At present, it is difficult to say with certainty what constitutes a foreign invested enterprise under Vietnamese laws. Some legislation currently in effect suggests that any amount of foreign ownership constitutes a foreign invested company.  

VietNamNet Bridge - The children in Dong Mai Village of Hung Yen province exposed to lead poisoning are expected to receive medical treatment but they may become ill again as their living environment cannot be improved.

One of the two Vietnamese students winning the gold medals at the 2015 Asian Physics Olympiad is a “hot gamer”, while the other is “Number 1 rough-paper saver”.

VietNamNet Bridge - A Vietnamese herb doctor has successfully invented a machine which treats common diseases with mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) leaves – a medicinal herb common in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Wood chips seem to be useless, but Pham Nguyen Khoa, the owner of Lady Noname shop in HCMC’s District 1, has succeeded in using them to create jewelry and other items for decoration.

Eleven to be prosecuted for attacking officers, Black tomato harvest begins, fans pay high prices, HCM City gets electric buses, Tens of thousands of private abattoirs remain uncontrolled, Hanoi police capture cyber-criminals

 An increasing number of foreign giants are eying the beverage market in Vietnam due to the country’s young population boom and high demand for fizzy drinks.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and its partner, Peace Winds America, have launched the Sister Cities Disaster Preparedness Program in Vietnam.  

 The "King of the Blues", guitarist and singer BB King, has died aged 89.King, known for his hits My Lucille, Sweet Little Angel and Rock Me Baby, died in his sleep in Las Vegas.

Though Vietcombank is not the only large and powerful commercial bank in Vietnam, it was still chosen by the State Bank as the buyer in a deal issuing $1 billion worth of government bonds in dollars.

The wreckage of a US military helicopter that disappeared this week while delivering aid near the Chinese border in Nepal has been found. 

 More than 600 migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar stranded at sea have landed in Indonesia's Aceh province, after being rescued by local fishing boats.

VietNamNet Bridge – Visitors to the Ha Noi Sound Stuff Festival witnessed the development of a new generation of Vietnamese sound artist through performances by Nguyen Hong Nhung.

A programme entitled ‘Light up the faith in victory’ was announced, aiming to raise an on-site bonus fund for the Vietnamese athletes who perform outstandingly at the 28th SEA Games, scheduled to take place in Singapore from June 5 to 16.

 Vietnam and Thailand have agreed to open a road route for travelers between from Thailand’s Nakhon Phanom and Vietnam’s central Ha Tinh Province.

 Thousands of outdated cars and trucks have been found in use in central Thanh Hoa Province and Central Highlands Province of Gia Lai, reported the Viet Nam Register yesterday.

 Vietnamese student Nguyen Le Minh Phu won a gold medal at the U7 blitz event at World Schools Chess Championships 2015 which took place in Thailand from May 6-14.

 Cuu village in Van Tu commune, in Hanoi’s outlying district of Phu Xuyen boasts of many old French-style villas which were built between 1920-1945. House owners were villagers who worked as tailors for French residents in that period.

French and Vietnamese models recently took to the catwalk on a four-day fashion show on Ao Dai designed by Ngo Nhat Huy. The event is within the Paris fair 2015 from April 29 to May 29.

 A fire stemming from prolonged intense heat engulfed 12 hectares of the U Minh Ha forest in the southernmost province of Ca Mau at 12 am on May 14.