-operatives as stipulated under the existing Co-operative Law appears to have been incorrectly made use of by private business.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) will complete all related legal frameworks for the use of plastic money-credit and debit cards, as well as other forms of electronic payment in 2012.

The Federal Bureau of Intelligence has opened an investigation into possible White House officials' leaks of classified information to the New York Times about U.S. cyberattacks against Iran, CNN reported on Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan will pay an official visit to Vietnam from June 8-9 at the invitation of Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang.

VietNamNet Bridge – Chef Do Chi Cong from a Ha Noi restaurant will be the first-ever Vietnamese chef to compete at the prestigious cooking contest Bocuse d'Or Asia in Shanghai this month.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal beat fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro 7-6 (7-4), 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the French Open semifinals without dropping a single set.

VietNamNet Bridge – Although administrative punishment for oversized advertising signs is quite strict, many enterprises still intentionally set up illegal advertising signs,

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VietNamNet Bridge – The football team from the Central Highland province of Gia Lai has won the champion title of a football tournament for disadvantaged children in Ho Chi Minh City.