Binh Thanh Police nab murder suspect, Hot spell raises risk of strokes, Hanoi curbs crane operations, Ho Chi Minh Highway, Highway 1 to be repaired, 2015 blood donation campaign to go through 25 localities

 Scientific research and technology have failed to spearhead socio-economic growth in HCM City, a seminar heard in the city yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge - The government has called for public investment in aviation infrastructure projects, but it has not shown how the investors should approach the projects.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An ancient Chinese tradition with an ardent Vietnamese following, particularly among royalty and mandarins, is now drawing the interest of people from other walks of life.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese and South Korean enterprises will benefit much from the Vietnam-South Korea free trade agreement (FTA) when it is ratified and implemented, according to the WTO Center.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Those who have a chance to visit the Mekong Delta province of Long An are advised to head for a 100-pillar house built in the early 20th century in Long Huu Dong Commune in Can Duoc District.

This ancient tree, more than 1,000 years old, grows in Tien Luc Commune, Lang Giang District, Bac Giang Province, northern Vietnam.It's one of the two most ancient camphor trees in the world, a rare "wonder" of nature.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Looking at the small pretty garden with vegetables put carefully in lines at Binh Loi residential area in Binh Thanh District, not many people would think the garden used to be a dumpsite full of rubble, nylon bags and used stuff.

 President Truong Tan Sang’s trip to Russia, the Czech Republic and Azerbaijan from May 8-15 has achieved its goal of improving political trust to form a basis for economic, trade and investment ties.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The five bridges spanning the poetic Han River have turned Da Nang into “the city of bridges".

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign textile and garment firms are reeling out new investments in anticipation of upcoming free trade agreements.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The talented Cameroon-French singer-songwriter Irma Pany will debut in Viet Nam for her 2015 Asia tour, the French Institute in HCM City has announced.

 Howard Limbert, Head of a group of scientists from the UK, said they will open a large-scale search effort for new caves in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Binh.

 Viet Nam's sea transport industry needed restructuring to become more competitive, said head of the Transport Ministry's Marine Department, Nguyen Nhat.

 When galaxies stop making stars, their death is usually a slow process that chokes them of the necessary cool gases over about four billion years.

 US Secretary of State John Kerry says he is concerned by the pace and scope of China's reclamation projects in contested areas of the East Sea.

 A US jury has sentenced Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death by lethal injection.

 vThe Government has issued a decree approving the establishment of the Vietnam-Korea Institute of Science and Technology (V-KIST) as part of an agreement between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea.

 Bahn Joo-hyun, managing director of a New York-based real estate firm, has been caught in the allegations of shady dealings over an attempted sale of a building.

 Vietnam win berth in Sudiman, Military take men's team tennis, Nhan takes his first cycling stage

 Viet Nam marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh won a bronze medal at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol competition in Fort Benning, the United States.

 North Korea who bring their strong squad to Ha Noi will be a strong test for Viet Nam ahead of coming tournaments.

 The Viet Nam Post and Telecommunication Group (VNPT) officially announced the establishment of VNPT-Vinaphone, VNPT-Media, and VNPT-Net on Friday.

 Pan Food Joint Stock Company has raised its stake in confectionery maker Bibica (coded BB on the HCM Stock Exchange) to 42.25 per cent, becoming the second biggest shareholder of Bibica after Korea's Lotte Confectionery.

 The military-run telecom Viettel expects to see a return of 80 per cent of its US$600 million in foreign operations this year.