Petrol stations fined for trading violations; 70 percent of workers to be trained by 2020; Education planning course begins; The elderly need eye care services

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi needs up to VND18.7 trillion (US$896 million) to build nine waste water treatment plants and prevent the pollution of lakes in the inner city by 2015, the municipal People's Committee has said.

VietNamNet Bridge – South Korea’s Allkpop website recently reported that Bao Thy, a Vietnamese pop singer, copied the concept of Korean teenage singer HyunA’s “Bubble Pop” clip.

VietNamNet Bridge – A section of Saigon River is wrapped by coal dust. Whenever vessels run through, coal dust flies in all directions.

VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. Nguyen Van Chien, 85, in the southern province of Tien Giang has not cut his hair for more than 70 years. His hair is now 4m long and weighs 2 kilos.

VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists from the Union of Scientific and Technological Associations (UIA) and the Institute for Criminal Science said that it is highly possible that fires at the home of the ‘supernatural girl’ were caused by humans.

VietNamNet Bridge – A terrifying accident occurred on June 5 in the central province of Ha Tinh. A small truck crashed into the back of a heavy truck, killing three people on the spot.

The World Bank Group on Tuesday released its Environment Strategy for 2012-2022, aimed at supporting countries to pursue sustainable development pathways that are green, inclusive, efficient and affordable.

VietNamNet Bridge –  Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh told correspondents on June 5 that Denmark does not officially cut ODA grants yet, but only suspends ODA for three projects during investigative time.

People only want to be certified as ‘poor households’ because they are given houses, free hospital coverage and do not have to pay power charges, said deputy Nguyen Ngoc Phuong at the National Assembly (NA) yesterday, June 5.

Despite the disadvantageous conditions of the stock market, a lot of enterprises still have decided to issue shares to call for capital to satisfy their thirst for capital, though they know they do not have high hopes of fulfilling the task.

Representatives from the Vietnamese government and the country’s power generators are visiting the 2012 AtomExpo International Forum and Exhibition in Moscow from June 4-6.

VietNamNet Bridge – 2012 has been a difficult year to raise funds for the 16 major transport infrastructure development projects being carried out in HCM City, officials say.

U.S. media and entertainment giant Walt Disney Company announced Tuesday it will become the first major media company to ban junk-food advertising on its TV, radio and online programs that targets children.

VietNamNet Bridge – Cat Ba, the pearl of the Tonkin Gulfand one of the three largest islands in Viet Nam in the northern port city of Hai Phong, is threatened by pollution.

Doubts have been raised about the feasibility of the solutions to “lift the bad debts – the barricade - out of the rails to put the credit through.”

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of hotels and resorts in sea cities advertise themselves as five-star hotels to overcharge guests.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Construction would focus on ensuring more effective urban planning, according to Minister Trinh Dinh Dung.

VietNamNet Bridge – Four Vietnamese marksmen earned a total of 1,632 points to come first at the men’s 50m pistol team event of the 36th Southeast Asian Shooting Association Championships (SEASA) in Malaysia on June 4. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Around 380 artists from 19 professional art troupes nationwide are taking part in the 1st traditional musical instrument festival in the central province of Thua-Thien Hue from June 5-10.