In a short time, the Central Inspection Committee has decided to discipline and proposed to dismiss many provincial and ministry leaders for their violations in management, including having "affairs" with enterprises.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – The 2004 Ordinance on Religion and Belief will be amended to keep pace with rapid changes in society, a conference was told in Hanoi on May 29.

A ceremony was held at Phat Lon Pagoda in the southern province of An Giang on May 29 to announce the largest Maitreya Buddha statue in Asia, seated on the Cam Mountain peak.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has sent letters of congratulation to Vietnamese officials after the victory of the Vietnam women's football team at the qualifier round of the Asian Cup 2014.

VietNamNet Bridge – PM Nguyen Tan Dung will highlight Vietnam’s foreign policy of peace, independence, self-control, diversification and multilateralisation of international relations at the upcoming 12th Shangri La Dialogue in Singapore.

Economists, while pointing out that the reports released by different state agencies are at variance, said that it’s very difficult to find out effective solutions to the current situation with such the unreliable statistics.

VietNamNet Bridge – Recently, Vietnam National Drama Theater and the PEPFAR Program at the U.S. Mission to Vietnam have presented original musical “Questions vs. Exclamation,” commemorating IDAHO 2013 at Hanoi and HCMC.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly (NA) on May 29 convened a plenary session during its ongoing fifth session to discuss draft amendments to some bills.

Qualcomm believes that Vietnam’s conditions are ripe enough to build up a mobile device industry and it’s now the right time for the country to set up a strategy for the industry development.

 The State Bank of Vietnam this year will be selling more than 30 tons of gold and importing a corresponding volume to help banks maintain their gold positions and meet market demand,

Dr. Dang Trung Thuan said it would be not as easy as Vinacomin, the investor of the Central Highlands’ bauxite project -- to revert to the original state and recover the environment at the mining site.

VietNamNet Bridge – The university entrance exams would begin in only one month. However, examinees have been in a whirl with mock exams.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The management of state budget spending in Vietnam has encountered strong criticism from many National Assembly delegates.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City's Department of Transport has completed a study on using electric taxis cars on a number of downtown streets and proposed pedestrian-only streets to protect the environment.

The capital depletion plus the dramatic meat price decrease both have knocked down livestock farms. Breeding animals for foreign invested enterprises proves to be the only choice for Vietnamese farmers now.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The grandiose and mysterious caves of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park have become a tourist trap for Quang Binh Province, attracting over four million visitors in the past decade.

 The spectacular white coats of white tigers are caused by a single change in a known pigment gene, a new study has found.

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 VietNamNet Bridge - If this proposal is approved by the Government and the People's Committee of Ha Tinh province, Formosa Ha Tinh will be the largest foreign-invested project in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Goi cuon (salad rolls) is one of the 12 Vietnamese dishes in the food record category recognised by the Asian Record Association.

VietNamNet Bridge – Some economists say commercial banks now make “super profit” when keeping the input and output interest rate margin at six percent. Meanwhile, banks have denied this.

Along the roads that are the homes to fashion shops in Saigon, a lot of mannequins are arranged nude, revealing “sensitive” body parts, looking very objectionable.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Plans to create a tourist circuit encompassing coastal areas of Viet Nam, Cambodia, and Thailand could be delayed as infrastructure is not yet in place and authorities cannot find investors.

 Vietnam, Germany reinforce solidarity; Official detained for destroying forest land; Seminar highlights civil society’s input into ADB policies; Diverse activities mark Children’s Day