UN Security Council passes resolution supporting HIV/AIDS awareness in peacekeeping

The UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution to underline the importance of including UN peacekeeping missions into HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment strategies.

Delta takes steps to ensure safety during flood season

VietNamNet Bridge – The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta is implementing measures to deal with the coming rainy season to protect lives and property of local residents.

U.S., Germany threaten more sanctions against Iran

U.S and German leaders on Tuesday threatened additional sanctions against Iran in case of its continued failure to meet its international obligations.

A journey into awesome nature

Just as I arrived at the boat terminal at Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the north-central province of Quang Binh, I heard a familiar boat engine sound in the distance and in no time recalled a worthwhile trip to Ba Be National Park

Fighting inflation with better market institution

VietNamNet Bridge - The Government’s recent measures to combat inflation have focused on tightening monetary and fiscal policies.

“Chat” with a successful independent NA deputy

VietNamNet talked with Nguyen Minh Hong, Director of the Center for Research and Application of Medical Breakthroughs. Hong was an independent candidate at three National Assembly elections and he only failed in the first election.

Libya TV airs audio message from Gaddafi

Libya state TV aired an audio message Tuesday from Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, barely after an hour of a huge fire that erupted in Gaddafi's vast Bab al- Aziziya residential compound in the capital Tripoli.

Museum celebrates cuisine of resistance war

Dishes that helped imprisoned revolutionaries and liberation soldiers survive to fight during the country's resistance war were introduced to tourists, students and soldiers at the War Remnants Museum in HCM City yesterday

Vietnam shouldn’t continue nurturing ambition of localizing products

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has been advised to focus on developing supporting industries in order to curb the trade gap.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 8/6

VN ups forex reserve ratio, forces forex sales; UK-owned consulting firm honored; Electricity prices will not rise in June; VietinBank to sell 15 pct to Canadian bank; Singapore’s CapitaLand buys into Vietnam firm

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 8/6

Taxi wheels break off when running; Vietnamese man killed in dogfight in Taiwan; First Vietnamese American Ophthalmology Symposium held; Vietnamese urged to buy local goods

Nation lauds role played by ASEM

VietNamNet Bridge – With outstanding growth over the past 15 years, the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) had proven its strong vitality and become an irreplaceable bridge in the Asia-Europe partnership,

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 8/6

Petroleum group voices opposition to Chinese acts; Sang meets Lao movement leader; Vietnam Fatherland Front debates East Sea issues

Kien wins third stage of tour

VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Van Kien won the third stage of the Return to the Countryside cycling tournament from Long An Province's Moc Hoa District to Dong Thap's Hong Ngu District yesterday, June 7.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 8/6

Southeast Asian swim champs to begin; Binh Duong triumph at nationals; Hung wins Ocean Dunes Club champs

Sixth-graders set for new English test

VietNamNet Bridge – The new English programme for sixth graders will be tested this year at some junior high schools that meet the national standards, the Ministry of Education and Training has said.

Enterprises and agencies slow to react to shipping surcharges

Vietnamese enterprises and government agencies have voiced their complaints about the unreasonable collection of surcharges applied by foreign shipping firms. However, they have not done the necessary things to settle the problem.

Universities to be relocated to suburbs

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has asked the Ministry of Education and Training to complete the transfer of universities and colleges in HCM City and Ha Noi to the cities' outskirts by 2025.

Iran not to stop uranium enrichment

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Tuesday in a press conference in Tehran that the country will never stop uranium enrichment.

Documentaries open film fest

VietNamNet Bridge – Two documentary films, produced by French and Vietnamese artists, opened the third International Festival of Documentary Films at HCM City's IDECAF Theatre on Monday night.

3-year-old kid “contains” 100 worms in stomach

VietNamNet Bridge – A hospital in HCM City has treated a three-year-old baby from the central province of Thanh Hoa, who was hospitalized with worms crawling from her nose, mouth and anus.

Nghe An vow to end losing streak

VietNamNet Bridge – V-League leaders Song Lam Nghe An are determined to end their recent poor run today when they take on Hoang Anh Gia Lai at home in the V-League's 18th round, the club's head coach Nguyen Huu Thang said.

Vietnam to protect investors at its exclusive economic zone

“We will take measures to guarantee safety for domestic and foreign investors of oil and gas exploration projects in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone,” stated Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Chairman of the Vietnamese Government Office.

Germany says its initial E. coli sample tests on sprouts negative

The German authorities said on Monday that Germany's first sample tests of the allegedly contaminated bean sprouts have found no E. coli strains that have sickened more than 2,000 people in Europe.

Vietnam firms downsize goals as times get tough

VietNamNet Bridge - Constrexim’s main products are interior furnishings like wardrobes, chairs and tables, but the company no longer finds it worthwhile to make them.