VietNamNet Bridge – Four defendants in central Nghe An Province were sentenced at a trial of the provincial People's Court yesterday on the charge of "conducting propaganda against the State of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam".

VietNamNet Bridge – A collision between two police officers of Van Dau Ward in Kien An district of Hai Phong city on the afternoon of May 22. After that, the ward chief police officer was held by local residents for over six hours.

An open cast coal mine with the best coal quality in Vietnam has become the “fief” of an Indonesian company.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan paid a courtesy visit to Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito on May 24 as part of her visit to Japan for the 18th Annual “Future of Asia” Conference which is taking place in Tokyo on May 24-25.

Madrid, Tokyo and Istanbul became the finalists in the race for the 2020 Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided on Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – In the morning of May 24, a cargo ship of the US 7th Fleet, Richard E Bird - AKE 4, dropped anchor in the Cam Ranh Bay, around 60km from Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa province, for periodical maintenance and minor repair.

VietNamNet Bridge – Officials of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) have asked travel firms to immediately report to VNAT any case of harassment of visitors, so the agency will be able to deal with these cases properly.

Many scientists said that the Hong Bang International University’s observation that the ‘supernatural girl’ might cause fires by using a special lighter. They said that the university’s supposition is “groundless and not serious.”

Hewlett-Packard (HP) on Wednesday announced a massive layoff plan while releasing its latest quarterly earnings report.

VietNamNet Bridge – The regulation that employers have to pay the labor union dues equal to 2 percent of the actual pay to laborers has made businesses miserable, especially in the current economic downturn.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Fauna & Flora International (FFI) has discovered a vitally important population of Tonkin snub-nosed monkeys in a small patch of limestone forest known as Khau Ca, in Ha Giang Province, northern Vietnam.

European Council President Van Rompuy here Thursday called on EU member states to concentrate more on coordination of policies to spur economic growth.

Expert talks ways to avoid another Vinalines case; Ministry to ban imports of used textiles, electronics; Ethanol to be exported due to lack of domestic demand; Farmers lose patience with cashews, switch to rubber

VietNamNet Bridge – Tuition fees at primary and secondary schools in HCM City will increase by at least 10 per cent the next academic year, according to the city's Department of Education and Training.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese hip-hop dancers are scheduled to compete in Indonesia next month.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 100 businesses are showcasing their products at the fourth Environment and Energy Tech Hanoi 2012 (ENTECH Hanoi) that opened in Hanoi on May 23.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Head of the Vietnamese mission to the United Nations (UN), Le Hoai Trung, has been elected Vice President of the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation, a subcommittee of the UN General Assembly.

VietNamNet Bridge – On the afternoon of May 23, Ngo Van Thuong took a gun to the home of Mr. Nguyen Cao Da in Di Linh district, in the central highlands province of Lam Dong, and fired four shots into Da and his wife.

VietNamNet Bridge – Around 100,000 addresses are set to be changed in HCM City starting next month, with buildings getting door numbers in proper chronological order, to make it easier for people to find them.

Illegal substances found in feed store; E-government further promoted; Hand, foot, and mouth disease kills 27 kids in Vietnam; Phu Yen fines China firm

VietNamNet Bridge – For the first time scientists from the Vietnam Museum of Nature saw thousands of queen butterflies (Stichophthalma howqua) in the forest of Sapa town, in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Justice held a forum for policy dialogue on perfecting laws on human rights in Hanoi on May 23.

VietNamNet Bridge – The government has been urged to stop providing preferential loans to enterprises to help them collect rice from farmers, because the program does not help agricultural production.

VietNamNet Bridge – After six days of detention, fourteen Vietnamese fishermen who were held illegally by Chinese authorities while fishing in Vietnam’s territorial waters have returned to Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in southern Binh Phuoc Province's Dong Phu District yesterday confirmed a gaur found dead on Sunday in a local forest was categorised as type 1B, considered a rare type.