The World Bank Group on Tuesday released its Environment Strategy for 2012-2022, aimed at supporting countries to pursue sustainable development pathways that are green, inclusive, efficient and affordable.

VietNamNet Bridge –  Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh told correspondents on June 5 that Denmark does not officially cut ODA grants yet, but only suspends ODA for three projects during investigative time.

People only want to be certified as ‘poor households’ because they are given houses, free hospital coverage and do not have to pay power charges, said deputy Nguyen Ngoc Phuong at the National Assembly (NA) yesterday, June 5.

Despite the disadvantageous conditions of the stock market, a lot of enterprises still have decided to issue shares to call for capital to satisfy their thirst for capital, though they know they do not have high hopes of fulfilling the task.

Representatives from the Vietnamese government and the country’s power generators are visiting the 2012 AtomExpo International Forum and Exhibition in Moscow from June 4-6.

VietNamNet Bridge – 2012 has been a difficult year to raise funds for the 16 major transport infrastructure development projects being carried out in HCM City, officials say.

U.S. media and entertainment giant Walt Disney Company announced Tuesday it will become the first major media company to ban junk-food advertising on its TV, radio and online programs that targets children.

VietNamNet Bridge – Cat Ba, the pearl of the Tonkin Gulfand one of the three largest islands in Viet Nam in the northern port city of Hai Phong, is threatened by pollution.

Doubts have been raised about the feasibility of the solutions to “lift the bad debts – the barricade - out of the rails to put the credit through.”

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of hotels and resorts in sea cities advertise themselves as five-star hotels to overcharge guests.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Construction would focus on ensuring more effective urban planning, according to Minister Trinh Dinh Dung.

VietNamNet Bridge – Four Vietnamese marksmen earned a total of 1,632 points to come first at the men’s 50m pistol team event of the 36th Southeast Asian Shooting Association Championships (SEASA) in Malaysia on June 4. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Around 380 artists from 19 professional art troupes nationwide are taking part in the 1st traditional musical instrument festival in the central province of Thua-Thien Hue from June 5-10. 

VietNamNet Bridge – A delegation from the American Public Health Association (APHA) worked with the Central Committee of the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) in Hanoi on June 5.

Visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday called on the United Nations to accept Palestine's membership while calling on people to visit his country.

Senior Vietnamese physicians say a combination of vaccines and Pap smears is the most effective way to protect women against cervical cancer.

VietNamNet Bridge – On June 4 President Truong Tan Sang extended his condolences to Nigeria ’s President Goodluck Jonathan, after the fatal plane crash in the Nigerian city of Lagos on June 3.

Top seed Novak Djokovic and third seed Roger Federer both survived spectacular five-set thrillers to set up a repeat of last year's semifinal at French Open on Tuesday.

It turned out that not only Cam Ranh bay in Khanh Hoa province, but Vung Ro bay in Phu Yen province is also the place where Chinese people settle and farm fish, then carry aquatic products back to China.

VietNamNet Bridge – They have to soak their bodies in dirty water for six hours a day and earn only VND5 million ($250) a month, but many environmental workers have pursued this job for tens of years.

The dollar sale prices quoted by commercial banks are marching toward the 21,000 dong per dollar threshold. However, experts believe that no heavy price fluctuations would be seen in 2012.

Two thousands of the copy-books for first graders launched by the Da Nang Publishing House have been recalled after serious misspelled mistakes.

After two years of “living together with rubbish,” Engineer Lai Minh Chuc from the Hanoi Center for Construction Technology Research and Development, has successfully invented a machine that can classify solid waste by remote control.

Vietnamese Internet service providers have been crying out about the draft new regulations which they believe would create an unleveled playing field for domestic and foreign enterprises.

Though it is 10km offshore the central resort town of Nha Trang, Mun Island is one of the must-see destinations for local and international tourists.