Fruitful co-operation with Britain praised by Prime Minister Dung; Russia backs expat Vietnamese; Auditor praises Indonesia

Worries have been raised about the feasibility of the pilot agricultural insurance project to be kicked off on July 1.  

VietNamNet Bridge - Two more children died from hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) this week in Ho Chi Minh, bringing this year’s HFMD death toll in the city to 11, the Health Department announced Tuesday.

  300, 000 Vietnamese kids’ passive smokers; Education attracts investment again; Tours suspended in Din Ky Tourist Area; Price structure rise in medical services; 14% Vietnamese gay men HIV positive         

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh will compete in both the Singapore Open Super Series and the Indonesia Open Premier Super Series next month.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of National Defence yesterday, May 25, briefed foreign military attaches on efforts to search for foreign soldiers who remain missing in action (MIA) after the wars.

VietNamNet Bridge - Although Vietnam biotechnology is always considered a potential in ASEAN region, the application of biotechnological research into reality encounter many difficulties.  

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi will give priority to projects to explore water from the Red, Duong and Da rivers, since the underground water resources have been exhausted.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport has called on authorised agencies to launch thorough inspections on waterway vessels nation-wide in order to assure lawful operation and passenger safety.

Violent storms killed at least 13 people in the U.S. states of Oklahoma, Kansas and Arkansas on Tuesday evening, authorities said Wednesday.

Former tennis star Tran Duc Quynh and Vietnam’s top tennis players Nguyen Thuy Dung and Do Minh Quan will be trainers of a summer camp for children in the southern city of Binh Duong.  

VietNamNet Bridge - The consumer price index (CPI) jumped 2.21 per cent this month but this rise was still lower than those seen in previous months.

VietNamNet Bridge – Huong Canh village in Tam Canh commune, Binh Xuyen district, northern province of Vinh Phuc is very famous for its ceramic art.

A delegation of nuclear experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency visiting Japan on a fact- finding mission to establish the cause of the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant,

VietNamNet Bridge - Authorities in the central province of Khanh Hoa are struggling to save the Nha Trang Bay from environmental pollution and restore it as the most beautiful bay in the world. 

VietNamNet Bridge - An eight-member Australian krump group, Grrilla Step, arrived in Hanoi on May 25 to perform for Hanoi youth.

VN agro exports mostly processed products; VN sees increase in imported cars; VN trade with South Asian neighbours soars; Ha Noi's CPI up 1.76 per cent in May; Financial firms promote installment loans      

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde announced on Wednesday her candidacy for the managing director of the International Monetary Fund.

According to the Government Inspectorate, the suspension of quarries in Ba Ria – Vung Tau, for a long time has caused millions of USD of losses for Vietnam.

CT scan, a widely used heart-imaging test, is likely to result in the over treatment for patients with heart disease, according to a study published online by the Archives of Internal Medicine on Monday.

World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki met strong challenges from Alexksandra Wozniak but managed to edge out the Canadian qualifier in straight sets after saving three set points.

The prices of Chinese herbal medicine have gone up sharply across the board in China over recent months.

A NATO airstrike killed 19 people and injured over 130 others in Tripoli overnight Tuesday, a government spokesman said.

A ministerial meeting of the Viet Nam-US Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council ended in Washington on Monday with an agreement on access to each other's market for several mutually supplementary agricultural products.

World No. 1 Rafael Nadal of Spain met strong challenges from American John Isner and needed to play five sets to go through the first round in the men'singles at the French Open on Tuesday.