VietNamNet Bridge – The Wolbachia bacterium, which is being used in Viet Nam on a trial basis, could become an effective bio-control strategy to control not only dengue fever but also other insect-borne illnesses,

VietNamNet Bridge – Competent agencies, which took an extraordinary inspection tour to 12 enterprises, have found that the unlicensed software products illegally used there were worth VND7 billion.

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of full time training students in the 2011-2012 academic year increased by 16 percent, while the teaching staff did not increase accordingly.

VietNamNet Bridge – The investors, who want to build hydropower plants or exploit minerals on the forest land, will have to re-plant the same area of forests.

VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh want to charge tourist boats for mooring overnight in Ha Long Bay, but the plan has faced a backlash from some businesses who are arguing that it is unfair.

Vietnamese textile and garment companies have warned that they would have more redoubtable rivals as China may increase its investments in Vietnam once the Trans Pacific Partnership TPP is signed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For more than half his life, Nguyen Van Thu has been manning lighthouses.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The second UNESCO Culture and Development Week will be held as part of the Quang Nam Heritage Festival from June 19-26.

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VietNamNet Bridge – Anh Duong Co. has proposed to increase the visa-free stay from 15 days to one month for Russian tourists to attract more tourists from this country, especially those wanting to have long vacations.

VietNamNet Bridge – Returning overseas Vietnamese would have to satisfy stricter regulations to be exempt from import tax and value added tax on the cars and motorbikes they bring back home.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many foreign firms have shown interest in Vietnam’s airport expansion projects, especially those in the central region, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).

 VietNamNet Bridge – A number of violations were detected during an inspection conducted by the Ministry of Transport on driving training centres in southern provinces.

VietNamNet Bridge – The high taxes being imposed on automobiles would be cut sharply in a strategy to stimulate the demand and attract the investments to the Vietnamese automobile manufacturing.

VietNamNet Bridge – A tourism stimulus programme implemented by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has slashed the prices of tours in Viet Nam, providing tourists with a wide range of holiday choices at reasonable costs.

 VietNamNet Bridge - According to an official of the Ministry of Public Security, the so-called "black dollar" trap, also known as the "dollar witch" appeared for the first time in Hanoi in 1998.

After being renovated at a cost of VND20.3 billion, Nguyen Van Troi Bridge that has spanned the Han River for nearly half of a century will become the first bridge for pedestrians in the biggest city in Vietnam’s central region.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is among 38 countries meeting internationally-set hunger eradication targets, chalking up successes ahead of a deadline set for 2015,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Charity canteen Nu Cuoi 1 in HCM City's District 3. A white man goes from table to table with a placard that says "Ban co muon com them khong?" (Do you want more rice?).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will send 159 members to take part in the Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) in South Korea from June 29-July 6.

VietNamNet Bridge – The last three years have witnessed the deaths of a series of companies and coffee material collection agents in the Central Highlands.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Ta Linh, 26, is one of three fashion designers from Viet Nam who topped the Star Creation 2013 competition Cam Hung Chau A (InspirAsian), which took place in Singapore on May 13.

VietNamNet Bridge – Economic damages caused by natural disasters during 2008-12 accounted for 1.5 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product, 0.5 per cent higher than the 2003-07 period.