Three people were dead and one in custody following multiple shootings Sunday afternoon in the suburban area of the U.S. city of Kansas, local media reported on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Motor boats and junks get stuck midstream these days in the Vam Co Dong River, due to the dense patches of fast-growing water hyacinth in the polluted waters.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A large number of people have registered for tours of the upcoming Festival Hue 2014 in only some weeks after travel agencies started to promote the event slated to take place from April 12 till 20 in Hue City.

 VietNamNet Bridge - From April, all pregnant women with HIV in Ho Chi Minh City will be treated with antiretroviral (ARV) drugs free of charge, regardless of the level of immune cells in their blood.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After experiencing their toughest days in the period of 2008 to 2011, foreign investment funds saw the “light at the end of the tunnel” in 2012. And now they confidently say that the worst days are over.

 Vietnam triumphs at futsal championship in Spain; Martial artists face stiff challenge; VN to compete at Youth Olympics; U19 squad plays friendly match with students in Belgium; Tennis team contest kicks off

 Veteran actor Trinh Thinh dies; First picnic music festival held in HCM City; Hundreds of birds twitter in Hue contest; National Fine Arts Exhibition calls for budding artists to contribute; British Council launches fashion and design competition

 Nguyen Hoang Tu of Viet Nam has been chosen as one of 12 finalists in the regional Asian fashion design contest – Audi Star Creation (ASC) – judges have announced.

 All players involved in Ninh Binh's match fixing allegations will be banned for life from football activities, Vietnam Football Federation chairman Le Hung Dung has confirmed.

 Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov visits Vietnam; US senator to visit Vietnam; Party leader visits Laos for New Year; President backs support industry; Argentine province keen on all-round links with Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Visitors for the first time will see the lives and works of the Nguyen Dynasty emperors when visiting the center of the Hue Royal Citadel at Hue Festival 2014.

VietNamNet Bridge - In Oriental Night - a show taking place within Festival Hue 2014 – four Vietnamese fashion designers and their colleagues from 10 countries introduced their traditional-styled designs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The decision by the Ministry of Education and Training on shortening the duration of the philology exam to 120 minutes, and a warning about the new method of raising exam questions, have put high-school students on tenterhooks.

 VietNamNet Bridge –Vietnamese banks are using the most advanced security technologies available in the world for their systems, according to experts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has expressed its interest in the match-fixing case of the game between Vietnam’s Ninh Binh and Malaysian Kelantan, and its support for the VFF's combat against wrongdoing.

The Prime Minister has issued Decision 447 on borrowing and repayment plans in 2014. Limits on government-guaranteed loans and medium and long-term foreign loans of enterprises and organizations in 2014 are also mentioned in the decision.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Defense estimates that approximately $270 million is needed to process 240,000 cubic meters of contaminated soil and sediment in Bien Hoa airport in the southern province of Dong Nai.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) is considering hiring Chinese consultants to helping Vietnam increase farm exports to the vast Chinese market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On Saturday, thousands of Buddhists gathered at the Mandala Stupa in Tay Thien Pagoda, Vinh Phuc Province, to participate in a praying for peace rite performed by His Holiness Gyalwang Drukpa.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of artisans throughout the country competed in a kite flying demonstration at the Hue Festival 2014 on Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge – If you have a chance to travel to Quang Ngai Province’s Ly Son Island, you will find an exotic plant for sure dubbed “male garlic”.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s Son Doong, the world largest cave, has appeared on prestigious international newspapers like The Guardian (the UK), Foxnews (USA), News (Australia) in recent days.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ready-made spice market has been growing more rapidly than one could imagine.

 Vietinbank may acquire Petrolimex's PGBank; More border gates benefit from tax breaks; Ministry wants new housing projects stopped; Ariston Thermo opens new plant in Bac Ninh; Toyota to recall 42,772 vehicles

 Local auto maker and assembler Truong Hai Auto Corporation (Thaco) has once again overtaken the long-time market leader Toyota Vietnam as the biggest sales achiever in the country.