VietNamNet Bridge – Local governments in the north-central provinces have taken multiple measures to support offshore fishing activities so that fishermen can be assured of a livelihood.

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Liver and Gall Association has sounded a Hepatitis C alarm, saying that more than 5 per cent of the country's population, or 4.5 million people, are infected.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Government will make it easer for the private sector to access official development assistance (ODA) through the public-private partnership model.

The low purchasing power plus the credit tightening policy have both have put a hard pressure on real estate companies and pushed them to them to the verge of bankruptcy.

Four companies in the southern province of Tay Ninh were shut down on Tuesday for polluting the environment, according to the provincial People's Committee.

VietNamNet Bridge – While flying Tran Van Quyen won the fourth stage of the Return to Countryside cycling race yesterday, June 8, HCM City's Tran Thanh Nhanh managed to keep hold of his yellow jersey lead.

VietNamNet Bridge - A large number of titanium mining firms in the southern central province of Binh Thuan are destroying the local environment, water supply and agricultural crops.

The Hanoi Museum was inaugurated last October, but will complete content designs and have sufficient exhibits in early 2014. The current showrooms arrangements are temporary.

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday introduced a resolution criticizing President Barack Obama for failing to consult Congress on the military mission in Libya, as the White House scrambled to contain the fallout with Congress.

VietNamNet Bridge - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan chaired an online conference yesterday to consider the possibility of relocating universities and colleges to suburban areas of Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. 

VietNamNet Bridge - State telecom giant VNPT has sought the government’s advice on divesting its stakes in one of its two mobile phone subsidiaries, VinaPhone and MobiFone, newswire Vnexpress reports.

VietNamNet Bridge – Youngster Ha Minh Thanh surprised teammates by winning gold in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol event at the ongoing National Top Shooters Tournament on Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The floor is made of broken mirror pieces reflecting every object and person on, above and beside it. Paintings lean against the wall. Photographs are hung so high that viewers have to stand on tip-toe to see them.

Vietnam now has 2.67 million tons of steel in excess, while the figure is expected to increase towards the end of the year, since some steel projects with the designed capacities of 250,000-500,000 tons become operational.

In his important speech delivered in the coastal city of Nha Trang on the evening of June 8, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung stated to: “Continue to confirm Vietnam’s undeniable sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos”.

VietNamNet Bridge – Sustained macroeconomic performance and protecting poor people from economic shocks is on the agenda for the mid-year Consultative Group meeting for Viet Nam.

Security and defence ties with Russia to get specific priority; State President visits northeastern island; Ties with Cambodian engineer corp praised; Bilateral relationship with Italy still has potential

US high school teachers, students visit Vietnam; Highway project opened to investors; Lam Dong inspects eateries after food poisoning; Bien Hoa veterinary inspectors seize dirty pork

Around three million children at the age of 5-16 have to wear glasses, according to Dr. Nguyen Chi Dung from the Central Eye Hospital.  

VietNamNet Bridge – Controlling pollution in a sustainable green transport sector is part of a five-year plan approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.