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.

VietNamNet Bridge – Police of the central province of Khanh Hoa on June 5 imposed a fine of VND15 million ($750) on five and VND3.5 million ($170) on two Chinese men who breed fish illegally in Cam Ranh Bay.

Businesses indolent in deploying registered telecom services face having their licences taken back.

CPI in June forecast to rise 0.1-0.2pct; Slumping global prices fattening local fuel firms; Industrial production up 4.4pct; DOC’s preliminary decision against Vietnamese hangers; Potential for M&A activities in consumer sector

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Record Book Center has recognized the first environmental records of Vietnam, on the occasion of the World Environmental Day (5/6).

VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Committee of southern An Giang Province has required relevant authorities to re-examine the banks of the Tien and Hau rivers to avoid more landslides in the future.

Ratings agency Standard & Poor 's said Monday there was at least one-in-three chance Greece would leave the euro zone following its national elections on June 17.

VietNamNet Bridge – Using unbaked construction materials to replace traditional baked clay bricks will soon become an indispensable development trend, according to the HCM City Department of Construction.

VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. Danh Ut Hien, 54, an official of Vinh Quoi commune in the southern province of Soc Trang, failed the high-school final examinations eight times. He has just finished the ninth exams yesterday, June 4.

VietNamNet Bridge - Wives of 11 out of the 12 men living with HIV in Phu Dang hamlet, Ben Tre province, have been tested negative for HIV.

Local artists perform in Russia; Artists from Arabesque Dance Group won international awards; Film raises funds for heart surgery; More efforts needed to ensure preservation of Nam Giao site

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s rising star Tran Duy Khoi has won seven golds and one silver in eight categories at the 2012 Southeast Asian (SEA) Swimming Tournament for different age groups in Indonesia.

VietNamNet Bridge – Leaving his house at 6.30am, it took Tran Hai Nam 30 minutes on bus to get to work at a factory in Ha Noi's Cau Giay District. There, he worked as a machine operator for eight hours a day to earn VND3.5 million a month.

VietNamNet Bridge – Emirates Airlines has announced the launch of daily direct flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Dubai as from June 4.

Speedboat on Sa Ky-Ly Son route launched; Airport detects 1.62 kg of drugs hidden in handbag; HCM City curbs traffic congestion; 8 former Vinh Phuc officials indicted for corruption

VietNamNet Bridge – Ms. Bui Thi Vinh and Mr. Ha Van Toi, 91, in the southern province of Ben Tre, have officially become wife and husband on June 4.

Southeast Asia will be stable if there is a strong Vietnam or strong Philippines, and the region will be unstable if there are only weak countries in the region, said US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta.

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai joined soldiers and volunteers to plant mangrove forest in Ha Long city, of the northern port city of Quang Ninh on June 3.

VietNamNet Bridge – Goalkeeper Duong Hong Son is suspected to be out of inspiration to devote himself to the national football team because he reported of being wounded right before the national team was summoned.

VietNamNet Bridge – On the afternoon of June 3, a young man climbed up on banister of the second floor of a house under construction on Ton That Tung road in District 1, HCM City, and threatened suicide.

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said the Vietnamese government would strictly punish violators, but the information released by Denmark in the three projects--that it had stopped funding, still needs to be verified.