Exhibitions mark President Ho Chi Minh’s birthday; Fest for President Ho's birthday; Grand concert celebrates late President’s birthday; First exhibition in Spratly Archipelago encourages soldiers

VietNamNet Bridge – While digging the foundation of a pig farm in the central province of Nghe An, a group of builders detected hundreds of bombs and mines. Some people collected them to sell to scrap traders.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two players of Dong Tam FC was offered $2,500 to commit match fixing before the game between Dong Tam and Tay Ninh in the 17th round of the First Division Tournament, on May 12.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Thi Ngoc Mai, 28, who used to have the face of a 70-year-old woman, appeared in HCM City on May 16, with a much younger face after one month of medical treatment in Taiwan.

Meeting marks 35th anniversary of Vietnam-Spain diplomatic ties; Hanoian who forced maid to eat feces gets 1.5 yrs; Australia presents 40 wheelchairs for AO victims, disabled people

Worldwide filmmakers and movie stars walking on the red carpet have brought the 65th Cannes film festival to its first climax, as it kicked off with American director Wes Anderson's 1960s drama "Moonrise Kingdom" here on Wednesday.

None of the samples of pork and pig organs sold in HCM City's markets contained clenbuterol and salbutamol, the lean-meat additives banned in breeding animals, the HCM City Department of Food Hygiene and Safety announced this morning.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Dong Thap has received US$2.1 million in aid for a local hospital waste treatment project.

Vietnamese freight and forwarding enterprises, which are smaller, less experienced and less known than foreign companies, have been facing big challenges since Vietnam has opened its market since January 2012.

World Bank President Robert Zoellick said Wednesday if Greece leaves the eurozone, it would have "ripple effects" comparable to the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese government, military and people always attach great importance to promoting the relations of solidarity and friendship with the Republic of Korea (RoK).

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Construction's tightened regulations for fining those who use their houses for commercial purposes is stirring a public discourse, which claims it to be ‘unreasonable' and ‘unfeasible'.

Train fares will increase by 12 per cent on an average from May 15 to September 4, 2012, announced Vietnam Railways on May 14.

VietNamNet Bridge – Enterovirus 71 (EV71), the most dangerous of the viruses that cause HFMD, has been responsible for 22 deaths attributed to the disease in Vietnam so far this year, health authorities reported.

The prolonged hot and dry weather has dried the Vu Gia River in the central province of Quang Nam over last several days, but the Dak Mi 4 Hydropower Plant is still not releasing water from its reservoir.

Miss Vietnam 2012 was launched by Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper at a ceremony in the capital that included beauties from 18-27 years old yesterday.

U.S. Federal Reserve officials were wary of the firmness of economic recovery despite some positive signs, the minutes of the latest policy meeting showed on Wednesday.

Military-run Viettel Group yesterday officially unveiled its Movitel telecom network, a joint venture with Mozambique’s SPI Co, in Mozambique’s capital city of Maputo.

VietNamNet Bridge – A collection of woodblocks printed with Buddhist Sutras was officially listed as world heritage by UNESCO yesterday, May 16.

Congratulations to France, Senegal PMs; EU states ratify co-operative pact; President receives delegation of former cadres; State President visits Ho Chi Minh museum

Fiscal does not tone with the monetary policy in implementing a common task of fighting against inflation.

The Lam Dong provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has signed a decision, under which 247 pine trees of the Da Lat special-use forest in Da Lat City would be chopped down to give place for mineral exploitation.

VietNamNet Bridge – Trio Vu Ba Dong, Nguyen Tien Phuong and Tran Thu Ha will join 370 athletes from 36 nations at the World Championships in aerobic gymnastics in Sofia, Bulgaria, from May 31-June 3.

VietNamNet Bridge – The coach of Hanoi T&T FC will lead the Vietnamese national football team in the two friendly matches vs. Hong Kong and China this June. He will also be the national team’s coach from August to December, 2012.

VietNamNet Bridge – After months of research into the cause of numerous vehicle fires, mainly motorbikes, that have occurred nationwide since late 2010, scientists have concluded that poor quality gasoline was the main cause of the fires.