China urged not to use force in East Sea

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has asked China to sign an agreement under which the naval forces of the two countries are not allowed to use force or threat to use force in settling disputes in the East Sea.

Electricity cut, the businesses’ obsession, has returned

The electricity outage occurring in all the southern provinces some days ago and the electricity cuts in the first month of summer has made businesses worried stiff.

Next-gen consoles battle for new gamers

 Sony and Microsoft will be battling for the spotlight at the E3 videogame show with new consoles designed to put them at the heart of home entertainment.

47 officials face legislature confidence vote

 476 National Assembly (NA) deputies have adopted the list of 47 people eligible for votes of confidence.

Vietnamese student named a Brisbane ambassador

VietNamNet Bridge - A university student from Vietnam now studying in Brisbane, Australia, has been honored by Brisbane Lord Mayor.

Four V-League referees suspected of taking bribes

An official of the Vietnam Professional Football JSC (VPF) said that four V-League referees are doubted of taking bribes from a club. The incident occurred in late April and is now being investigated.

Deputy PM agrees with the establishment of tourist police

 VietNamNet Bridge - "The smile of visitors is the future of Vietnam tourism," said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan, who has ratified the plan to set up tourism police.

'Dragon's Jaws' to be tourist drawcard

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ham Rong Bridge battle site, a symbol of the courage, resilience and will of the Vietnamese people in the war against the US, will become a tourist destination in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

Don ca tai tu heritage given more publicity

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has given permission to a series of activities aiming at popularising the Don ca tai tu (southern amateur singing) heritage.

Technical barriers make seafood exporters afflicted

No perfect solution has been found to reduce the number of refused seafood exports. Meanwhile, enterprises have to spend more money for temporary solutions.

HCM City seeks ODA for traffic, environment projects

The HCMC government is seeking official development assistance for the second phase of the environmental hygiene project, the green traffic development project, and the sustainable urban development project for the Metro Line No. 2.

Ensemble SINAWI brings Korean music to city

VietNamNet Bridge – The Korean Association in HCMC is hosting a traditional music concert ‘Into the time’ with the main highlight the performance of Ensemble SINAWI at HCMC Conservatory of Music at 7 p.m. on June 13.

Twelve imprisoned for chopping priceless Sua trees

VietNamNet Bridge – The People’s Court in Bo Trach District in the north central province of Quang Binh on June 5 opened trial court for 12 of the accused for illegally logging three Sua trees in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.

Hanoi upgrades public toilets

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi plans to upgrade seven public toilets in the city's Old Quarter on a trial basis to serve tourists and local residents.

Vietnamese-American woman awarded

VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese-American woman Danielle Nguyen has received “The Youth of the Year” award for her significant volunteer activities at the annual Chatsworth Community Coordinating Council banquet.

Assembly debates management of local residency law

VietNamNet Bridge – The management of residency and temporary residency registrations for Vietnamese attracted many concerns by deputies at the plenary discussion of the13th National Assembly on Saturday.

NA focuses on using Gov’t bonds for construction

The 13th National Assembly deputies at their June 7 plenary sitting of the ongoing fifth session debated the results of supervising the implementation of the Law on Thrift Practice and Wastefulness Prevention in using Government bonds

Swiss alarmed at secretive US bank deal

 A secretive deal aimed at settling a dispute with Washington over Swiss banks' alleged complicity in tax evasion by Americans has caused uproar in the wealthy Alpine nation.

China confirms 131 H7N9 cases, 39 deaths

 A total of 131 H7N9 avian flu cases have been reported on the Chinese mainland, including 39 that have ended in death, according to an update released Sunday by health authorities.

Coca Cola denies the charges on transfer pricing

Irial Finan, Vice President of Coca Cola global, affirmed that Coca Cola Vietnam is not guilty of the charges on illegal transfer pricing.

The king birds also fall into the nets

Breeding eagles, which Vietnamese call the “king bird,” has become in fashion in HCM City. Eagles are listed as a rare and precious bird species, but they can be found easily at the markets in HCM City.

Families, society have to spend too much money on students’ exams

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has to spend hundreds of billions of dong to organize high school finals every year. The same sum of money is spent on the university entrance exams.

Storks guard shrimp lagoon

 VietNamNet Bridge - At night when the owners of fish and shrimp lakes have to keep themselves vigil or hire guards to protect their lakes, Mr. Ninh can sleep until the morning because his shrimp lagoon is protected by storks.

Tourism promotion: no money, no proper solution

VietNamNet Bridge – Lacking money is considered the biggest problem of Vietnam in organizing tourism promotion campaigns.

Credit rating agency is in the cards: MoF

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance has proposed to establish the country's first credit rating agency to increase corporate bond market and assist businesses in mobilising capital for their business and production.