Paper and wood processing enterprises have voiced their concern about the wood chip exports in large quantity recently, warning that the massive exports would lead to the material shortage to domestic industries.

The Social Insurance Agency of Binh Duong Province has discovered nearly 100,000 labourers resigned to get unemployment insurance benefits.   

Transparency in collecting the road maintenance fee must be ensured before authorities start the collection scheduled for January 1 next year, National Assembly deputies and transporters said at a seminar in HCMC on Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat has ordered inspections on formaldehyde content in fresh fruit and vegetables.

VietNamNet Bridge – A collection of abstract paintings by artist Vinh Phoi called Khong Gian va Tiet Dieu II (Space and Rhythm II) is on display at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum.

HCM City's first Gold-rated building for energy efficiency is almost ready and will be ready for occupation by August.

Relevant authorities and businesses gathered in the capital on Wednesday to prepare a pilot value-added tax (VAT) refund scheme for foreigners and overseas Vietnamese passing through the country's two biggest airports in July.

Debt-stricken Binh An Seafood Co, or Bianfishco, yesterday officially restarted operations at its catfish processing and exporting plant in Can Tho-based Tra Noc Industrial Park.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Tuan Quyet's family has run a special profession for three generations: making sculptures from black coal, one of the most exploited minerals in northern Quang Ninh Province.

VietNamNet Bridge – Martial artist Le Huynh Chau won a bronze medal in the men's 58kg event on Tuesday at the ongoing Asian Taekwondo Championships in HCM City.

The US acclaimed contemporary ballet company, the Trey McIntyre Project, will begin a performance tour of Vietnam in mid May, the US Embassy in Hanoi announced on May 10.

Vietnam’s top chess GM Le Quang Liem was defeated by his United Arab Emirates rival Salem Saleh at the fifth round of the Asian Chess Championships on May 9.    

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to further tighten control of online games as games with violent features have returned to internet sites popular with youth.

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has accused steel mills of consuming too much electricity, thus leading to the electricity shortage. In reply, steel manufacturers said EVN should not shift the blame onto others.

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VietNamNet Bridge – This act has violated Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Truong Sa Archipelago, caused tension and complicated the situation in the East Sea, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi.

VietNamNet Bridge – All domestic coaches have refused to become the new coach of the men’s national football team. The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has to work out a new plan.

Rescuers have arrived at the scene of the Sukhoi super jet 100 crash and found some dead bodies, but have not found any survivors yet, a government official said here on Thursday.

The concept "homeschooling" has been imported to Vietnam by the parents who have the chances to work and live in the countries and it has, step by step, become more popular.

 Fatherland Front delegation visits Laos; Vietnam, Laos share Front tasks; Vietnam attends ASEAN labour ministers meeting; Vice President to attend international conferences in Japan and Greece