VietNamNet Bridge - The latest draft decree compiled by the Ministry of Planning and Investment to amend Decree 108, which guides the 2005 Law on Investment, has proposed more weighty procedural requirements for large projects.

3 killed by lightning, 25 fishermen rescued; Whistle-blower to leave Toyota Vietnam for good; Wife flees after poisoning husband’s family

VietNamNet Bridge – Two young men in similar suits raised glasses at their wedding ceremony held at a luxurious restaurant in HCM City on June 4.

Precious replica of President Ho statue given by Mexican Labour; S Korea urged to speed up trade co-operation; Vietnam, Singapore boost defence cooperation

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s personal computer (PC) software piracy rate fell 2 percent to 83 percent in 2010 compared to 2009, marking the first fall after three consecutive years of unchanged piracy rate of 85 percent.

VietNamNet Bridge – David Archuleta, the runner-up of American Idol 2008, will perform in “Idol Music Event 2011” show in Hanoi and HCM City in July 2011.

A massive anti-austerity protest organized by Greek labor unions in front of the parliament building broke down in violent clashes Wednesday afternoon, as Prime Minister George Papandreou repeated a plea for national consensus

VietNamNet Bridge - More Vietnamese people took domestic tours in the first five months of the year despite the nation’s economic doldrums but their travel habit changed from last year.

VietNamNet Bridge – A game of human chess – traditional martial art took place for several hours on the beach of Nha Trang City on June 13, attracting hundreds of viewers.

VietNamNet Bridge - Natural disasters in Vietnam each year kill some 500 people and cause an economic loss of some VND14.5 trillion, said a report issued last Friday by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

A buoy, posts and building materials on an inhabited outcrop sound unremarkable, but they mark an escalation of a dispute over one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, and how Southeast Asia manages China's rise as a regional power.

Movie star Angelina Jolie wants to visit Syrian refugees in southern Hatay province of Turkey who have fled from Syria and sheltered in camps on the Turkish side of the border.

Google on Tuesday unveiled voice search for desktop computers and search-by-image, two new features allowing users to speak their search into the computer and search with the help of images.

Petrol imports forecast to soar; Rice businesses to need qualified certificates for export; Oil, gas project gets investment licence approval; Local firms get in on mergers, acquisitions; Fruit farmers target higher standards

Rural elders are far more likely to be overweight or obese, physically inactive and food insecure than their suburban counterparts, three risk factors for heart disease, diabetes and repeated falls, a new study suggests.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has proposed to apply an additional special mechanism to call for foreign investment into the infrastructure sector.

Motion pictures vying for the best picture honor in the 84th Academy Awards held earlier 2012 will come from a field consisting of five to 10 movies, as the Board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted on Tuesday

VietNamNet Bridge - Russian astronaut P.I. Klimuk, former Director of the Yuri Gagarin astronaut training centre, has underlined the necessity for Russia and Vietnam to forge cooperation in space technology.

VietNamNet Bridge - The latest increase in livestock prices in the domestic market, which has surprised both traders and consumers, is being blamed on price manipulation by big breeding companies.

VietNamNet Bridge – The presence of beauty queens and unique performance by Vietnamese and Cubans made a special carnival in the coastal city of Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa province on June 13.

VietNamNet Bridge – Squid, octopus, snail, bear, diver, etc. are strange-looking kites at the Kite Festival, part of the Nha Trang Sea Festival 2011, on June 14.

VietNamNet Bridge – In order to help children have attractive summer holidays, many Vietnamese parents are ready to spend hundreds of millions of dong to send their children abroad to English summer camps.

Hanoi hosts comedy party; A superb tango in Saigon; Merzhin to rock the capital; Messe Solennelle and Ballet by HBSO at Opera House  

VietNamNet Bridge - More support should be given to domestic producers and traders of bio-fuel to increase sales as the state target, experts said.

Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific has resumed their flights to Phu Bai Airport on June 14, a month after they had to suspend services to the destination in central Vietnam’s Hue City as the airport was closed to have its only runway upgraded.