2nd meeting on Agent Orange/Dioxin starts in Bien Hoa; Vietnam affirms sovereignty over archipelagoes;  600 Young intellectuals to be recruited as communal leaders; Minister receives US vice admiral  

VietNamNet Bridge – Visitors are flocking to Suoi Giang in the northern mountain province of Yen Bai to see ancient tea trees, including a 300-year-old tree that is considered the oldest tea tree in the world.

VietNamNet Bridge - Top striker Le Cong Vinh made an impressive return to the V-League on Saturday, scoring two goals for Ha Noi T&T, 389 days after he last found the back of the net.

The New York Stock Exchange Euronext said on Sunday that its board has rejected a takeover bid from the owner of Nasdaq OMX and Intercontinental Exchange(ICE).

VietNamNet Bridge - Half the questions in the high-school graduation exams this year will require candidates to apply reasoning, up from the earlier 20-30 per cent.

278 Camry 3.5 and Camry 2.4 cars have their bolts on the front tightened too much beyond standard and are to be recalled, said a latest Toyota document sent to Vietnam Register, an agency responsible for vehicles’ safety.

Vietnam is working together with other ASEAN countries to ensure the region is free from nuclear weapons and calls on nuclear weapon states worldwide to recognise the Southeast Asian Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty.

VietNamNet Bridge - The legendary turtle living in Hoan Kiem (Sword) Lake is suffering from dermatitis, according to an investigation released by Hanoi’s Turtle Treatment Association April 9 morning.

Manufacturers cut lead times, inventories; Ha Noi to set up IT exchange; Major property projects in south; Tham Then mine receives licence; Nation urged to draft housing strategy

The Foreign Ministry spokesperson on April 9 rejected comments on human rights in the country made by the US Department of State, UK Department of Foreign Affairs and the EU Delegation to Vietnam.

Four arrested for using ‘hypnosis’ to rob girl; Fire at bank in downtown HCMC; Thieving maid hides 20 taels of gold in dustbin; Hanoi to finalize plan to treat turtle next week

Up to one quarter of around 1,660 tour guides in HCMC have not been issued practicing cards, which means they cannot legally exercise their profession at a time when the city is facing a critical manpower shortage for the hospitality industry.

Global power systems company Rolls-Royce said it is to develop the largest ship lift in Asia at a new repair yard near Vietnam’s northern city of Haiphong following a decision to extend the system currently being installed there.

EVN, MOET to sponsor personnel for study of nuclear technology; OVs return home to pay tribute to nation’s founders; Illicit Chinese eggs, MSG seized in border town; Businessman arrested for attacking public officials  

VietNamNet Bridge – High school students are up to their necks in work these days preparing for final exams to take place in early June. They are working to the point of exhaustion.

ASEAN countries will join forces to build a common marketing strategy for the whole region in the 2011-2015 period, with an aim to attract more intra-bloc tourists as well as visitors from China, South Korea, Japan, India, Russia and Australia.

Vietnam needs 24,000 teachers of English for primary schools by 2018 under a proposal to start teaching the language to pupils from third grade onwards.

VietNamNet Bridge – There are more than one million accounts for securities transactions, according to the State Securities Commission (SSC). However, the number of active accounts just accounts for 20-35 percent.

Director of the Price Statistics Department under the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyen Duc Thang believes that inflation would keep rising considerably until August or September 2011.

VietNamNet Bridge - Prodigy Vu Thi Thu Ha will make her debut at the National Table Tennis Championships at Hai Duong Gymnasium from April 18-24, team representative Cao Nhu Lan confirmed on April 8.