Decree on employing foreigners issued; Uncle Ho's memorial site to be renovated; Criminal situation remains complicated

VietNamNet Bridge – A children's library, the first organised by HCM City authorities with contributions from individuals and private organisations, opened recently in HCM City's District 9.

VietNamNet Bridge – Sixteen teams will participate in the National Teenager Football Tournament's final round, Yamaha Cup, in the northern province of Thai Binh's Gymnasium tomorrow, June 24.

An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale on Thursday rocked the northeastern Honshu island of Japan, said the Japan Meteorological Agency.

VietNamNet Bridge – Boats discharging toxic liquid or waste will be fined up to VND100 million (US$4,700), according to new Government Decree 48/2011/ND-CP.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Olympic team's coaching assistant Phan Thanh Hung believes his players can turn around their fortune at home, although he admits the chances are slim.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has become the point of an assault, when both electricity sellers and buyers complain that it is very difficult to do business with the power group.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many fishermen choose to come together in voluntary fishing cooperation and mutual support groups to overcome the difficulty they face in the offshore fishing industry.

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has successfully completed its second-closest encounter with Saturn's icy moon Helene, beaming down raw images of the small moon, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) said on Monday.

Circular to hasten equitisation; Textile group suspends $225 mln worth projects; Expert calls for policies to boost offshore fishing; Workers’ medical allowance becomes tax-free; Vietnam's June CPI likely to rise 1pct: NDHMoney

VietNamNet Bridge – To cease drug addiction, some have to take sleeping pills continuously; some even cut their wrists, while some ask their families to confine or chain them. In the struggling against drugs, some are successful and some fail.

VietNamNet Bridge – While observers predict a rising wave of merging and acquisition (M&A) in many industry and service sectors, they believe that there would not be many M&A affairs in the banking sector, because of the lack of the laws.

About 1,000 supporters of the nationalist People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) or "Yellow-shirt " on Wednesday morning rallied and demanded the United Nations withdraw the World Heritage status of the Preah Vihear temple.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday unveiled nine graphic cigarette warning labels that highlight the dangers of smoking, in an effort to help prevent children from smoking, encourage adults who do to quit.

The budget outlook in the United States is "daunting" and the federal debt will reach about 70 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), the highest level since World War II,

NATO warplanes conducted bombing raids Tuesday on Khoms and Nalut near the Libyan capital Tripoli, Libyan state TV reported.

VietNamNet Bridge – Pictures of new soldiers in Truong Sa Archipelago (Spratly Islands) by a female journalist wins the second prize (no first prize) for photo reportage category at the National Press Award 2011.

Vietnam's naval forces have successfully fostered mainland plants, animals and a future generation on the uninhabitable Spratly Islands under conditions of pelting rain, chilling winds and scorching sun, with sheer will power and zeal.

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of educators and analysts have called on the Ministry of Education and Training to remove the national high school final exam, which they believe is unnecessary and too costly.

Vietnam’s hidden charm introduced in UK; Paper-mache chicken exhibition in Hanoi; National Youth TV Festival opens in Nha Trang; Phu Nhuan Guitar Club presents special concert; Central Highland inaugurates biggest communal house