Waterways to ease road traffic

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam plans to develop waterway transport to ease congestion on busy roads, particularly in major cities like Ha Noi and HCM City.

All Ha Noi taxis face inspection

VietNamNet Bridge – All taxi companies in Ha Noi would be evaluated during a three-week inspection from next Tuesday and those found to have violated regulations would have their operational licence revoked,

Man in mobile police uniform drives motorbike by feet

VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi mobile police regiment is investigating whether a young man, who wore uniform of the mobile police force, drove a motorbike by his feet in a picture on the Internet is a mobile police officer or not.

Obama signs "JOBS Act" to support small businesses

U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act into law, which would encourage startups and support the nation's small companies by loosening financial regulation against them.

TRAVEL IN BRIEF 6/4

Southern tourism triangle under review; Airfare cuts to boost domestic tour firms; Tours snapped up for long holiday weekend

Hanel buys Daewoo Hotel – the affair of the year

The value of the affair where Vietnamese Hanel Group buy Daewoo Hotel remains a secret, as the two involved parties keep silent. However, it deserves to be recognized as the “affair of the year.”

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 6/4

Children with HIV to be given all social services; Six hospitals face fines for overcharges; HCM City hopes to fill 75,000 positions; UK pharmacy company assists 12,000 poor people

SPORTS IN BRIEF 6/4

Trung aims for a Paralympic berth; Navibank Sai Gon defeat Ayeyawady; Sai Gon Heat beat Indonesia Warriors

Vietnamese are 4cm taller in 35 years

VietNamNet Bridge – The average height of adults in Vietnam at present is 1.61 meters, four centimeters higher compared to that of 35 years ago, according to a national survey on nutrition.

New tourism logo appears on VietJetAir plane

VietNamNet Bridge – The new logo and slogan “Vietnam Timeless Charm” of the Vietnamese tourism industry are painted on a plane of Vietjet Air.

Minh advances to Australian Open

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Tien Minh won a quarter-final round berth at the Yonex Australian Open Grand Prix Gold in Sydney yesterday, April 5.

Ly Son Island ceremony honours Hoang Sa martyrs

VietNamNet Bridge – A ceremony was held in the central province of Quang Ngai yesterday, April 5, to pay tributes to sailor-soldiers of the Hoang Sa Flotilla who sacrificed their lives to guard the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Island centuries ago.

Boys punished for throwing water at young girls in video clip

VietNamNet Bridge – Police of the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang have fined three men in a video clip on the Internet, who drove a motorbike and threw water at the faces of young girls on bicycles.

Group claims rocket after Tien Lang land withdrawal case

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of claims, most of them are related to land, has increased by 50 percent after the land withdraw case in Tien Lang, Hai Phong city, said the Governmental Inspectorate.

Russian arms dealer sentenced to 25 years in prison

Viktor Bout, Russian arms dealer known as "the Merchant of Death", was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Thursday for attempting to sell weapons to Colombian terrorists who were targeting Americans.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 6/4

Vietnamese festivals on show at French photo exhibit; Programme helps children with heart disease; Teens banned from major music show; Artistic show in support of disabled to be held

Four per cent of pork has banned additives

VietNamNet Bridge – A random nation-wide sample of pork detected that 4.4 per cent of the nation's pork contained forbidden lean-meat additives which could lead to cardiovascular complications in humans,

Atletico Madrid eliminates Hannover 2-1 at Europa League quarterfinals

Atletico Madrid striker and Columbian international Falcao slotted the 2-1 winner to seal semifinals at Hannover on Thursday.

Ministry sets rates for road maintenance fee

The Ministry of Transport has fixed its rates for a road maintenance fee in a draft circular forwarded to the Ministry of Finance for approval. 

Government establishes monopoly over the trade of gold bars

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has issued a decree to stipulate the Government’s monopoly in gold bar production and gold material import-export beginning from May 25.

Iran cuts oil sales to two major Greek companies: TV

Iran's state TV reported on Thursday that the Islamic republic has stopped its oil sales to two major Greek firms.

PetroVietnam causes $874 mln state budget loss

The state-run Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group, or PetroVietnam, has made several wrongdoings in capital and asset management and investing in non-core businesses, which cost the state budget $873.6 million.

Minister possibly confused in fee issues: NA deputies

After the Transport Ministry held two press conferences on its two new proposed fees, a number of National Assembly deputies commented that Minister Dinh La Thang may be in confusion about the fees.

Delta hosts coconut festival

VietNamNet Bridge – The third Coconut Festival opened last night in the Mekong Delta's province of Ben Tre with several cultural activities to honour the area's native fruit.

Mai Duc Chung to lead U23 squad

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and the National Coaching Council have appointed Mai Duc Chung as the coach of the U23 Vietnam team.