VietNamNet Bridge - Viet Nam has set top priority for projects that are environmentally friendly, have low fuel consumption, and use a low proportion of cheap labour, according to Dang Huy Dong, deputy minister of Planning and Investment.

Real Madrid midfielder Kaka insisted on Tuesday that he has not intention of leaving the club after just two seasons in the Santiago Bernabeu.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has unexpectedly released a new decision, requesting car importers to show additional documents for customs procedures. Meanwhile, the documents are believed to be unattainable for many car dealers.

The European Union (EU) has replaced Japan as China's No.1 import source region based on trade figures in the first four months, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced on Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese embassy in Japan yesterday released an official response concerning two Vietnamese students said to have disappeared in the tsunami that hit Japan on March 11.

The General Motors Co. (GM) on Tuesday announced its plan to build an electric motor plant near Baltimore, Maryland, the first such plant dedicated to making key components for vehicle electrification in the United States.

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of women diagnosed with cervical cancer is on the rise in Viet Nam, it was revealed at a meeting in Ha Noi on Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thanh Trung (not his real name), a gay man who lives in Ha Noi, was very upset by the way doctors discriminated against him when he was undergoing an anal health test in one of the city's many health clinics.

VietNamNet Bridge – Some 97 per cent of Viet Nam's 30,000 slaughterhouses were operating without the necessary paperwork and in residential areas rather than abattoirs, the Department of Animal Health reported yesterday, May 17.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two ancient nghien (Burretiodendron hsienmu) trees in the northern province of Cao Bang have been recognised as national heritage by the Viet Nam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment.

Vietnam will host the third International Documentary Film Festival during June 8-14 in the capital Hanoi and southern Ho Chi Minh City.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and Turkey need to step up efforts to boost bilateral ties as there is great potential for co-operation in economics, education and training, science and technology between the two countries.

VietNamNet Bridge – Le Van Duan of the Domesco Dong Thap team crossed the finishing line for an easy win over his rivals in stage three of the Return to the Roots race yesterday, May 17.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two musical works by composers Richard Wagner and Modest Mussorgsky will make their Vietnamese debut at the Ha Noi Opera House on Monday.

Authorities demolish exceeded construction; Hypertension affecting many Vietnamese; Ministry explains higher car value for state offices; First heart transplant patient discharged from Hue hospital       

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Duc Canh, the former national assistant coach, has been appointed to manage Vissai Ninh Binh following Nguyen Van Sy dismissal after his team's 0-4 loss to SHB Da Nang on Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vesak Day, which fell on May 16, 2011, was celebrated throughout the country by Buddhists with various activities and events.

There has been no sign showing that the stock market would get better in the time to come, while securities companies are believed to continue incurring heavy losses in the second quarter of the year.  

VietNamNet Bridge – Golfer Jang An-soo from South Korea took the men's title at the Movenpick Charity Golf Tournament 2011 at Song Be Golf Resort in Binh Duong Province over the weekend.

U.S. State Secretary Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday that she and visiting European Union High Representative for foreign policy Catherine Ashton discussed more possible sanctions against Syria.