The crops have been misled, the climate has changed with out-of-season fits of cold and heat. People now pay a heavy price for their activities of destroying pine trees.

VietNamNet Bridge – It is the most updated information about the equitisation process of state owned enterprises (SOEs) in Vietnam, which was included in a report of the Agency for Enterprise Development

Vietnam is seriously lacking the labor force for the healthcare sector. Meanwhile, the HCM City Education and Training Department has reported that only 50 percent of medical school graduates can find the jobs as trained.

Commercial banks have reported they have hundreds of trillions of dong left in their coffers. Tens of trillions of dong have been kept at securities accounts. Many enterprises suffer a headache because they have nowhere to invest in.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ho Chi Minh City Youth Workers Support Centre will hold a mass wedding for 100 pairs of workers at Grand Palace Wedding and Conventions on Vietnam’s Independence Day (September 2).

Travel firms prove to be very professional in soothing travelers with sweet words. That explains why many people fell into the firms’ traps, and they only realized that they were swindled after experiencing terrible trips.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – So far, the Miss Vietnam in three consecutive times have opted out of the beauty world arena.

VietNamNet Bridge – Business owners have been told to increase the workers’ wages in accordance with the roadmap set up by the management agencies. Meanwhile, their wage funds have become scantier in the economic crisis.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A crane hit the 500 KV transmission line, causing the power outages in all 22 southern provinces this afternoon. The southern region is expected to have power back tonight, an official said.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Fishermen and relevant agencies of the central province of Quang Binh successfully rescued a whale of more than one ton that was caught in a net today, May 22.

VietNamNet Bridge – A five-minute promo of the Vietnamese action fantasy Lua Phat has been presented to film distributors and international journalists at the Film Market of the 2013 Cannes International Film Festival.

The UNESCO Executive Board will send the file of Nguyen Du (1765-1820), a great Vietnamese poet renowned for his literary masterpieces ‘Truyen Kieu’ to the UNESCO’s Great Council for his recognition as 'Man of Culture of the World'.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sixty oil on canvas and water colours by late cartoonist Choe, or Nguyen Hai Chi, are on display at the Tu Do Gallery in HCM City.

 The sweeping overhaul of the US immigration system took a major step towards viability when the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-5 to approve a landmark bill offering a path to citizenship for millions.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dreams of meeting limbless Australian writer Nick Vujicic will come true for many Vietnamese today, May 22, when he arrives to address an expected 70,000 people in total.

VietNamNet Bridge – Delegates at the ongoing fifth session of the 13th National Assembly on May 21 debated on the draft amendments of business income tax and Value Added Tax (VAT),

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese students have won one gold medal, one silver and three bronzes at the 2013 Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad, the Ministry of Education and Training announced on May 21.

Coming to cinema as a pleasant experience, teen directors like Phan Huyen My, Minh Phuong or Le Hoang have reaped a lot of successes with their "babies," which are excellent documentaries or short films.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Hawaii State House of Representatives has awarded a certificate for a Vietnamese scientist for his contributions in the field of environmental science and climate change.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At least three children have been vaccinated against measles, rubella and mumps with expired Trivivac vaccines in central Phu Yen Province's Tuy Hoa City.

VietNamNet Bridge – The office rents have decreased by a half if compared with six years ago.

 VietNamNet Bridge - At 1.30pm this afternoon, May 22, a sudden power outage occurred in 22 southern provinces of Vietnam.

With the support from the Republic of Korea, the women’s national taekwondo team of Vietnam will be trained and guided by excellent experts to aim to Olympic medals in 2016.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Grandmaster Le Quang Liem won yesterday, May 21, to end the day in second place at the Asian Continental Chess Championships in the Philippines.