Female students were asked to gather her hair into a bun. An examinee was asked to wear one more shirt. One student wrongly remembered the exam days. All of these were the odd things occurring at the latest university entrance exams.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Supermodel Kate Moss and late movie star Marylin Monroe took impressive pictures with Vietnamese non la (leaf hat).

The Government has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Planning and Investment to advance VND30 trillion of the fiscal year 2013 to accelerate the progress of the public investment projects likely to be completed early. 

National Tourism Year 2013 themed ‘Red River Civilization’ will kick off in the northern city of Hai Phong on May 11.

While many workers in other business fields have become redundant or seen the salaries cut because their businesses are facing big difficulties, banking officers have been safe and sound and unhurt by the economic downturn.

The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam will display cute and charming toys created by twelvetone and designed by Takashi Tsunoda at design exhibition ‘The World of Interior Toy’ from August 12 to September 9 at the center. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam's Cau khi or monkey bridges are listed among the world's scariest bridges by website TravelandLeisure.com.

The Ministry of Agriculture  and Rural Development on July 25 held a meeting in Hanoi to discuss tightening of management in slaughterhouses in North Vietnam to ensure better food safety and hygiene.

Nix waste plan heads for the bin; Auto importers looking for a big pick me up; Int’l airports built only to serve domestic flights; Foreign banks asked to clarify credit plans; HCM City’s trade surplus hits US$1 billion in 7 months 

Business as usual means that while ASEAN negotiates a COC with China, China will continue to apply pressure and intimidation on both the Philippines and Vietnam, Prof. Carlyle A. Thayer wrote for VietNamNet.

Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang chaired a meeting in HCM City on July 25, to discuss a draft project meant to resolve difficulties in production and trade for businesses, as per Government Resolution 13 and 26.

 After more than two years of anticipation, Google finally announced Thursday that the company's ultra-high-speed internet service Google Fiber would become available to the residents of its test community Kansas City starting in September.

 Can Tho hosts final round of National Sports Festival; World of Japanese toys in Hanoi; Vespa Club helps raise funds for nation's ‘Heroic Mothers'; Hoi An-Japan Festival to boost cultural exchange in August

An exhibition ‘Vietnam’s lotus flowers - lifetime of lotus flowers’ on Wednesday opened at the Saigon Skydeck-Bitexco Financial Tower on the 49th  floor in District 1. 

 Floodwaters threaten Cao Bang Province; Illegal miners destroy rivers; 500 sets of remains unearthed in Quang Nam; Nghe An benefits from Pacific Partnership programme

VietNamNet Bridge – Students from the London College for Fashion Studies (LCFS) will present fashion films for the first time to showcase their designs at the Graduate Fashion Show in Ha Noi this weekend.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Public Security's Investigation police have arrested the former chief accountant of Viet Nam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) Nguyen Thi Bich Loan.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A police officer who beat two journalists reporting on a land eviction case in the northern province of Hung Yen has been demoted.

VietNamNet Bridge – Only 18 percent of multistory buildings in HCM City have sufficient parking space, said the Ministry of Transport’s inspectors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Winning her berth by accident, Van Ngoc Tu will be the first Vietnamese judo martial artist in 16 years to participate in the Olympics.