NA deputies continue to debate amendments to Enterprise Law

 VietNamNet Bridge – A majority of the NA deputies agreed with the amendments to Clause 2 under Article 170 of the 2005 Enterprise Law proposed by the Government.

Hanoi: 20 police officers rescue a suicidal woman

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 20 police officers in Hanoi rescued a young girl who attempted  suicide on May 28.

Local poets to star at French fest

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese poets Tran Dang Khoa and Nguyen Bao Chan are joining the 12th Val-de Marne International Poetry Festival in France, at the invitation of Francis Combes, the festival director.

Da Nang: Ward vice chairwoman runs away, leaving debts

Being unable to pay her debts, suffering from persecution, the vice chairwoman of Hoa Thuan Tay Ward in Da Nang City left office in early April, taking her two children away from home.

Ca Mau: Six houses slide down to river, two children escape death

 VietNamNet Bridge - While asleep, many people woke up because their houses shook and fell into the river. Two kids could not run in time and fell over to the rubble, but they survived.

Two more gold medals for Vietnam’s athletics in Taiwan

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese team unexpectedly ranked third at the international athletics tournament in Taiwan, with a total of 6 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze medal.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 29/5

 Indian Communist party leader visits; US, Vietnam boost defence cooperation; Vietnam, France raise urban railway cooperation; Vietnam, Laos strengthen border peace, stability

Beijing reports 2nd H7N9 infection

 Health authorities in Beijing Tuesday reported a second human infection of the H7N9 strain of bird flu in the Chinese capital.

Mobile retailer takes on foreign investors

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's largest mobile phone retailer announced on May 27, it was selling more than 20 per cent stakes to two foreign investors, including an American entrepreneur.

National Assembly discusses draft laws

Continuing the fifth sitting of the 13th National Assembly, legislators on May 28 discussed in groups the draft Law on amendments and supplements to a number of articles of the Law on Fire Prevention

France in firing line as EU sets economic guidelines

 Struggling France will likely be the focus Wednesday when the European Commission sets down the economic and fiscal lines it expects EU member states to follow in the search for desperately needed growth and jobs.

Bourbon Street jazz to come to city

VietNamNet Bridge – “Bourbon Street Jazz Festival” will begin on June 1 at Q4, 7 Nguyen Tat Thanh Street in District 4, promising to bring the sound and taste of Bourbon Street, New Orleans to HCM City.

Securities companies sold for next to nothing

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of securities companies have been put on sale. These include the ones with bad financial situation, offered to be given away.

18 people killed, 44 wounded in attacks in Iraq

 Up to 18 people were killed and 44 wounded in attacks, including a suicide tanker truck bombing, in central and northern Iraq on Tuesday, the police said.

Baking sun, drought chap soil and people

VietNamNet Bridge – The scorching sun and prolonged heat have depleted the water resource, leaving thousands of hectares of land in Binh Thuan and Ninh Thuan province uncultivated.

Deploy 4G after 2015: MIC

VietNamNet Bridge – Now is not the right time for Vietnam to shift to 4G services while 3G technology has only been commercialized at home over the last three years, said the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC).

Hanoi tries to lure tourists with heritages

Leading the country in terms of the number and value of heritages, but the heritages still have not been introduced to many travelers from all over the world.

VN set to embrace mobile banking

 VietNamNet Bridge – Most banking transactions in Viet Nam, around 80 per cent, will be one through mobile devices in the next five years, says Le Thanh Tam, CEO of International Data Group (IDG) ASEAN.

Hydropower plants in central Vietnam thirst

 VietNamNet Bridge –Water levels of many hydropower reservoirs in central provinces have continued to decline and affected the power generation with some plants running at only one-fourth capacity.

School's out, but kids should still be learning

 VietNamNet Bridge – With the summer holidays fast approaching, parents are thinking about how to arrange a productive summer vacation for their kids.

Report fuels growth concerns

 VietNamNet Bridge – The country's maximum economic growth would be 5.35 per cent this year, according to the Viet Nam Annual Economic Report 2013 that was unveiled in the capital on May 27.

Austrian doctors make breakthrough in cervical cancer precursor treatment: media

 A new non-surgical suppository treatment for the precursors of cervical cancer has been developed by the Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) Vienna, media report said Monday.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 29/5

 Rubber companies in despair as price falls; VietinBank partners with Japanese Finance Corporation; Vietnam, India sign maritime trade agreement; Vietnam seeks France’s nuclear power technology

German piano prodigy to perform in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – 22-year-old pianist Mona Asuka Ott will be the main character of 17th "Hennessy Concert" at the Hanoi Opera House on June 12.

Pham Thi Diem makes miraculous jump in Taiwan

 VietNamNet Bridge – High jumper Pham Thi Diem won a gold medal at the International Taiwan Athletics Tournament after passing a 1m91 crossbar.