VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health’s Health of Mothers and Children Department has asked related provinces to quickly inspect recent obstetrical accidents.

The People’s Committee of the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan on June 12 signed a contract with the Japanese company Nikken Sekkei Civil Engineering to develop a plan for tourism at the Ba Be National Park until 2030.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City Police Agency reported that in the first half of 2012, many forms of crime in the city reduced remarkably over the same period of 2011, but sex-tour prostitution was on the rise.

VietNamNet Bridge – A traffic police officer in the northern province of Ninh Binh has been suspended from work one day after he was reported of beating a truck driver on the road.

There should be specific regulations for journalists in action, and their professional rights and interests must be protected in a timely manner, delegates said at a seminar on “Protection of journalists’ practicing rights” held yesterday in HCMC

The National Assembly deputies at group discussions on Monday complained that State budget estimate making, allocation and implementation are still full of shortcomings.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that Europe should get over the current debt crisis through more structural reforms, drawing lessons from the past and eliminating addiction to living beyond limits.

While looking into solutions to eradicate the bizarre and unidentified skin disease plaguing Ba To District, the acting head of WHO in Vietnam, said it is important that medical workers focus on bringing about a change in people’s personal habits.

The Consulate General of Germany in HCM City will present an encounter between three German and two Vietnamese artists in a joint exhibition that aims to enhance the presence of both cultures and engage them in a direct dialogue.

Vietnam earned one more berth at the upcoming London Olympic Games for women’s weighlifting, according to an announcement by the International Weightlifting Federation on June 10.

Online advertisement is considered the goose that lays golden eggs. However, the eggs have been collected by foreign ad firms, not Vietnamese.

A documentary themed “Vietnam: The next generation” directed by American filmmaker Sandy Northrop was shown at Hanoi Cinematheque on June 12.

Vietnam should adopt incentives and “open” administrative mechanisms to improve the quality of research towards achieving the targets set in the 2011-2020 strategy for scientific and technological development.

The 13th Southeast Asian Open Chess Championship being broadcast live on Thua Thien-Hue Radio and Television (TRT) is one of key activities to celebrate the 2012 National Tourism Year of Northcentral Coastal Region.

VietNamNet Bridge – Several rare sea snails were recently discovered around Cu Lao Cham Island off the coast of Hoi An City in central Quang Nam Province.

Minister attends 144th FAO Council session; Leading Vietnamese Buddhist visits Cambodia; Prisoners receive legal training, life skills; Police chief loses Party positions, faces dismissal

VietNamNet Bridge – Climate change threats to the cultural heritage of the Mekong and Ganges basins were discussed at a two-day international conference that ended on Monday in the central city of Hue.

The international ratings agency Fitch on Tuesday cut the ratings of 18 Spanish banks.

VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty six toddlers who suffer from genital malformations will undergo free reconstructive operations this month, says Tran Mai Anh, founder of the Thien Nhan Journey programme.

VietNamNet Bridge – Pop stars and young singers are spending more of their time recording music albums instead of making fancy music videos.

VietNamNet Bridge – The national junior Judo championship officially opened in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on June 12.

VietNamNet Bridge – Dr. Terry Smith, an international road safety specialist, arrived in Hanoi last Monday to supervise Vietnamese helmet testing laboratories.

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of opportunities have been missed just because of the complicated procedures. Meanwhile, travel firms need to react quickly to any changes in the world.

Chinese dealers have been scouring different localities in Vietnam, from mountainous areas to lowland, from Quang Binh in the central region to Ha Giang province in the north, to buy buffalos.

‘Gan’ exhibition by Mac Hoang Thuong has opened at Cactus Experimental Art Space, HCM City, featuring 22 artworks of pencil on paper and canvas which echoes the simplistic beauty of black and white.