VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has set a target of increasing rice production by 1 million tonnes this year to ensure food security under instructions from Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) held a ceremony on April 3 to present the Military Exploits Order, the Exploits Order and the Prime Minister’s Certificate of Merit to its units and individuals in Ho Chi Minh City.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Van Thanh, deputy head of the Industrial Safety Techniques and Environment Agency at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, spoke with Dau Tu (Investment) about investors' environmental responsibilities.

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Sunday told opposition parties to ease street protest sit-ins and stop blocking roads and end assassinations if they want him to transfer power peacefully, the official Saba news agency reported.

VietNamNet Bridge – Students of gifted high schools now have to study natural science subjects in English, but they have to take final exams in Vietnamese. Therefore, teachers have proposed organizing some national exams in English.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi will run out of room for rubbish by 2012, warns the Ha Noi Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

VietNamNet Bridge – While children generally finish school between 4.30 and 5pm, their parents often do not leave their offices until half an hour or so later. This has led to the flourishing of after-school care for kids in HCM City,

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has signed resolutions to ratify the number and the list of constituencies for the election of the upcoming People's Councils for the 2011-16 term.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Phuc Long will be Viet Nam's sole invited representative at the Philippines Open Pool Championships which will take place from April 7-11 at the SM Megamall in Manila.

VietNamNet Bridge – A new exhibition entitled Chan Dung Ha Noi (Ha Noi Portraits) is giving a broad overview of the capital city's contemporary art scene at the Maison des Art.

VietNamNet Bridge – Pakistan's Ambassador Shahid MG Kiani has won the title Top Chef in a charity cooking contest gathering six ambassadors on Saturday night in Ha Noi.

Top South Korean boy band Super Junior will end their upcoming tour of Asia with a performance at Go Dau stadium in the southern province of Binh Duong on May 7.

India beat Sri Lanka Saturday to win the World Cup title after a long hiatus of 28 years. The legendary names Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni have been written in the history books as the immortals of cricket.

VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal mining of opal has devastated rice fields and landscapes in a commune in the Central Highlands Province of Dac Nong.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Thang Long English and Vocational School in HCM City, which benefits disadvantaged children, held its first creative courses introductory session on Saturday to develop children's interests in photography

Cu Huy Ha Vu to stand trial for anti-State propaganda; New terminal at Da Nang Int’l Airport to be opened; Vietnamese workers from Libya to arrive at Cai Lan port

VietNamNet Bridge – Most of the candidates for the 13th National Assembly (NA) election who are nominated by central agencies gain high rates of confidence votes, according to the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF).

Vietnam’s footwear exporters have a gilt-edged opportunity to achieve a booming time this year thanks to the European Commission’s removal of the anti-dumping taxes and Free-Trade-Agreement (FTA). 

Sacombank borrows $150 mln from Europe; Seadrill secures new jack-up contracts in Trinidad and Vietnam;  More firms to export aquatic products to EU;  ADB lends $239m for Hanoi’s urban railway route

VietNamNet Bridge - The Customs General Department wants its e-customs service used by 80 per cent of enterprises and 90 per cent of import-export turnover by 2020.