Full speed ahead on highway expansion; NZ supports Vietnam’s dam safety research; Hail storms leave trail of destruction; Da Nang hospital gains top technology

Hanoi authorities have discovered nearly 90 cases of illegal transportation of chicken and destroyed more than 35 tons of chicken and frozen chicken and 170,000 eggs in the past three months.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training is planning to waive exams for first graders to reduce pressure on them and to stop kids being given private reading and writing lessons before they enter school.

VietNamNet Bridge - David C.Murray has made a music video with beautiful images of Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local authorities in southern Long An Province are encouraging farmers to use laser-controlled field-levelling equipment to reduce production costs and water usage.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The biennial Sea Festival in Nha Trang, in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa, will begin on June 8 and run for four consecutive days.

Analysts have noted the rapid increase in the sales of pick-ups recently and predicted the sharper increase in the near future in the context of the higher sedan ownership registration tax.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As artist Hai Phuong plucked the strings of the dan tranh (16-chord zither) for the last notes of Que Toi Giai Phong (My Homeland is Liberated), applause filled the HCM City Conservatory of Music's performance hall.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi T&T thrashed Dong Nai by 6-1 in round three match of the V-League at Hang Day Stadium yesterday, March 31.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Photos of Southeast Asia's UNESCO World Heritage Sites are put on display at Da Nang City's Museum of Cham Sculpture.

Local authorities all stated they would allocate budgets for building medical waste incinerators. However, medical waste still has not been treated.

 A research vessel carrying German and Taiwanese scientists set sail for waters off the island's southwestern coast on Sunday in search of methane hydrate, a potentially vast new energy source.

Contrary to all predictions, the State could not sell gold at the auction held on March 28, 2013. It was because the gold became too expensive after going through the State Bank’s hands.

 In an elaborate April Fool's prank, YouTube announced Sunday it was going dark for a decade, and that the site was merely an eight-year contest to find the best video.

  Twinning with French court to aid consensus; President inspects measures to cope with sea level rise; Hoang Sa island district’s e-portal launched; Legal alliance with Cuba strengthened

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has made clear the process of claiming for its sovereignty in the East Sea during a recent East Sea-related seminar in Australia.

VietNamNet Bridge – In early 2013, Vietnam had about 857,000 unemployed workers, of which women accounted for the majority with 53.8 percent.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of hectares of barren land in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue have become fertile in recent years after farmers used aquatic weeds to fertilise the soil.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi's education sector is busy building more kindergartens to meet the local people's demand but land is scarce and teachers in short supply.

Sugar firms allowed exporting surplus inventory; Limited VAT incentives for border gate traders; Resorts suffering from Ke Ga Port to be compensated; Pay TV assoc. attacks Viettel cable TV plan

VietNamNet Bridge – A list of 32 projects in Quang Ninh Province with investment priority in the period from now to 2015 comprises a recreation complex with a casino operation worth US$4 billion in Van Don Economic Zone.

Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – When an American mother presented her 13-year-old son with an iPhone 5 – and a contract with strict guidelines - it set off a heated online debate about the role of technology in teenagers' lives.

VietNamNet Bridge - Thanh Hoa provincial leaders have confirmed that the province is much a potential for organizing the Mrs. World 2015 pageant.

A credit growth slowdown and stagnant production have posed challenges for the economy in the first quarter, economic administrators said at a meeting held in Hanoi on Tuesday by the Ministry of Planning and Investment.