Holding a huge asset of the state, contributing capital into many big enterprises and considered the biggest and most powerful investor in Vietnam, the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) has been playing a very dim role in the businesses.

VietNamNet Bridge – Knowing that her husband has a child with another woman, Hong was very angry. She cut his penis to throw to the river.

In a coffee shop, a man named Moel took a grenade from his pocket to toss in his hand, but the grenade fell to the ground and exploded. A 9th grade student sitting close to Moel was killed and four others were injured.

The baking sun can make tens of thousands of hectares of mangrove forests in U Minh Ha catch fire at any time. The ranger force has enhanced protection 24/7 and banned local residents from entering the forest.

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Cinema Department on March 7 announced various activities to mark the 60th anniversary of Vietnam’s revolutionary movie industry, established on March 15, 1953 via a decree signed by the late President Ho Chi Minh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam and Russia have agreed to enhance co-ordination to further develop their comprehensive strategic partnership.

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VietNamNet Bridge - According to Deputy Minister of Justice - Hoang The Lien, the Constitution must have long-term viability so only ripe issues will be fixed, the rest will be adjusted by bills.

The stall of Vietnam at an international tourism fair in Germany mistakenly promoted the image of Leshan Giant Buddha of China – the world highest stone statue.

The situation of quakes in Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Plant is being surveyed by two Vietnamese and Japanese consulting firms. After obtaining the results, the Government will decide whether this hydropower is allowed to store water or not.

On March 11, a fire broke out from the first floor of a furniture store of hundreds of square meters on Au Co Road, Tay Ho district, Hanoi and spread quickly, making the five-story steel frame building collapse.

In 2012, the Border Guard Command of Da Nang City discovered 717 Chinese fishing boats encroaching in Vietnam’s waters, according to a report of the Border Guard Command and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Da Nang.

VietNamNet Bridge – The exhibition "What are young artists thinking about?" is the passion, the thirst for innovation and creativity.

Those who experienced cosmetic surgeries will not be allowed to participate in beauty pageants; specimens and products made from white rhino, black rhinos and African elephants will be banned from export, import, trading, etc.

 Groups representing US authors and publishers have called on the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to deny online retailer Amazon exclusive rights to websites ending with .book, .author, or .read.

After treatment of aging in Taiwan last year, the health of 29-year-old woman from Hoi An town - Nguyen Thi Ngoc Mai – was better and she looked younger. But for the last one month, her health has declined and her skin has been itchy again.

 North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has issued a detailed threat to "wipe out" a small South Korean island in a further escalation of already elevated military tensions on the Korean peninsula.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ancient Hoi An town wins the hearts of tourists with its laid-back lifestyle and the sincerity, plainness and enthusiasm of its residents.

The retail electricity price may increase continuously, which would put a heavy burden on households and businesses, since MOET plans to give more power to the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) in defining the electricity price.

VietNamNet Bridge – Business confidence and outlook among European businesses in Viet Nam is improving slightly, the quarterly EuroCham Business Climate Index Survey done last month shows.

Fields are cracked, flowers wither, coffee gardens are burned, people have to skim sips of water from the Ba River to use… This is the current situation of people in the Central Highlands in this year's drought.

More and more precious teak wood forests in Bac Kan province have been devastated by illegal lumberjacks, with the support of modern engine petrol-run saws.

Tens of billions of dong have been spent by schools, tens of groups of consultants have been sent to provinces and cities in an effort to attract more students.

It’s so easy to do wiretapping nowadays with the support of high technology. The next-generation bugs tend to be smaller and have more useful features, including the global positioning GPS.

Under the draft of the new Ordinance on Foreign Exchange, individual residents can borrow money from foreign sources, pay debts and must be responsible for the borrowing in accordance with the regulations to be drawn up by the government.