VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi is getting hotter during the summers and experts have blamed the situation on the city's bad planning that prioritises concrete structures instead of green spaces.  

Buildbank, the commercial bank which aims to mobilize capital and lend money in the real estate and construction sector, has been formed up.

 Leaders of recession-hit Europe take a fresh stab at fighting tax fraud and evasion worth a trillion euros a year at a summit Wednesday but seem unlikely to convince reluctant Austria and Luxembourg to sign on.

 Australian parliament speaker begins Vietnam visit; Vietnam keen on Japan’s development experience; Vietnam, Swaziland establish diplomatic ties

VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly deputies yesterday discussed the draft Anti-terrorism Law, debating international co-operation in this area and measures such as the establishment and operation of the steering committees of anti-terrorism.

VietNamNet Bridge – The rapid urbanization speed in Da Lat, the city of thousands of pine trees, plus the serious deforestation, have both put the forests in agony.

The Ministry of Information and Communication is discussing the way of propping up set top boxes (STB) to people in the implementation of the national program on TV digitalization. Meanwhile, VTC has delayed its STB production project.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For years, ambitious university students balked at a teaching career, primarily because of low pay and less than desirable working conditions.

VietNamNet Bridge – The high pricing policy allows preventing gold price fever attacks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fans of singer Le Cat Trong Ly, 26, can follow her singing journey across Viet Nam through an online music documentary on www.phim.soha.vn

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has been asked by its department in Ha Noi to establish a tourism police force dedicated to protecting visitors who are increasingly suffering from tourist scams in the capital.

British researchers have used a novel form of MRI to identify crucial developmental processes in the brain that are vulnerable to the effects of premature birth,

Hoi An Ancient Town and My Son Sanctuary were almost razed to the ground and sank beneath the lake, if not for the intervention of Mr. Ho Nghinh, former Party Secretary of Quang Nam - Da Nang Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – People who are dependent on personal income tax payers will be given their own tax codes to avoid people lodging claims as dependents of more than one taxpayer.

 Solutions to stabilise petrol prices go nowhere; Lending up 2.1 percent over 4 months; Sugar inventory remains high; ‘Technology transfer’ sparking debate

 VietNamNet Bridge – There is no obstacle for overseas Vietnamese to buy and own houses in Viet Nam, asserted Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Tran Nam.  

 An Australian zoo said Tuesday the birth of a southern white rhinoceros was a "sign of hope" for the species given the escalation of poaching in Africa.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 5kg of rhino horns were seized by customs officers at Tan Son Nhat Airport yesterday, May 20, while being smuggled into Viet Nam.

The Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases recently received a male patient from Thai Binh who was in the state of shock, gangrene on his left arm, caused by infection of the flesh-eating bacteria Aeromonas hydropila.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two groups of Vietnamese students from the Ha Noi-Amsterdam and Le Hong Phong high schools have been awarded fourth-place prizes at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF).

 Vietnam aims to further improve people’s health; Four crewmen rescued over the weekend; Seminar scrutinize anti-corruption initiative programme; Protecting geographical indication a must

In the message sent to a local online newspaper, Global Witness confirmed its accusation of HAGL Group’s land grabs, deforestation and said that the group is too busy protecting its public image rather than dealing with the consequences.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mai Chau, located in northern Hoa Binh Province, has been included in the US-based Business Insider’s top 10 incredible places for cultural tours.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has asked the General Department of Sports and Physical Training to investigate the vote counting scandal at the Vietnam Football Federation and clarify the responsibilities of the individuals involved.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Made-in-Vietnam unmanned aerial vehicles successfully flew over the Central Highlands sky during a trial flight in Da Lat City, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on May 18.