VietNamNet Bridge – The city has confiscated tonnes of dead pigs that have been transported with no quarantine certificates, HCM City veterinary officials have said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prof. Dr. Tran Lam Bien said that after renovation, many relics were changed up to 70 percent. The restoration of relics like repairing houses is unacceptable.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Based on travelers’ choice, the popular tourist site Trip Advisor has released a list of 25 Asian cities that are most favored by tourists in 2013. Vietnam has up to four cities in the list.

Vietnam has announced it has succeeded in manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) which would be put into both civil and military services. The country is also seeking foreign supply sources.

From June 7, foreign invested enterprises would lose the right to collect coffee directly from farmers. It’s clear that by laying down the policy, the state aims to protect domestic companies. However, the policy may harm farmers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Huynh Thuy Le is an ancient house, a tourist attraction in the Mekong Delta Province of Dong Thap.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hon Viet (Soul of Vietnam) variety show which is held twice a month at the HCMC Opera House is gaining in popularity.

 The adult obesity rates in Australia continue their climb, rising from 24.4 percent of Australians to 28.1 percent over the fours years to 2012, a latest report from the Council of Australian Governments Reform Council showed Friday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Even as the demand for surrogate births is increasing the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Justice remain undecided on whether to allow such births under the law.

 The Government has launched a crackdown on illegal drugs which will take place throughout June.

Many gibbons, langurs, loris in the deep jungle have been hunted, bred in captivity to entertain people. Others have been killed to turn into the special dishes served at the parties of the rich.

Vocational schools now cannot attract learners because of the unreasonable curriculums which make graduates unemployed. However, the problem would be settled in the near future.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several Vietnamese artists have lost their good relationship with their colleagues as a result of arguments on game shows.  

Ninety percent of the source of income of the Quang Ngai province comes from the Dung Quat Economic Zone which is comprised of an oil refinery. This explains why many other localities in the central region dream of having such refineries.

 The Scottish government on Thursday announced that the International Conference on Climate Justice will take place in Edinburgh in October ahead of crucial global talks later this year.

The relics of several Vietnamese martyrs in battles with soldiers from Australia and New Zealand from 1966 to 1971 will be returned to their families through the Wandering Souls Project of Australia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A shortage of clean water has hit residents in many of Ha Noi's suburban districts, leaving them no choice but to spend over the odds on water or resort to using stagnant pond water.

 Vietnam, Japan research genetically modified cassava; EuroCham launches Green-Biz 2013; Seafood subject to higher anti-dumping duties; HCM City scheme for exterior bus advertising

 More than 2,800 people from army corps, departments, organs and people from all social strata will participate in a large-scale earthquake response exercise, scheduled to take place on August 28 in Quang Nam.

 After a marked downturn over the past two years, the global economy is expected to gain momentum slowly for the rest of 2013 and 2014 on the back of accommodative monetary policies in developed and developing economies,