VietNamNet Bridge – The volume of water leaked through the dam of Song Tranh 2 hydro-power plant has reduced by 98 percent, to 1.5 liters per second, reported a senior official of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee will consider the status of deputy Dang Thi Hoang Yen at its meeting on May 5. Earlier, Ms. Hoang Yen said she accepted dismissal.

Exchange promotes VN culture in Canada; Nguyen A’s lens captures ‘good’ popular faces; ‘Sixth International MANGA Awards’ open; ‘Face to Face’ depicts young artists’ self-portraits; Song composition contest begins in Da Nang

A series of cultural and intellectual events, as part of Europe Days in Vietnam 2012, will take place in localities nationwide this month.

VietNamNet Bridge – While Viet Nam continues to fight corruption and promote access to corruption-free public services, many people still think bribery is necessary in order to receive high-quality treatment.

VietNamNet Bridge – In order to prepare them for the first grade starting in September, many Hanoi parents choose to let their kids skip preschool classes to have time for handwriting ones.

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has suggested reducing the corporate income tax and extending the VAT payment deadline in an effort to rescue businesses. The package is expected to cost 25 trillion dong.

Vietnam's National Hospital of Paediatrics in Hanoi has received its first request from a foreigner to treat epidermolysis bullosa (EB), a rare genetic skin disease, according to the hospital director Nguyen Thanh Liem.

Truong Hai Auto Joint Stock Co., or Thaco, has spent US$3.5 million taking over a 51 percent stake in the specialized vehicle manufacturing company Soosung of the Republic of Korea.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government is considering a delay in applying the road maintenance fee until January 1, 2013, six months later than scheduled, an official said.

VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has qualified for the 2012 Olympics Games in London, according to the latest from the World Badminton Federation.

 Tennis tournaments to attract top professionals, amateurs; Golfers to tee off for Kings Island tournament; Da Nang's players called up to compete in international quest

Vietnamese, Lao women urged to uphold tradition; NA Chairman meets voters in Ha Tinh Province; VFF leader visits Buddhist patriarch

VietNamNet Bridge – The final shortlist of candidates for the most prestigious football prizes in Viet Nam includes one naturalised player, it was announced yesterday, May 3, in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – Holding important positions at banks and working in the most lucrative business field of the national economy can bring both the opportunities to get rich and become moneyless.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Government had effectively used the World Bank's financial support, particularly in education and social security, the bank's managing director Mahmoud Mohieldin said yesterday, May 3.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Department of Transport has uncovered 20 taxi companies operating without licences and suspended 47 taxis from operation following three weeks of inspections.

VietNamNet Bridge – A man died fighting a forest fire in Bac Giang Province on Wednesday, as forests in other northern and central provinces are at extremely high risk of fires due to the prolonged hot and dry weather.

VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Committee of southern Dong Nai Province on Wednesday decided to relocate 579 facilities this year, claiming they were hostile to the environment.

Yahoo on Thursday confirmed a shareholder's allegation that its chief executive officer (CEO) Scott Thompson did not have a computer science degree as claimed, saying that it is "an inadvertent error."