VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on April 25 held bilateral meetings with a number of ASEAN leaders on the sidelines of the 22nd ASEAN Summit in Brunei.

VietNamNet Bridge - The mother locked her children in the house for five days and then threatened to use a sickle to kill a child. Twenty-five policemen broke the door to rescue the kids.

Built according to the traditional architecture of Vietnam, the chapel located in the campus of the bishop’s palace in District 3 is considered as the oldest house in HCM City today.

VietNamNet Bridge – On April 25, over 120 policemen rushed in a gambling den on the Vong Mountain in Hoa Binh. They caught in the act dozens of gamblers who were playing xoc dia, confiscating nearly VND1 billion ($50,000).

The review court to adjudicate the dispute of the Duc Thanh brand in China is expected to open in late April. Vinamit, a well-known Vietnamese farm produce processor, hopes the court would finish the 5-year lawsuit on end.

VietNamNet Bridge – ASEAN needs to continue to unify to ensure peace, security and development in the region, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has said.

Voters want more help for ailing businesses, but not real estate; Less sensitive issues on East Sea discussed with China; Mekong countries promote sustainability

The Communist Party of Vietnam advocates proactively participating in multilateral organisations and forums of political parties and prioritising the consolidation of its ties with the International Conference of Asian Political Parties.

It’s foreseeable that the consumer price index (CPI) only increases very slightly in April, though the General Statistics Office will only release the CPI report later this month.

The brothers accused of carrying out the Boston marathon bombings also planned to carry out an attack in Times Square, New York mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday.

The video clip of a 12th grader which talks about the big problems of the Vietnamese education has surprisingly applauded by education experts.

The 10 percent VAT rate imposed on the export data digitalization service has blocked the information technology firms’ way to develop and expand the markets.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in southern Dong Nai Province have asked the National Assembly to reject the proposed hydro-power projects Dong Nai 6 and Dong Nai 6A because of environmental risks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Southern Ninh Thuan Province has culled nearly 10,000 swallows following tests that showed they had the avian influenza H5N1 virus.

The national economy remains very pale, while businesses have died like flies. Meanwhile, the government is still busy with particular calculation when mapping out the solutions to rescue businesses.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam should take advantage of the opportunity presented by the global slump defying travel and tourism sector in Asia by protecting its natural landscapes and improving the skills of its tourism workforce, experts say.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Most National Assembly delegations around the country want the Land Law draft to clarify the role of the State as a landowner.

There is no reason for Vietnamese businesses to keep away from the Chinese market while Chinese traders have entered every alley in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - On April 24, the Cho Ray Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, received four cases of poisoning due to eating cicadas, said doctor Pham Tri Dung, Head of the Emergency Ward.

 EWEC 2013 Fair to be held in Danang city; Garments, textiles to lead exports if growth maintained; Viglacera to expand market in Russia; Samsung set to increase investment in Vietnam

The chief of the site clearance compensation board of District 1, Ho Chi Minh City was arrested yesterday, April 24, for investigation of misappropriating VND10 billion ($500,000) of his agency.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam's basketball team continued its losing streak by losing a game (63-77) to the Indonesian defending champion Warriors in HCM City last night, April 24.

VietNamNet Bridge – Several officials of the Vietnam Development Bank in the Mekong Delta provinces of Can Tho and Hau Giang have been prosecuted for breaking the rules on lending activities.

VietNamNet Bridge – In recent archaeological excavations in the campus of the Ho Dynasty Citadel in Tien Vinh commune, Vinh Loc district, Thanh Hoa province, scientists discovered many bricks of thousand years old.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam and many countries around the world will see the partial lunar eclipse on the early morning of April 26.