More people are reported suffering from stiffness of the limbs, respiratory problems and miscarriages, caused by a peculiar and unidentified skin ulceration that has plagued the central province of Quang Ngai since April.

The last chance for marksmen to test their skills in top-level competition ahead of the Olympics will be at the International Shooting Sports Federation World Cup held from April 17 to 24 in London.

Though having achieved initial big achievements with the afforestation program, Bac Kan provincial authorities say that a lot of things still need to be done to protect the forests.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of motorbikes of all brands, which belong to traffic rule violators, have been left outdoor on the pavement of Hanoi’s Phu Doan street for a year. They are now scrap.

On April 14, the Saigon 2 bridge project would be kicked off after two years of considering shifting from BOT to BT mode. Investing in infrastructure items under the BOT mode has reached an impasse.

Will the government think of reducing tax rates or applying some measures to rescue businesses like it once did in 2009, when enterprises bogged down in difficulties?

VN a top rapid growth market; Vietnam’s forex reserves at nearly $17 billion: ADB; Ministry stops produce exports; Export firms to get credit insurance aid; Supply chain growth to up competitiveness  

Exhibition “Oxen – Human Beings”; Special Opera “The Child and the Spells”; Performance of “Descendance”; Special Cabaret Night; Concert Beethoven 5th; Screening of “Les femmes de L’Ombre”

Many travel agencies in Ho Chi Minh City are offering various promotional schemes on domestic and international tours to lure customers, whose numbers have dropped sharply after a substantial  increase in airfares and other service charges.

There was a great potential for Viet Nam to develop its digital content industry and generate a large revenue in the field of information and communications technology, said Le Doan Hop, president of the Digital Communications Society.

Real estate sales by banks in a bid to recover bad debts were flooding property brokerage centres, with prices much lower than general price levels on the market, online newspaper vnexpress.net reported.

VietNamNet Bridge – Collector Nguyen Huu Hoang has opened an exhibition to present 12 out of 30 rare royal costumes of the Nguyen Dynasty in his collection, at the Ta Vu house in the Hue royal citadel.

VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. Nguyen Mau Oai, 85, in Tho Xuan district, Thanh Hoa province, has illegally raised a dozen of tigers since 2006 but the local authorities have not taken any action.

A lot of high schools in Vinh Phuc province have refused to receive the applications for attending university entrance exams from the student with weak learning ability. However, the schools’ move has been criticized as violating the laws.

VietNamNet Bridge – Low cost tablet products, valued at less than 2 million dong, have created a “market fever” after they massively hit the market. However, the quality of the cheap products remains an unknown.

VietNamNet Bridge – Some roads around the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and the road in front of the Ba Dinh Square will become streets for pedestrians before late President Ho Chi Minh’s birthday this year (May 19).

VietNamNet Bridge – Beatboxer Nguyen Cuong did not participate in the sixth semi-final show of the Vietnam’s Got Talent 2012 on April 8, because he did not accept some clauses in the contract with the show producer.

Top lawmakers have agreed to issue a resolution on the implementation of policies on people who have contributed to the revolution.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two elephants have been used to serve visitors to the Hue royal citadel at Hue Festival 2012, besides tramcars.

Russia will give priority to modernizing its space industry to protect its independence in space exploration, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.