VietNamNet Bridge – Policies in Viet Nam should ensure women equal access to benefits, said experts at a workshop on gender and social protection held on Friday in Ha Noi.

President visits Quang Ninh province miners; Party General Secretary continues voter-meeting round; Buddha's birthday celebrated in VN

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Dang Thi Hoang Yen expressed her “tiredness” in a resignation to the National Assembly Standing Committee on May 4. However, the Committee turned down the resignation the next day.

Responding to the information about the 25 trillion dong bail package initiated by the Ministry of Finance (MOF), economists and businesses say it is not enough to rescue and that the support would not reach out to the neediest subjects.

VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly Standing Committee members have reached agreement on how to provide for persons who have made significant contributions to the revolution.

The second semester exams in sciences, history and geography of the students of the Luong The Vinh Primary School was organized on May 3 and 4 in the… school yard--the thing which was never seen before.

Cam Mountain is considered a beautiful silk brocade. It is the highest and most grandiose mountain in the That Son area in An Giang Province. The landscape in this area charms like a painting that fascinates every visitor.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam earned two gold medals in the ongoing Asian Taekwondo Championships to take a second-place ranking yesterday, May 6, in HCM City.

Billionaires seem to be unhurt by the economic difficulties. They still can spend millions of dollars to buy sea-view villas at the resorts.

European leaders scrambled to congratulate Francois Hollande following the French socialist party leader's victory in the country's presidential runoff on Sunday.

An opposition rally was held here Sunday against Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin's return to the Kremlin.

Water-colour painting is a genre of art that originated in China. The paintings are done using Chinese ink on paper or silk. The main subjects of the paintings are trees, flowers, landscapes, animals and humans. Each painting includes a poem.

Soldier river barb fish and carp are both specialties of the Mekong Delta as well as species in need of urgent protection. In appearance they are similar, having white scales, red dorsal fins, weighing about 5 kilos, with tasty flesh and few bones.

VietNamNet Bridge - Six people were killed and two others were injured in a rockslide at the Cam Mountain in the southern province of An Giang Province at 8am on May 5.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) officially launched its largest financing initiative, the ASEAN Infrastructure Fund (AIF), on May 3 in the Filipino capital Manila,

The ASEAN Committee for Consumer Protection (ACCP) has launched a new website, www.aseanconsumer.org, to help consumers with recalled or banned products, explain the compensation mechanism and provide general information.

The amended draft Labor Code has gone through a lot of debates and consultation at various levels over a long period of time before it will be submitted to the National Assembly for adoption in the upcoming third session.

In Saigon, a girl and her friends have collected abandoned cats and dogs for treatment and care. Then, they find new homes for these pitiful animals.

In January 2012, the Ministry of Finance issued Decision 62/2012/QD-BTC on Approving Plan on Restructuring Securities Companies.

VietNamNet Bridge – 100 rare black and white pictures depicting the landscapes and people of Saigon in the past were displayed at Le Van Tam Park in HCM City, at the HCM City Book Fair in March. Below are some of them: