VietNamNet Bridge – Lawmakers yesterday, May 14, urged the Government to diversify its policies and confirmed the need to amend the Law on Co-operatives in order to improve the economy.

Universities complain that some unreasonable regulations have prevented many people to enter the training courses for doctorates.

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Football Federation (HFF) has released a book titled "Landmarks in the 100-year History of Vietnamese Football," the first ever of its kind.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health on May 14 officially released a report on the unknown skin disease in Bao To district of the central province of Quang Ngai.

VietNamNet Bridge – The movement of putting data has been thriving not only in the business sector, but has also been developing among government agencies.

Vietnam will join seven other teams at the 2012 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Women’s Championships to be held in Ho Chi Minh City from September 13-22.   

Senior officials of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Monday called on Iran to allow inspectors access to sites, people and documents the agency seeks to address concerns that the country might have been working on nuclear weapons.

VietNamNet Bridge - Mai Kieu Lien, CEO and chairwoman of Vinamilk, Vietnam’s largest dairy producer, has been listed as one of the top Asian CEOs by the Hong Kong-based Corporate Governance Asia Journal.

Billboards have been hung on every space in big cities, on the roads to the airports, above buildings and houses, at schools and in parks. Urbanites now can live well with the new job of leasing space to billboards.

VietNamNet Bridge – Young residents of big cities like HCM City and Ha Noi are expressing their concerns about pressing environmental problems by urging residents and authorities to actively take part in reducing pollution levels.

Contrary to all predictions, the opportunities for opening new golf courses are still open.

Apple will drop Google Maps from its upcoming mobile platform iOS 6 in favor of its own mapping system, it was reported on Friday.

LH-CACTUS 2 team from Lac Hong University won the 2012 Robocon Contest, which ended in Ho Chi Minh City on May 13.  

Yahoo on Sunday confirmed that its chief executive officer (CEO) Scott Thompson has left and the company has named Ross Levinsohn as interim CEO.

VietNamNet Bridge – Five kids gleaned cashew nuts together. One unfortunately fell into a deep canal. The others jumped down to save their friend but all of them died.

A plane belonging to Agni Air crashed Monday morning in Jomsom in northwestern Nepal, killing 15 while 6 others surviving the crash, Nepal Army confirmed.

VietNamNet Bridge – The project to hold concerts outside on the pavement in Hanoi has not only overcome the scepticism of many in the field; it has become an eagerly anticipated weekend event in the capital city.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s outstanding players have failed after nine days of tough competition at the 2012 Asian Chess Championships which closed in Ho Chi Minh City on May 13.

Documentary film on Hoang Sa screened in France; Hanoi to host exhibition on sea-cultural-heritage; European literature celebrated in Hanoi

The Top 3 American Idol was revealed with the result of the ups of Jessica Sanchez, Joshua Ledet and Phillip Phillips, according to media reports Friday.

Not only having set up the ceiling deposit interest rate, the State Bank has also fixed the ceiling lending interest rate. However, the move has not been applauded by commercial banks.

VietNamNet Bridge – Companies in HCM City's industrial parks and export processing zones are organising a slew of activities to benefit workers to mark Workers' Month.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ineffective public investment is the main reason that causes increasing public debt.

VietNamNet Bridge – An 11-year-old girl in HCM City can radiate and burn things that surround her, confirmed his father on May 13.

HCM City responds to Traffic Safety Year 2012; Five female soldiers injured as army car overturns; Poster competition promotes hygiene; No pork samples contain additives