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Ba Vi offers enchanting forest just beyond turmoil of capital

VietNamNet Bridge – Khoang Xanh-Suoi Tien is a tourist destination 60km from Ha Noi on the way to Son Tay and located in an area of primitive forest in Van Hoa Commune, Son Tay District.

Agencies to launch traffic inspections

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Department of Transport will co-operate with the city police on a month-long campaign beginning this Saturday to inspect traffic on the city's waterways.

Famous Chinese circus goes on tour in Vietnam

A circus from Yunnan province in China will go on tour in Vietnam , giving 23 performances across the country from May 26 to June 30.

Torrential rainfall floods city streets, uproots trees

Several trees were uprooted in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday afternoon after torrential rainfall accompanied with strong winds lashed the city, causing flooding and traffic chaos along many streets.

National Assembly highlights measures for economic growth

A Government report showed important results and key solutions to realise the targets for 2012, yet it did not comprehensively reflect the "real health" of the economy so as to work out "effective treatments".

BKAV launches online virus scanning service

One of the country's top anti-virus software developers, Bach Khoa Antivirus (BKAV) has launched its free online scanning service that allows individuals and companies to better manage security risks on their websites.

Students triumph at Cornell Cup USA 2012

Four Vietnamese students studying at Portland State University, have recently won first prize at the Cornell Cup USA 2012. 

Vietnamese artists on Cannes red carpet

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese artists arrived in France on May 21 and they appeared on the red carpet on May 23.

Wild animal protection hot line set up

VietNamNet Bridge – A toll-free wild animal protection hot line was established by Education for Nature Viet Nam (ENV) on Tuesday to mark International Biodiversity Day.

Two overseas Vietnamese players to rejoin U22 squad

VietNamNet Bridge – The two overseas Vietnamese footballers who were rejected from the U22 team by the newly-appointed coach Lu Dinh Tuan will join rejoin the team, said coach Mai Duc Chung.

Binh Phuoc: Endangered gaur killed by illegal trap

VietNamNet Bridge - A gaur (Bos Guarus) weighing nearly 100 kilos was found dead at Nong Lam plantation in Dong Phu district in the southern province of Binh Phuoc on May 20.

Eating snake-bitten buffalo, 60 poisoned

VietNamNet Bridge – After eating meat of a buffalo which died of venom, 60 people in Ban Ria commune in the northern province of Ha Giang got poisoned.

Hai Duong party chief reported to own million-USD villa

VietNamNet Bridge – A local newspaper recently published an article about a 5,000sq.m garden house worth millions of USD of the Party Secretary of Hai Duong province.

Alarm bells ring for labour safety in Hai Phong mines

VietNamNet Bridge – Alarm has spread around labour safety at quarries after nine workers were reported dead and four others injured on Monday after mining in northern Hai Phong City's Thuy Nguyen District.

More foreign invested electronics projects to kick off in Vietnam

Vietnamese electronics export turnover is forecasted to increase rapidly in the time to come, when a lot of foreign invested electronics projects become operational.

Organisations found to violate land-use law

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 3,000 organisations have violated land-use law, according to Truong Minh Tuan, deputy head of the Party Central Committee's Commission for Publicity and Education.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 25/5

Floating toilet built for workers of popular floating market; Free medicine for HIV/AIDS sufferers; National human resources database to help forecast labour demands; EVN increases in power-supply to the south

TRAVEL IN BRIEF 25/5

More foreign airlines to operate flights to Viet Nam; Travel company organises ‘clean-up' tour of Cat Ba Island; Yacht operator offers Ha Long cruises for under $100

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 25/5

Hanoi art exhibition features human trafficking; Ca tru to be surveyed; Eight-year-old boy can sing in four languages; Journalist writes book about Italy

Local authorities break tourism development master plan

VietNamNet Bridge – Development master plans are necessary for all industries, based on which the State calls for investment, allocate investment capital. However, the tourism development plan has been ignored by local authorities.