Ha Noi to clamp down on parking fees violations

VietNamNet Bridge – Parking lot owners in Ha Noi will have their business licences revoked if they are found to be overcharging customers, according to the municipal People's Committee.

2 million to take entrance exams

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 2 million students will take university and college entrance exams from July 4-16, a drop of 116,115 applicants compared to last year, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

Southern ports dragging the chain

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of seaports in Ho Chi Minh City’s outskirts are underperforming, causing a huge waste of infrastructure and undermining the city’s competitive advantage.

U.S. home prices hit new low in Q

Standard & Poor's (S&P) on Tuesday released its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index for the first quarter, showing that the U.S. home prices declined 4.2 percent in the period to a new low since mid-2002.

Potentially unsafe toys flood VN ahead of children's day

Imported children's toys without safety stamps have overwhelmed the domestic market and caught the eyes of little customers in the days preceding International Children's Day today despite a regulation for quality stamps

Making artworks from used milk cans to call for environment protection

VietNamNet Bridge – Teachers and students of HCM City’s primary schools have collected more than 450,000 milk cans to make artworks in responding to the Environmental Festival – World Milk Day 2011.

Enigmatic ancient rock field in Ha Giang

The Nam Dan ancient rock field in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang is a tourist attraction for those who love exploration.

My to trim for Miss Universe

The California Fitness & Yoga Centre (CFYC) has signed a partnership agreement with the Sai Gon Universe Co-operation to provide official fitness training and image consulting to Hoang My, Viet Nam's representative

Eurozone unemployment remains high at 9.9% in April

The unemployment rate in the euro zone remained high at 9.9 percent in April, unchanged compared with March, the European Union's (EU) statistical bureau Eurostat said on Tuesday.

MOIT’s tentative policy facing strong opposition from steel manufacturers

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Industry and Trade is attempting to force enterprises in some production fields to make compulsory reserves in order to help stabilize the markets. However, the intention has not been applauded by steel mills.

Europe on alert over tainted cucumber scare

A deadly outbreak of E.coli linked to contaminated cucumbers is sending Europe on high alert, as death toll from the disease climbed to 16 till Tuesday.

Man Utd midfieler Scholes hangs up boots

Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes retired from his 17-year soccer career for Manchester United on Tuesday after the 36-year-old made 676 appearances for the club, who made his debut in 1994.

Burundians give up smoking thanks to herbal drugs

As the World No Tobacco Day is celebrated on Tuesday, many Burundians feel happy that they have given up smoking thanks to herbal drugs.

Hepza says IPs, EPZs have proved an efficient model

The development of industrial parks and export processing zones in HCMC over the past 20 years has proved a success as these concentrated zones have served as the driving force that helped transform the local economy.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 1/6

Games offer free broadcast rights; Hai Duong host badminton champs; Da Nang footballers crush Ben Tre; Married couples take to the green

Ba Be Lake becomes Vietnam’s third Ramsar site

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will present the decision recognizing Ba Be Lake as a Ramsar site (wetland of international importance” to the Ba Be Lake management board on June 5, the World Day for Environment.

Timed film contest to expose talent

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi will be included in the world's largest timed filmmaking competition, 48 Hour Film Project.

Ha Noi spends VND5 billion to fight prostitution

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi People's Committee has approved VND5 billion (US$240,000) for prostitution prevention and control this year.

Insect food in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – There is a restaurant in Khuong Thuong village, Hanoi, where all cuisines are processed from insects.

Libya says NATO raids kill 718 civilians

Libyan government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said NATO air raids on Libya had killed as many as 718 civilians and wounded 4,067, Al-Jazeera TV reported Tuesday.

Children get priority from Party, State, says President

VietNamNet Bridge – Children, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, always received the highest priority and attention from the Party and the State, affirmed President Nguyen Minh Triet

Cracks spotted in new road in HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – Several cracks have been spotted along the newly constructed Dong-Tay (East-West) Avenue in HCM City, according to Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper.

Telcoms join “great war” of giving bonuses and free calls

Unlike previous years, mobile networks have not mentioned the plans to reduce call charges. Instead, they have joined the great war of giving bonuses to the subscribers who buy new cards and exempting inner-network call charges.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 1/6

President hands award to Ba Dinh District; More markers erected along border with Laos; Uncle Ho's historic departure from Sai Gon remembered

Mladic extradited to face war crimes charges

Serbian Justice Minister Snezana Malovic said here on Tuesday that the process to extradite Ratko Mladic to the UN war crimes tribunal has started, and that Mladic is already on a plane to The Hague.