After eight years in controversy, the fate of defendant Le Ba Mai who was sentenced to death twice and was also found innocent has not been determined. The ending of the so-called “Vuon Mit extraordinary case” is still a big a question.

VietNamNet Bridge – Because of a pituitary tumor, a man named Duy, in the southern province of Dong Nai, is now 2.03m tall. He is waiting for a surgery at HCM City’s Nguyen Tri Phuong Hospital, to stop growing in height.

VietNamNet Bridge – Germany’s famous symphony orchestra Berliner Symphoniker will perform a concert entitled “Enternal Concert” together with Vietnamese violinist Bui Cong Duy at the Hanoi Opera House on July 17.

Some years ago, local authorities felt inspired reporting the increasingly high coconut growing areas. Nowadays, they feel puzzled because the coconut prices have fallen dramatically, pushing coconut growers against the wall.

German artworks on display in HCM City; L’Espace presents French film “Welcome”; Duo to perform love songs; FVH offers lecture on spring rolls

VietNamNet Bridge – The Tran Nhan Tong Academy on June 19 introduced the Tran Nhan Tong International Prize for Reconciliation and the Tran Nhan Tong conference on reconciliation at website trannhantongprize.org.

VietNamNet Bridge – During the summer, many children in HCM City usually group up at overpasses across big canals to jump down into the water. HCM City authorities have asked relevant agencies to stop this dangerous action.

VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Finance Vuong Dinh Hue said that 70 percent of VND2.54 trillion ($127 million) of traffic fines collected in 2011 (equivalent to $85 million) was allocated to the traffic police force.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi’s Vice Chair Nguyen Van Khoi has asked relevant agencies to establish patrol groups which will work 24/7 on major roads.

Better system will help improve flood forecasts; Major cities have CPI reduction; Cabby returns Ipad, $19,000 to passenger; Severe erosion plagues key canal

VietNamNet Bridge – A team of Australian and Vietnamese archaeologists discovered a 3,500 year old man-made toilet believed to be the earliest such device in southern Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh easily defeated Eric Pang of the Netherlands 21-15, 21-18 in the first round match of the Li Ning Singapore Open yesterday, June 20.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi Philharmonic Orchestra of the Vietnam National Academy of Music will host a concert under the baton of Christian Schumann at the Opera House, 1 Trang Tien Street in the capital at 8 p.m. on June 28.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan began a five-day official visit to Thailand on June 20 at the invitation of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

The rapid fire pieces of news about the bad business performance of Nokia group worldwide has raised a big worry about the fate of the group’s mobile factory in Vietnam.

The final round of Miss Sports 2012 will take place at the Ba Na Hill Resort in the central coastal city of Da Nang on August 5 in which 35 young girls selected from 200 contestants from across the country will take part.

The fifth annual Vietnam-US Political, Security and Defence Dialogue took place in Hanoi on June 20 to discuss bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest and concern.

National Assembly deputies called for amendment of the seven-year-old Law on Energy and an end to the monopoly of the electricity sector, emphasising the need to encourage and diversify capital investment in the sector

The Group of Twenty members must effectively manage rising economic risks, deliver on past commitments and adopt more complete and collective policies to achieve their growth objectives,

VietNamNet Bridge – A collective wedding for 120 pairs of young, low-income workers will be held at the Grand Palace in Ho Chi Minh City on December 12, 2012.

Lobster farmers in the south-central provinces are facing losses because Chinese traders have reduced their buying, sending prices of the crustacean plunging.

The National Assembly on June 20 adopted five more laws, including the Law on Price, the Law on Judicial Assessment, the Law on Law Dissemination and Education, the Law on Dealing with Administrative Violations and the amended Law on Trade Union.

Training centres for tertiary entrance exams, which are crowded with students as testing time is drawing near, have been losing ground to online courses.

Viet Nam, Laos and Thailand to fight human trafficking; Myanmar delegation visits Viet Nam today; Vice President boosts ties with Laos; Hungarian Ambassador receives Friendship Order

Pro-bailout conservative New Democracy (ND) party leader Antonis Samaras was sworn in Wednesday as prime minister of debt-crippled Greece, and pledged to work hard to give people tangible hope.