Dong Nai authorities inspect petrol stations; More remains of Vietnamese martyrs repatriated from Laos; Two Chinese held for allegedly robbing taxi; Foreigners seek stem cell treatments

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government should put off collecting the road-maintenance fee until the economy recovers, transport operators told a conference in HCM City yesterday, May 9.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam still ranks 97th on the FIFA rankings for April, taking the lead in Southeast Asia. In the top 100, Argentina moves on grade to replace Denmark at 9th position.

Businesses, economists and bankers all have raised doubts about the application of the fixed interest rate margin set up by the State Bank of Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Being protested by many artists, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has decided to not merge the Vietnam Drama Theatre and the Youth Theatre into the Vietnam National Drama Theatre.

VietNamNet Bridge – After two explosions, the forest to the west of the Da nang International Airport flared up. The Air force Division 372, which is garrisoned near the airport, sent troops to extinguish the fire.

VietNamNet Bridge – On the afternoon of May 9, a coach carrying over 20 passengers from Tien Giang province to HCM City was crashed by a 15-ton truck on Nguyen Van Linh Road, HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – In the last match of group H, Navibank Saigon was trounced 2-6 by Indonesian FC – Arema. This was the last Vietnamese FC that was rejected from the Asian Football Cup (AFC Cup).

VietNamNet Bridge – In the last few days, serious traffic jams occurred during rush hour on the Northwestern gateway of HCM City. Thousands of motorbikes moved inch by inch while there were several vehicles on the lane for cars.

Experts from Vietnam and the US met at a seminar in Hanoi on May 8 to discuss the use of ‘In-Pile Thermal Desorption’ (IPTD) technology to clean up Agent Orange or Dioxin contamination from the Da Nang Airport area.

At the 8th session of the 13th Standing Committee meeting of the National Assembly in Hanoi on May 5, it was discussed that even though public investment funding on construction projects had increased, the results were far from effective.

The first four months of 2012 saw 546 fires and explosions that left 23 dead and 42 injured, and caused total losses of VND128.5 billion, the police department for preventing and extinguishing fires reports.   

Vietnam has put a halt to the import of outdated second-hand machinery, equipment and production lines because they are energy hungry and harmful to the environment.

Adi Pratama to practise with top seeded Nguyen Tien Minh; Local players to compete at Asian Beach Games; Return to Countryside cycling event to kick off

VietNamNet Bridge – Liem continues his winning streak after beating compatriot Nguyen Van Huy in the fourth round at the Asian Chess Championships currently being held in HCM City.

U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced his support for same-sex marriage during an interview with ABC News, reversing his long-standing opposition to the matter.

Like Da Lan, Viettronic was once a “brilliant brand” on the Vietnamese electronics market, but it has fallen into oblivion when foreign manufacturers flocked to the country.

VietNamNet Bridge – It is estimated that one megawatt of hydropower plant swallows up 16 hectares of forests.

VietNamNet Bridge – Indian artists were so inspired by Vietnamese landscapes and people that, after only a 10-day visit, they created beautiful artworks in honour of the Viet Nam-India fine arts exhibition held last weekend in Ha Noi.

VietNamNet Bridge – On the first day of the Asian Grand Prix 2012, Truong Thanh Hang won a gold medal for women’s 800m running but she did not get a ticket to the Olympics yet.