Miss Vietnam Ngoc Han performs in bamboo-made clothes

Celebrating 40 years of Vietnam-France relations, four designers from Hong Kong, the Philippines, France and Vietnam will showcase collections that are designed from traditional materials of each country in Hue City.

Ministry Health proposes same-sex approval

Vice Minister of Health, Mr. Nguyen Viet Tien has proposed to modify the Law on Marriage and Family, in which same-sex marriage is permitted because it is the right to live with the true self, the human rights.

250 dancers verge on Opera House for Hoa Muon Sac

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoa Muon Sac (Multicolored Flowers), featuring 250 dancers, will take place at HCMC Opera House at 8 p.m. on Wednesday.

Minh to compete at 2013 Badminton Asia Champs

 VietNamNet Bridge – World No.10 Nguyen Tien Minh will join his Vietnamese teammates at the 2013 Badminton Asia Championships in Taipei, China from April 16-21.

Foreign sellers make locals more cautious

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign investors concluded last week's trading as net sellers on the HCM City Stock Exchange, impacting on the VN-Index and making the domestic investors more cautious.

Obama says FBI investigating Boston explosions as "act of terrorism"

 U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the FBI was investigating Monday's explosions at Boston Marathon finish line as "an act of terrorism".

Vietnamese businesses get benefits from Japan’s loosened monetary policy

The Japanese central bank has decided to loosen the monetary policy in an effort to raise the inflation rate to 2 percent, which would bring benefits to many Vietnamese businesses.

Thai Son Nam qualified for AFC Champs

Vietnamese side Thai Son Nam grabbed the last qualifying slot for the finals of the AFC Futsal Clubs Championship after a 6-3 win over Australian Dural Warriors yesterday's third-place playoff match at the Panasonic Sports Complex, in Malaysia.

Historic diplomatic letter to Japan found

 VietNamNet Bridge – A highly significant and historic diplomatic letter from Viet Nam to Japan written in 1591 is now on exhibition in Japan together with eight other old letters.

State help needed to access digital content market

 VietNamNet Bridge – The domestic digital content market, estimated to be worth billions of dollars, may be out of reach of domestic enterprises if they don't receive State support.

Tien Giang: The dead buried amid residential area

 VietNamNet Bridge – There are whispers and comments of people in the town of Cai Be in Cai Be District, Tien Giang Province, about an “influential” who was buried amid the residential area.

Legislators cut enterprise income tax

 VietNamNet Bridge – Law makers yesterday, April 16, backed the Government's proposal to reduce the current general level of enterprise income tax to 22 per cent in an effort to boost investment in Vietnamese businesses.

VN backs efforts to reform global governance system

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam supports efforts on reforming the global governance system, Vice Chairman of the National Financial Supervisory Commission of Vietnam Ha Huy Tuan has said.

Government Office disputes media reports on selling of unhealthy chickens

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government Office on Monday, April 15, disputed recent media reports about unhealthy chickens originating from China being sold in large quantities at a conference in Ha Noi.

Warhead explodes killing children

VietNamNet Bridge – Two children have died and six others injured when a warhead exploded yesterday afternoon in Thuan An Commune, Dak My District in Central Highland Province of Dak Nong.

PM approves plan on environmental protection in craft villages

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has given the green light to a master plan on environmental protection in craft villages from now until 2030.

Big ports in the south sinking deeply

All the three ports SP-PSA, TCCT and SITV have reported the sharp falls in the yield which is much lower than the designed capacity.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 17/4

Committees in charge of housing projects set up; Over EUR1.2 million for reproductive health care of working women; City to improve medical stations; Australian Questacon show to stimulate sci-tech interests

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 17/4

  President Sang thanks Kansai firms for support; Vietnam, Japan boost defence cooperation; Cuba’s Giron victory marked in Hanoi; Agencies helped with budget assessments

Central region adopts strict drought measures

Hard-engineering solutions have been adopted on a large scale to deal with the on-going intensive drought that has beleaguered the central coastal provinces, particularly those in the basin of Vu Gia-Thu Bon rivers.

Gulliver's Travel restored on stage

 VietNamNet Bridge – The British TNT Theatre will present a stage production based on children story Gullivers Travel to a Vietnamese audience next month.

Littering fines as high as VND1 million to be enforced

 VietNamNet Bridge – People who leave litter on streets or in urban drainage systems may be fined between VND500,000 (USD23.8) and VND1 million (USD47.6),

Despite difficulties, foreign auto manufacturers still squeeze into Vietnam

While keeping complaining about the small scale of the Vietnamese market and the changeable policies, foreign automobile manufacturers still have been flocking to Vietnam.

Miss Jewelry 2013 pageant to be launched

 VietNamNet Bridge – The qualifying round for the Miss Jewelry 2013 pageant will take place from May 19 to June 21. 

Teachers earn big money in exam season

Extra classes are the main source of income for many teachers. In exam season, a teacher has 4-6 extra teaching shifts a day.