VietNamNet Bridge – On the afternoon of May 7, Ms. Pham Thi Ngot, 53, died at the clinic of Ba To district in the central province of Quang Nam. This is the 20th person who died of the unknown skin disease.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Dong Nai Province People's Committee has decided to move nearly 600 polluting firms to dedicated industrial areas to stop the pollution of the Dong Nai River.

74-year-old recovers after liver transplant; Statue of Tran Hung Dao unveiled on Truong Sa; Construction of Tran Phu-Kim Ma link to begin in October; Vietnam able to make US-standard ballistic vests

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday sought guarantees from the United States that a U.S. missile defense shield is not targeting Russia.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hosts Da Nang trounced Public Security Ministry 3-0 in the women's team event at the 30th Nhan Dan (People) Newspaper's National Table Tennis Championship, which kicked off yesterday, May 7.

VietNamNet Bridge – A 17-year-old woman, who was at the 6th month of pregnancy, was unexpectedly in labor and gave birth to three baby girls.

VietNamNet Bridge – While being taking to a slaughterhouse, a male buffalo of over 400kg unexpectedly escaped from the rope and butted the abattoir’s manager and several passers-by.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thirty amateur golfers from northern provinces have qualified for the Mercedes Trophy final after regional qualifiers at the Do Son Seaside Golf and Resort during the weekend.

VietNamNet would like to introduce an article about the presidential election in the US, by G. Calvin Mackenzie, the Goldfarb Family Distinguished Professor of Government at Colby College in the USA and currently a Fulbright scholar in Vietnam.

Vietnamese wrestlers lost their final chances of securing one more berth at the 2012 London Olympics after failing at the Olympic qualifiers in Finland.

Five universities and colleges are banned from enrolling new students for five specialties after an inspection revealed shortcomings in their training quality.

The Vietnam Posts and Communications Group (VNPT) will launch the satellite, Vinasat-2, in the middle of this month.

“I think Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas is a masterpiece! It has every emotion in a nutshell – tragedy, burlesque, scary elements, everything.”

‘Space and Rhythm II’ by artist Vinh Phoi opened at HCMC Fine Arts Museum, featuring 50 works mainly made of oil on canvas and mixed media, on Sunday.

Scorching hot weather conditions across the country are causing the outbreak of highly communicable diseases, particularly in children, adding to increasing numbers of patients already suffering from the dreaded hand-foot-mouth disease.

VietNamNet Bridge – An annular solar eclipse will occur on May 21 and can be observed in some parts across Việt Nam, according to Dang Vu Tuan Son, chairman of the Viet Nam Amateur Club of Astronomy.

The beautiful landscapes of Vietnam, captured by photographer Hoang Nam, were published on a Russian magazine, Livejournal.

VietNamNet Bridge – A new art installation at the Japan Foundation Centre explores issues related to the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan last year.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will begin constructing next month two flyovers at the Hang Xanh and Thu Duc intersections in an effort to ease traffic congestion in the area.

VietNamNet Bridge – The V-League match between Da Nang and hosts Song Lam Nghe An at Vinh Stadium last month was cancelled after every member of the visiting team came down with food poisoning and had to be hospitalised.

VietNamNet Bridge – The fifth meeting of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) opened in Hanoi on May 7.

VietNamNet Bridge – Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and State President Truong Tan Sang on May 7 sent congratulatory messages to the newly-elected president of France, Francois Hollande.

VietNamNet Bridge – A television program linking Dinh Hoa, a former revolutionary base in Thai Nguyen province, and the Dien Bien Phu Victory Monument was held on May 6 to mark the 58th anniversary of the Victory at Dien Bien Phu (May 7).

The 13 enterprises and organizations that use foreign environment services in Quang Nam province would have to pay fees for the services.

VietNamNet Bridge – Downpours and whirlwinds swept over Binh Dai district of the southern province of Ben Tre on May 4, damaging tens of houses and injuring 28 people.