VietNamNet Bridge – It has recently become public that the director of the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park used the park as collateral for a loan to develop a forest protection project.

VietNamNet Bridge – The title says it all. The A O Show, which translates phonetically as the Ahhh! Ohhh! Show, is being touted as the first variety performance of its kind in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Trom trees help cover bare land and hills in dry areas and are an important source of income for Vietnamese farmers.

Right after Jetstar Pacific announced the opening of the HCM City – Buon Ma Thuot and the Buon Ma Thuot – Vinh City air routes in late March 2013, VietJet Air has also planned to provide the flights on the routes in the next month.

VietNamNet Bridge – The information on recruiting the second Vietnamese astronaut appeared in early April and it is being doubted by the online community as the trick of the April fool.

VietNamNet Bridge – A total of 15,707 new enterprises with total registered capital of nearly VND79.39 trillion were established in the first quarter of the year,

VietNamNet Bridge – In the bustle of the night market on Hang Dao-Dong Xuan streets at the weekend, singer Le Xuan Quynh loses herself in a xam song (folk song for blind beggars) on a stage by the entrance.

Mobile network operators, which lose billions of dong a year because of OTT apps, have decided to increase the 3G service fee by 25 percent. The move would allow them to pocket VND100 billion a month.

Anticipating the excess of 40 million tons of cement by 2020, the Vietnam Building Material Association has proposed the government to stop some cement projects. However, it’s easier said than done.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi has started construction on a VND1 trillion (US$ 49 million) rapid transit route for buses. The 14km route, aimed at improving the urban transport network,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Most threatres in northern Vietnam have failed to attract audiences due to poor marketing, bad shows and a lack of good actors, experts said.

China has always been gaining the upper hand in doing business with Vietnam. Experts believe that Vietnam has been yielding to the big foreign partner on many issues.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phan Boi Tran, 61, a composites expert, was preparing to test his mini submarine in a swimming pool in 2010, when he heard someone wondering if the vessel would come back up again.

The Ministry of Education and Training plans to set up two floor-mark systems this year with an aim to increase the number of students eligible for enrolling in universities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 2,500-year-old bronze dagger believed to belong to the Dong Son culture has been discovered in a household in central Ha Tinh Province.

SBV says home loan term reasonable; Ministry urges cuts to real estate projects; HCM City to replicate price control initiative; HCM City to host int’l conference on aviation logistics

Responding to the state’s call for afforestation, local people in Dak Lak province spend their time and money to plant the forests and protect them over the last 10 years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hand-Foot-Mouth (HFM) disease would spread widely in Viet Nam if the health ministry and communities did not step up preventive efforts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's shrimp exports are to be tested for Ethoxyquin by South Korea, one of the biggest importers of Vietnamese shrimp in Asia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has requested other countries in the region not to use force against fishermen and other people working at sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health has asked localities bordering China to keep a close watch on immigrants and prevent illegal transport of poultry into Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The reality show Iron Chef on Wednesday marked its return for the second season with the announcement of a battle between Vietnamese and Thai Iron Chefs in District 1.

VietNamNet Bridge – This afternoon, April 5, the Hai Phong People's Court sentenced Doan Van Vuon and his younger brother Doan Van Quy 5 years in prison each for murder.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Tien Minh of Vietnam, seeded two, struggled to beat Guo Kai 21-19, 22-20 in the third round of the Yonex Australian Badminton Open on April 4 in Sydney.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery in the central province of Quang Tri will hold its first art exhibition this weekend.