VietNamNet Bridge - Rain started at 2pm on May 8. It got stronger at 3pm and lasted until 4.30pm. During the rain, an intense tornado swept away the roofs of dozens of houses and hit a lot of trees.

 Tomatoes and soy foods may be more effective in preventing prostate cancer when they are eaten together than when either is eaten alone, U.S. researchers reported Wednesday.

Some 15 tons of gold has been sold by the State Bank of Vietnam through bidding. It is estimated that VND15 trillion has been taken back from the gold sale.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam on Monday began test run and transition to Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) since IPv4 addresses were already exhausted two years ago.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Not only affecting their job performance, alcohol is also the reason that leads many officials and public servants to behaviors that cause serious consequences.

 For the first time in over 26 years, Manchester United fans are preparing to adjust to the sight of a new figure settling into the manager's seat in the dug-out at Old Trafford.

Entertainment firecrackers – the product that creates lighting and sound effects but no explosion is considering by the authorities for popular use during the Lunar New Year 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The UN recently called for humans to eat insects as a way to combat hunger, but in Vietnam, insects have been processed into strange cuisines for a long time.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three more cases of the A/H1N1 virus were reported in the northern province of Lao Cai on May 7, bringing the total number of infections recorded in the province to nine.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Athlete Do Thi Thao yesterday, May 8, pocketed her second silver at the Asian Grand Prix Series second leg in Chonburi, Thailand.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Defence Minister Phung Quang Thanh met with his Chinese counterpart Chang Wanquan in Brunei's capital Bandar Seri Begawan on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the seventh ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese labourers staying in foreign countries beyond the expiry of their labour contracts may be fined up to VND100 million (US$4,800).

It’s still too early to say Aneuser-Busch Inbev (AB Inbev) would be a big threat to the existing brewery manufacturers in Vietnam. Three big guys in the field once had to leave the Vietnamese market.

VietNamNet Bridge – Aside from their duties protecting Viet Nam's borders and nearby inhabitants, soldiers at A Pa Chai border station have acquired another role: leading tourists on trips to the country's furthest outpost.

Collecting elephant tusks is now in fashion among the rich men who believe that the tusks can show the upper class of their owners.

The increasingly high unemployment rate has been attributed to the low quality, un-programed and uncontrolled training.

A lot of luxurious villas worth millions of dollars in Hanoi, which have been left deserted, have reluctantly become the places for street noodle shops or car cleaning workshops.

The number of 3G subscribers and the average used traffic per subscribers have increased rapidly, which has made the initially designed 3G service packages become unreasonable.

VietNamNet Bridge – The World Health Organisation has dispatched experts to Vietnam to investigate the alleged serious side-effects of Quinvaxem—a 5-in-1 vaccine for children—following some suspected deaths in the country.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two works of the well-known Spanish painter Picasso will come under the hammer during the Impressionist and Modern Art Sale in Paris on June 6 to raise funds for disadvantaged children in Vietnam.