Despite of increasing demand of solar water heaters, solar cell producers are facing with a lot of difficulties with several projects having been halted in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thuy Loan from Dong Da District in Ha Noi recalled a holiday when her family joined a river tour in a western province and their guide proposed a singing game to entertain his clients.

 Cinema lovers from all walks of life in Vietnam are again offered a unique chance to embark on a cinematic journey around Europe through a rich line-up of films introduced at the European Film Festival 2014 (EFF2014).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Having found the Truong Sa submarine’s path to the open sea to be too bumpy, it’s inventor has officially decided to postpone his testing plan.

 Vietnam is in 93rd position on the Save the Children’s 2014 Mothers’ Index – an annual ranking of the best and worst places in the world to be a mother.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local education and training departments have all reported significant declines in the numbers of students registering to sit the university entrance exams.

 U.S. space agency NASA said Tuesday its Curiosity rover has completed its third drilling into a Martian rock and is now preparing to use its internal instruments to study the collected powdered sample.

VietNamNet Bridge – Over the years people, especially the rich, have had great preferences for expensive foreign design fashion items. But it seems this market trend has been superseded by local budget fashion brands

 VietNamNet Bridge – The famous HCM City-based Tri Viet (First News) Publishing House has failed to sue the private printing centre, Huy Thi, in Hanoi suburban district of Thanh Tri, for copyright infringement.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The construction ministry is planning to reclaim State-owned houses from retired civil servants and revoke them from those found misusing the facility.

 Sappers recover war-era bomb in Ha Tinh; Hanoi court considers resuming trial of ACB ex-leaders; Nationwide measles death toll hits 135; No Vietnamese victims of Ukraine violence

Toyota to recall 43,000 cars in Vietnam; Heightened costs cut into Vinamilk profits; Banks target growth in consumer lending; Firms plan to issue convertible bonds; Number of new firms up by more than 8%

Vietnamese-Austrian player Dominic Thiem continued to demonstrate his athleticism and versatility with an impressive 1-6, 6-2, 6-4 win over No.3 Stanislas Wawrinka in the second round of the Madrid Open on May 6.

 Renowned French singer Patricia Kaas will give a solo performance for charity at Ho Chi Minh City’s Ben Thanh Theatre on May 19.

Viet Nam yesterday reaffirmed that it would take all necessary measures, preferably diplomatic, to protect its waters. This follows increased attacks on Vietnamese vessels near a Chinese oil rig on Viet Nam's continental shelf.

 The Supreme People’s Court has upheld the death sentence given to Duong Chi Duong, a former chairman of shipping company Vinalines.

 Dr Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury, the Guinness record holder for memory feats, will host two workshops on enhancing the mind and body in HCM City and Ha Noi on May 7 and 12.

 The State Department of the US on May 6 warned against China 's moving of its oil rig into the East Sea , describing it as a provocative act that can cause instability in the region.

Global mass media today provided wide coverage of Vietnamese people’s heroic struggle against French colonialists in Dien Bien Phu 60 years ago.

 A grand ceremony saluting the 60th anniversary of Vietnam’s victory at Dien Bien Phu, which ended French colonial rule in the country, was held in Dien Bien Phu city in the northwestern province of Dien Bien in the morning of May 7.