VietNamNet Bridge – After five years, lotus in Tinh Tam Lake in the Hue royal citadel, the famous lotus special of the ancient capital city, has revived.

China’s halt to buying cause of coconut cutting wave; Canadian firm to build hospital in Hai Duong; Auto sales drop in May; Seafood exporters drop by almost half; Steel price starts to drop; VND strengthens against dollar

Sinking production is biting into state budget revenue.

Investment in an entertainment park would lead to development in the real estate and tourism sectors, international experts have said.

At least 55 people were killed and 126 wounded in a series of bomb and gunfire attacks in several Iraqi cities on Wednesday, the police said.

A total of 71 people including women and children were killed in the earthquake that hit Burka town in northern Afghanistan on Monday, said Burka district police chief Habib Rahman on Wednesday, citing the latest counting.

VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists have discovered pitcher-plants (Nepenthes thorelii Lecomte) at the Lo Xo-Xa Mat national part in the southern province of Tay Ninh, after over 100 years of disappearance in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Experts from Quang Ngai Museum have discovered several prehistoric artefacts dating back 4,000 years in the Tang River valley in Tay Tra District, according to Deputy Director Doan Ngoc Khoi.

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.