VietNamNet Bridge – At the sixth session of the National Assembly Standing Committee, which is scheduled in mid-March, the Ministers of Home Affairs and Health will be questioned.

Nearly 60 composers signed a petition accusing the Performing Arts Department of violating copyrights. However, this agency has stated that the petition is invalid because composers had signed it before the contents was compiled.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Traffic Police Bureau of the central city of Danang is going to correct traffic police officers’ style of work, at the instruction of the city’s Party Secretary, said a senior traffic police officer.

26 countries to participate in Hue Festival 2012; Russians celebrate Spring Welcome Festival in HCMC; Exhibition introduces Vietnamese-French artist’s self-created style; HCMC to implement 11 cultural projects this year   

The German parliament on Monday passed the much-anticipated second bailout package for Greece worth some 130 billion euros (174.4 billion U.S. dollars) to help the country avoid a default.

The demand for tablet computers and smart phones in Vietnam is still growing at double-digit rate, sparking hope for the hi-tech product market despite the current trend of consumers tightening their purse strings.

Heavy trucks have switched to traveling on National Highway 1A instead of the HCMC-Trung Luong Expressway after the road management unit officially started toll collection last Saturday.

Big investment rate and low efficiency--both have the central region’s airports to seek to increase the number of passengers and stabilize flights. However, no feasible solution has been found so far.

An airplane with hydraulic problems made an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport Monday evening, forcing the temporary closure of the entire airport. No injuries were reported.

While confirming that the establishment of casinos is necessary for the development of world-class tourism centers in Vietnam, a senior official said this activity should be watched closely by administrative authorities.

VietNamNet Bridge – With a view to assist foreigners in reporting crimes, the Foreign Affairs Department and the Police Department of the central city of Da Nang have jointly provided them with a list of hotlines for use in emergencies.

Syria announced Monday the result of a referendum on the new draft constitution held a day earlier, saying that more than 89 percent of eligible voters supported the new charter.

Disabled children benefit from Norwegian-funded project; Gathering for adoptive families of Vietnamese children; PM requests inspection of fire prevention work

VietNamNet Bridge – At 70, Nguyen Thi Chung has spent the last 10 years at a private care centre in Dong Ngac Village, Tu Liem District. Her husband died years ago and her only daughter became married.

If Vietnam nods its agreement on the 6 billion dollar resort complex suggested by Las Vegas Sands, it would have to accept many other casino projects worth multi-billion dollars in the time to come.

Viet Nam finish third at ISTAF champs; VN bodybuilders claim three medals; Sai Gon Heat get first win; Women prepare for cycling race  

VietNamNet Bridge – About 80 traditional brick kilns still operating in northern Hoa Binh Province will be replaced with modern production lines, according to local authorities.

Nine artists from HCM City and provinces of the Cuu Long Delta have won gold medals at the Tran Huu Trang Awards, an annual cai luong (reformed opera) competition. They were chosen from a field of 17 finalists.

VietNamNet Bridge – Fifteen years ago, Vietnamese-born architect Nguyen Van Tam created a new pictorial movement he called "Galbisme" with a curved canvas on a curved frame.

The number of newly-initiated anti-dumping investigations had dropped by nearly a quarter since the beginning of the global economic crisis worldwide, Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the World Trade Organization said here on Monday.

The most worrying problem for the Vietnam’s national economy in the near future is not the high inflation, but the weak bank liquidity. Therefore, in order to stabilize the macro economy, it is necessary to improve the liquidity.

VietNamNet Bridge – A national conference on implementing the Resolution of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC)’s fourth session on urgent issues in Party building opened in Hanoi on Feb. 27.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is expected to deliver a speech on Feb. 29 at the 19th meeting of the United Nation’s Human Rights Council, which opened on Feb. 27 in Geneva.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam hopes to strengthen ties with Colombia in various fields such as politics, diplomacy, economics, trade, energy, oil and gas, culture, education and tourism.

Despite the improvement in indicators of global activity, the risks are latent and the world economy is still in "the danger zone," chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde said here Sunday.