People convicted of crimes related to food safety in the capital will be banned from the food industry for life, under a draft amendment to the Beijing Food Safety Regulation.

Exposure of pregnant women to organophosphate (OP) pesticides, a widely used class of pesticides in North American agriculture, may be associated with decreased gestational age and lower birth weight,

VietNamNet Bridge – Many traditional markets in cities in the central region do not meet several fire prevention and control requirements and are thus at high risk of fires, officials warn.

The dong/dollar exchange rate stabilization for a long period has been hailed as the result of the great exertion by the State Bank to stabilize the foreign currency market. However, experts say they still can see latent problems.

VietNamNet Bridge – The fifth Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival will take place in Hanoi on April 13-14, with the participation of over ten Vietnamese and foreign DJs.

Malaysia will sign a draft protocol with China to resume bird's nest export to China which was halted last year over a safety concern.

VietNamNet Bridge – Top models of Vietnam performed in evening gowns of the “Lotus” collection by designer Quynh Paris, and the “National Flower” ao dai collection by Sy Hoang, at Hoa Binh Theatre in HCM City on April 7.

Financial shares stave off market losses; Real estate slump hits construction industry; Mysterious Vietnamese buyer of US town identified; Major banks told to mean business in cutting rates; Banks even do not deny the trick.

VietNamNet Bridge - A display of model planes and ships was held on the Huong River in the imperial city of Hue on April 7, opening this year’s weeklong Hue festival.

VietNamNet Bridge – Improved farming practices, especially in rice cultivation, would reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and provide economic benefits for rural farmers in Viet Nam through participation in a carbon-credit programme,

VietNamNet Bridge – The fifth annual Waste Recycling Day will be held on April 15 at the Labour Cultural House in District 1 to raise awareness of the three Rs – reducing, reusing and recycling waste.

A three-year pilot project to streamline public procurement processes by making online tender offers continued to face obstacles related to inadequate regulations and technologies.

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Tourism Year in Coastal Central Region and the Hue Festival 2012 opened at the Ngo Mon Square in the ancient capital city of Hue, on the evening of April 7.

VietNamNet Bridge – Under the new decree on gold management released on April 3, 2012, the State has the exclusive right to produce bullion gold, export gold materials and import gold materials for making bullion gold.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 230 tourist vessels in northern Quang Ninh Province's Ha Long Bay have been equipped with global positioning systems, or GPS.

Fire hits city cinema, no casualties; Two drug traffickers receive death penalty; Agencies urged to act on traffic safety; HCM City-Incheon air route opens

VietNamNet Bridge – Nhu Duong, a phenomenon of the Swedish fashion industry, has returned to Vietnam to join the Elle Fashion Show 2012.

VietNamNet Bridge – Paintings created from corn silk, leaves, sawdust and silkworm cocoon, are products by untrained artist Ta Ngoc Hai, Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge – The environment crime police branch of the Ministry of Public Security on Thursday discovered a wholesale seller of banned lean-meat additives imported from China.

A jazz performance featuring leading Vietnamese jazz saxophonist Quyen Thien Dac and his Phu Sa bandmates kicked off the spring-summer season of Luala concerts on Saturday, a series of free shows in downtown Ha Noi.

U.S. police on Sunday arrested two suspects for Friday's shootings that left three people dead and two seriously wounded, all black, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 30 households have been impacted by the collapse of the right bank of the Thao River and the left bank of the Lao canal in Bang Gia Commune, in the northern province of Phu Tho.

Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Fereidoon Abbasi said Sunday that Iran will not stop high-grade uranium enrichment and will not close down the Fordo nuclear site, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Israeli band MOSAIC will entertain audiences at the Hue festival tonight with a performance of diverse music including traditional Israeli folk songs.

Agricultural experts have called for more trials for genetically modified (GM) animal feed corn in different locations.