Angry with his wife, man poison community wells

VietNamNet Bridge – Tens of families in Nui Ngang hamlet in Ba To district of the central province of Quang Ngai were very worried because many wells in the hamlet smelled like insecticide.

CPI increase slowing down – the reverse of the medal

In 2011, the government vowed to curb the inflation rate. In early 2012, people sighed with relief when hearing about the low inflation rate. However, the repeated slow consumer price index (CPI) increases have raised worries instead of joys.

Vinalines’ wrongdoings will be strictly penalized

VietNamNet Bridge – The government’s principle in handling the case of Vinalines is to strictly penalize the wrongdoings of those involved as per Vietnamese law,

Illegal tunnels in the Valley of Love to be destructed

VietNamNet Bridge – The authorities of Da Lat city have decided to destroy tunnels built by illegal tin exploiters in the Valley of Love by explosive.

PM urges cabinet members to persist with socio-economic targets

It is a must for Vietnam to persist in trying to achieve the socio-economic targets set for this year, including curbing inflation, stabilizing the macro-econnomy, maintaining an appropriate growth rate, and ensuring social welfare.

Exhibition pays tribute to overlooked artist

Seventy original sculptures and paintings by artist Nguyen Nhu Y, long known as "Crazy Y" among Ha Noi artists, are now on display at the Viet Art Centre in the capital city, in an exhibition organised by his friends

Amazing parasailing show in Da nang

VietNamNet Bridge – After two days of competition, the international parasailing competition in Da nang city closed on May 27. The championship was presented to French athlete Mathive Rouanet.

Vietnam’s dragonflies

VietNamNet Bridge - Dragonflies are valuable predators that eat mosquitoes and other small insects like flies, bees, ants, wasps, and very rarely butterflies. In Vietnam, there are 16 species of dragonflies.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 28/5

Fencer tests skills in Philippines; Frenchman wins paramotor race; Teams fall short at Asian champs; Viet Nam win golds in Taiwan

65th Cannes film festival admires "Amour"

The 65th Cannes film festival has handed out its top prize Palme d'Or to "Amour"(Love), as it wrapped up with a star-studded closing ceremony here on the rainy Sunday night in the French Riviera resort.

Endangered Saola sliding into extinction

International conservation groups and domestic scientists have warned that one of the rarest animals found on Earth – the Saola – is moving towards extinction just two decades after its discovery, due to intensive hunting pressures

Lacking experience, coffee exporters lose in international trade

Lacking experience in dealing with futures contract and making transactions on the coffee trading floors of the world is believed to be the main reason that has pushed Vietnamese coffee exporters into default.

Ha Noi take home turf advantage

VietNamNet Bridge – In an bid to escape relegation the Ha Noi Football Club defeated former champions Hoang Anh Gia Lai 3-2 in the 19th round of the V-League yesterday in the capital city.

Thousands of jobs in Australia at risk as Hastie Group goes into voluntary administration

More than 2,000 jobs in Australia are at risk after engineering services company Hastie Group went into voluntary administration, local media reported on Monday.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 28/5

Boosting trade with Myanmar focus of proposed conference; Sri Lanka holds first political consultancy with Vietnam; Vietnam, Algeria sign judicial and maritime accords

Orchestra under the baton of Vietnamese Norwegian

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam National Symphony Orchestra will perform tonight at the Ha Noi Opera House under the baton of Vietnamese Norwegian Khac Uyen.

China launches telecommunication satellite

China successfully sent a telecommunication satellite, "ChinaSat 2A," into orbit on Saturday evening, using a Long March-3B carrier rocket launched from the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Center.

President ‘encouraged' by strong growth in nation's literature, arts

VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang yesterday, May 27, handed out awards to some of the country's most outstanding writers and artists during a ceremony held at the capital city's Opera House.

Ha Long formally becomes world wonder

Thousands of people gathered at the My Dinh National Stadium last night to witness the official naming of Ha Long Bay as one of the New7Wonders of Nature.

US Human Rights Report on Vietnam’s situation not objective

VietNamNet Bridge – Some of the comments on the situation in Vietnam stated in the US Human Rights Report 2011 are not objective, says Foreign Ministry spokesman Luong Thanh Nghi.

Anti-psychotic drug kills cancer stem cells without side-effects: study

A team of Canadian scientists have discovered that thioridazine, a drug used to treat psychotic disorder, could successfully kill cancer stem cells in humans without the toxic side-effects on normal cells.

High technologies serve as efficient supporter to cheating spouse

iPhone has become a favorite thing not only for the youth who like entertainment services and fond of high technologies, but also for the couples who commit adultery.

Businesses’ huge debts show the consequence of “hot development”

It’s now the time for enterprises to pay the penalty for the hot development.

Paying sky high tuitions, international nursery school pupils eat terribly dirty food

The parents who have children going to Maple Bear nursery school, have got shocked after discovering that their children have to eat dirty food every day, even though they have to pay the sky high tuitions of 50 million dong per quarter.

65th Cannes film festival near end with "Mud"

The 65th Cannes film festival has wrapped up its competition screenings on Saturday as the Mississippi river film "Mud" by Jeff Nichols had its premiere as the last of the 22 films selected for the Palme d'Or race.