Confirming to leave the ship after three days to save their lives, New Horizon's 20-member crew did sign an "ultimatum" to Vinashinlines, asking for an emergency rescue.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The super-motorcycles worth tens of thousands of US dollars of the mobile police force of Dong Nai are the vehicles that were liquidated from the confiscated vehicles, a police official said.

As Minister of Finance, Vuong Dinh Hue has been assigned with another duty, the National Assembly will elect a new Finance Minister at the upcoming session, which will open on May 20 in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – New tours, destinations and promotions to the Mekong Delta were introduced at a seminar on May 16 in Ha Noi.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Coal and Mineral Group (Vinacomin) claims that bauxite mining plants Tan Rai and Nhan Co in the Central Highland are socio-economically efficient and environmentally safe.

The National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Center on May 15 said that the current heat wave has spread like a blanket across north and central parts of the country, with temperatures steadily rising by 1-2 degrees celsius.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and Russia issued a joint communique on the occasion of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to Russia from May 12-15, at the invitation of Prime Minister Medvedev.

A lot of people have fallen into a trap set by finance companies. Promising simple administrative procedures, but the companies overcharge borrowers with exorbitant interest rtes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese players will fly to the Philippines on May 17 to take part in the Asian Chess Championships.

Despite the economic crisis, Vietnamese parents don’t cut down the budgets for food, children’s study and entertainment.

The poor forests should be improved by the afforestation instead of letting them get destroyed for economic projects.

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of successful e-commerce transactions has been increasing rapidly, while the number of swindle cases has also increased accordingly.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The unspoiled, idyllic beauty of the nature and human of Ha Giang in this season are depicted in the following pictures.

Chinese toxic products have been flooding the Vietnamese market for the last many years. However, the problem has become more serious, more alarming, because they are undermining the national economy and harming Vietnamese people.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese football club -- Kashima Antlers, has published the list of players who are going to Vietnam on June 4 to join a friendly game with the national squad of Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – A large number of reference books with inaccurate information on Vietnamese history, geography and culture, are stirring up public concerns over their negative impacts on children.

 U.S. researchers said Wednesday they have detected for the first time the H1N1 virus in elephant seals off the coast of central California.

 World electronics forum opens in capital; Hai Duong's IZs absorb $3 billion; VN rises as smartphone producer; Steel industry set to apply new standard; New stimulus plan buoys stock market

 VietNamNet Bridge – Five days after the capital city agreed to grant certificates of land-use rights and house ownership to overseas Vietnamese and foreign home buyers, there have been no signs that anyone is interested.

 From July 1 the vehicles that do not have monitoring device or the black box will be fined from VND2 to VND3 million. The transportation enterprises with 20% of vehicles breaking the rules on speed will have their business licenses revoked.

Affirming that the strange rock is not in the approved list of objects displayed at the Hung Kings Temple, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has asked Phu Tho to remove it out of the temple.

 Global economic recovery has lost momentum over the past three months, with several economies still facing significant challenges and are unlikely to resume "normal" growth rates soon,

VietNamNet Bridge – In the afternoon of May 15, nearly 300 hundreds of police officers were mobilized to extinguish the fire at the Pou Yuen Company in Binh Tan District, Ho Chi Minh City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On May 15, at an extraordinary meeting, the People’s Council of Nghe An Province elected Mr. Nguyen Xuan Duong, the province’s Deputy Party Secretary and Deputy Chairman as the Chairman in the 2011-2016 term.

Friends of Vietnam Heritage-a non-formal group of foreign residents living in Hanoi who work voluntarily to promote and preserve Vietnamese cultural and historical heritage-will host a city walk for people to discover Hanoi