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Rabies back in Hanoi after two years

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi has recorded two deaths from rabies this year, after two years without any cases of the disease.

The first multi-story parking lot opens in Saigon

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 10-story parking center which can hold 1,000 cars and 800 motorcycles was inaugurated on Saturday in the center of Ho Chi Minh City.

Political News Headlines 19/5

US Congressman: Vietnamese people desire to live in peace; Worldwide support voiced for Viet Nam; Condolences sent to Laos over plane crash; Defence Minister attends ADMM-8 in Myanmar

Vietnamese students win one gold, four silver at Asian Physics Olympiad

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese students won one gold, four silver, two bronze medals at the 15th Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO), was held at Singapore from May 11- 15, according to Ministry of Education and Training.

Inl't experts express opposition to China’s illegal acts

 Prof. Dr Wilfried Lulei – a scientist in Asian studies has confirmed China’s placement of its Haiyang Shiyou-981 oil rig is a serious violation of international law.

Wonderful scenery on Ly Son Island

 Only a few people know that Ly Son Island in Quang Ngai Province in Central Vietnam was created from five extinct volcanoes during the prehistoric age.

Village preserves art of fish sauce

 VietNamNet Bridge – Making fish sauce is a way of life for residents in this village near Da Nang, but can they make the traditional product successful in modern Viet Nam or around the world?

East Sea: is there undermining conspiracy, provocation?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese remind themselves to keep calm and rational on East Sea issues. Vietnamese condemn only the illegal acts ordered by the Chinese authorities and they understand that those Chinese who love peace are Vietnamese friends.

Investment law aids foreign investors

VietNamNet Bridge – The new investment law aims to improve fairness and transparency, the Ministry of Planning and Investment's Legal Department deputy director Quach Ngoc Tuan told Dau Tu (Viet Nam Investment Review). 

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 19/5

 Plastic sector targets export growth; Equitisation gains momentum; VN shrimp exports to US jump in Q1; Samsung looks to boost investment in Vietnam; US abolishes anti-dumping tax for one Vietnamese seafood business

Foreign investors leave ghost-town project sites

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese real estate market is littered with many unfinished large-scale projects worth hundreds of millions of US dollars, and no one knows if and when they will be completed.

Gov’t releases action program for international integration

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has issued an action program for the realization of the Party Central Committee’s Resolution 22-NQ/TW on international integration.

Remarkable diplomatic activities next week

 VietNamNet Bridge – President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and his spouse will pay an official visit to Viet Nam from May 18-20 at the invitation of State President Truong Tan Sang,

'Biggest dinosaur ever' discovered

 Fossilised bones of a dinosaur believed to be the largest creature ever to walk the Earth have been unearthed in Argentina, palaeontologists say.

Apple and Google settle patent row

 Mobile phone industry giants Apple and Google have agreed to dismiss lawsuits they had brought against each other over technology patents.

Scholar devotes years to Hoang Sa research

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Phuoc Tuong, 90, has invested almost 20 years researching about Hoang Sa (Paracel) islands, despite facing many difficulties.

Vietnam suffers first loss in Women's Asian Cup finals

The Vietnamese women could not build on their previous 3-1 victory over Jordan in the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup knock-out stage as they lost 0-4 to defending world champions Japan in their second Group A tie on Friday, May 16.

Social News Headlines 18/5

 Hanoi school students support Vietnam’s sovereignty over seas, islands; Central region heat wave shows no sign of relenting; Exploring the universe on Space Day in Hanoi; HCMC public hospitals set to hike fees

Outstanding scientists in fundamental study honoured

 Prof. Nguyen Huu Viet Hung and Associate Prof. Dr. Nguyen Ba An received the 2013 Ta Quang Buu Award at a ceremony in Hanoi on May 17.

Vietnam reiterates pledge to make investors safe

 VietNamNet Bridge - An international press conference was held in Hanoi on May 17 to inform foreign reporters about bad individuals’ extremist actions that affected social order and safety in several localities in the country.