The Party Committee of Hai Phong has appointed Mr. Nguyen Van Tung, deputy director of the municipal Department of Science and Technology, as the new chairman of Tien Lang district.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 100 children drowned in Viet Nam during the first two months of this year, a 6 per cent increase compared with the same period last year,

VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. Pham Quang Nghi, Hanoi’s Party Secretary, said that Hanoi’s officials at all levels would undergo vote of confidence and he was ready for the vote.

U.S. House Republicans unveiled their budget plan Tuesday, underscoring tax reforms and overhaul in Medicare system, in a bid to draw a clear election-year distinction with the budget released by the President Barack Obama last month.

A new mechanism for State appropriations will be required to help clamp down on corrupt practices and give more decision-making power to provincial authorities, said Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese gymnasts have been drawn in tough groups for the upcoming London Olympics.

Secretary Nguyen Ba Thanh of the Party Committee of the central city of Danang, stated that the city’s traffic policemen earn over VND10 million per month, so any police officer who is detected to take minor briber will be fired immediately.

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Chief of the General Department of Sports and Physical Training, Mr. Lam Quang Thanh, said that he was astonished to hear that five Vietnamese swimmers were cast out from the Bolles school in Florida, USA.

At least 14 schoolchildren were killed and 18 others were injured when a school bus fell into a canal on Tuesday in Khammam district of southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, said police.

Debt-laden Greece raised on Tuesday 1.3 billion euros (1.72 billion U.S. dollars) in a new treasury bills auction, according to an announcement of the Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA).

VietNamNet Bridge – A rare reticulated python of nearly 100kg in weight was reported dead at a bird sanctuary in the southern province of Bac Lieu. The python will be stuffed for display at the sanctuary.

It is estimated that when the new tax and fee regulations take effect, the total sum of money every Vietnamese person has to pay to possess a car would be 2.5 times higher than in the US.

Vietnamese folk tale featured in Paris; Sao Mai organisers impose strict rules this year; Province unveils plans to restore Cham tower; Beauty of northwestern ladies in city; ‘I’m Doctor Know-All’ on Youth Theater stage

Hachikai Mimi, one of the most promising young poets/writers in Japan, will arrive in Vietnam to host lectures on Japanese contemporary literature and poetry in Hanoi, Hue and HCMC from Tuesday until Saturday.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) yesterday refuted rumours in the local media of a merger between Vinaphone and MobiFone, subsidiaries of the Viet Nam Post and Telecommunications (VNPT).

VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in Thua Thien-Hue Province have approved a plan to restore and renovate a Cham temple tower in the Phu Vang District's Phu Dien Commune.

A suicide bomber riding a car bomb blew himself up late Tuesday at an intersection in southern Daraa province, killing an unidentified number of civilians and law-enforcement members, according to state-run SANA news agency.

Many Vietnamese guest workers are stranded in Malaysia after their employer failed to extend their visas, confirmed the Overseas Labour Department of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs in Vietnam.

Thach Tak Nguyen, who graduated from California-Los Angles (UCLA), has been honored by US President Barack Obama as one of five successful leaders of the Champions of Change program.

Football fans of the English Premier League will have the chance to see the Barclays Premiership Trophy in HCM City on March 27.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is willing to assist Japan to reconstruct the country, says Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

The Asian Athletics Federation has included Vietnamese track and field representatives in their list of the top ten outstanding regional athletes.

Party chief hopes new height in VN-Myanmar ties; Vietnam-Colombia visa exemption effective; Deputy PM receives Indian ambassador; Party ties with global counterparts increased

here are big differences in the income of teachers. While the majority of teachers complain that the income is not high enough to cover their basic needs, some “branded teachers” can earn billions of dong a year.

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of small businesses do not know how to utilize the information technology in their works, and they need the support from the State and advices from consultants.