Giants hook up to power on; Free trade fuels business hopes; Small firms move headquarters to homes amid business slump; Chinese traders trap local farmers, again; Agro/forestry/seafood exports hit $11 billion   

VietNamNet Bridge – After chasing a car for nearly 20 kilometers, police of the central province of Nghe An seized three frozen tiger bodies on May 28.

VietNamNet Bridge – Of late, more and more Vietnamese publishing houses are grabbing young readers market with their focus on historical topics via comics and cartoons, making it interesting, entertaining as well as educational for children.

VietNamNet Bridge – 1.7m tall, 1.1, wide, this set of pottery censers surprised visitors at the handicraft exhibition in Hanoi last weekend.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hiding behind a bamboo wall in the middle of a site pock-marked with piles of sand bags and empty 44-gallon drums, Nguyen Dieu Phuong silently watches someone moving on the other side of the battlefield.

VietNamNet Bridge – Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to urge their Joint Working Group (JWG) to speed up the talks regarding the withdrawal of troops from the disputed border area around the 11th century Preah Vihear temple.

The four largest Greek banks' recapitalization with a total of 18 billion euros (22.57 billion U.S. dollars) funds was completed on Monday, the Greek Finance Ministry said.

Organizing a flashmob to celebrate an event has become trendy to Vietnamese teenagers. However, some school heads fear the consequences of these spontaneous set-ups and turn to ban students from engaging in these public activities.

Germany helps Hue City preserve ancient relics; French electro-rock band Success tour in Viet Nam; Fund links Vietnamese, Russian literature

Out of weariness, Vietnamese businessmen who once appeared every day in local newspapers, lobbied associations, ministries and the government to take actions to rescue businesses, now let things run their course, and keep silent.

VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. Le Truong Giang, a farmer in Hon Dat district, southern province of Kien Giang caught a 4.5kg copperhead last weekend, which is the largest in this region so far.

VietNamNet Bridge – On the evening of May 27, Hanoi’s kids enjoyed the bubble show by the world famous Vietnamese-Canadian artist Fan Yang, at the Hanoi Friendship Palace. Let’s see the performance in pictures:

VietNamNet Bridge – The Center for Preservation of Hue Relics has made an archaeological survey at Quan Tuong Dai, the observatory of the Nguyen Dynasty and the only ancient observatory remained in Vietnam.

Police crack down on drug-linked crime; Filipino indicted for drug trafficking in Hanoi; Toxic medical waste incinerator planned; Few pharmacies lower prices

At least 19 foreigners, including 13 children, have been killed in a fire in an upscale shopping mall in the Qatari capital Doha.

VietNamNet Bridge – Building a large-scale garden house in a rural province is unusual, said the Minister of Information and Communications at the government’s monthly press conference on May 27.

VietNamNet Bridge – Local entertainment centres across the country will offer new shows during International Day for Children (June 1) that will appeal to children of all age.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Transport Services Corporation has suggested raising bus ticket prices by 40-80 per cent.

Not only the Vietnam Shipping Industry Group (Vinashin), but the Vietnam National Shipping Lines Corporation (Vinalines) have been found as the big debtors.

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite a cervical cancer vaccine that has been used in Vietnam since four years ago, every year sees 5,174 women on average contract the disease, with nearly 2,500 dying as a result, a doctor said.