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My Tam wins Singer of the Year award

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pop star My Tam was named Singer of the Year in the Cong Hien (Devotion) Music Awards, which took place in HCM City's Hoa Binh Theatre last night.

The wedding of twins in An Giang

 VietNamNet Bridge – The wedding of a male and a female twin was held recently in Vinh Hanh commune in Chau Phu district, the southern province of An Giang.

PM Dung meets Indonesian President and Brunei Sultan

PM Nguyen Tan Dung met with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Bolkiah after his arrival in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei to attend the 22nd ASEAN Summit.

SBV to be grilled over gold market management

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government Inspectorate on Monday announced it would check if the State Bank of Vietnam had fulfilled its responsibility towards gold trading and gold mobilization and lending.

Tien Giang: A penis-biting bet brought to court

The shocking thing happened in My Thanh Bac commune, Tien Giang Province. The man whose penis was bitten to bleeding is TTH, 64 years old. The one who bit TTH is Mrs. NTL, 38 years old.

Hanoi continues to organize the vote of confidence

VietNamNet Bridge - At the upcoming meeting, the Hanoi People’s Council will consider seven petitions on the vote of confidence and organize the vote of confidence for the positions elected by the People’s Council.

Australian tourist has to pay VND1.3 million for 5km on cyclo

Carrying an Australian woman and her two children from the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum to Hang Trong Street (Hanoi), a cyclo driver claimed VND1.3 million ($60). The driver was summoned by the local police station on April 24.

China's map, oceanic master plan ‘valueless'

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign Ministry spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi described a map recently released by the People's Republic of China as "completely valueless".

Is Vietnamese labor cost high or low?

Office workers, unskilled laborers and state employees all complain that their salaries are so modest and cannot cover their basic needs.

Hanoi: Spirit of place exhibition opens first time to the pubic

 VietNamNet Bridge – Photos of the daily life of Vietnamese people taken by John Ramsden in the early 1980s will be on display at Hoxton Arches Gallery in London from May 2-5.

Ninh Thuan announces bird flu epidemic on swallows

The government of Ninh Thuan has announced an H5N1 bird flu epidemic on swallows at Thanh Binh Theater in Phan Rang-Thap Cham City, following a demand from the Ministry of Agriculture to prevent the flu from spreading to other localities.

Yxineff 2013 kicks off in Vietnam and Paris

 VietNamNet Bridge – Following the official announcement of this year’s YxineFF, the annual online international short film festival will kick off today, April 24, HCMC, Danang and Hanoi.

Fundraising concert for cleft palate sufferers

VietNamNet Bridge – The Les Miserables concert of the Rhapsody Philharmonic’s “I Dreamed a Dream” series will be staged in Hanoi on April 27–28, raising funds to help treat children with harelips and cleft palates.

Storks live in fear on Dau Tieng reservoir area

In late 2012, the local people on Nhim Island and Dau Tieng reservoir were happy to receive the new members – Nhan storks – a variety named in the Red Book. However, the life of the nice birds has been threatened by the poachers.

Morality lessons too academic for students

Ethical lessons taught at general schools don’t help students much in their lives.

Scientist helps boost intelligence studies

 VietNamNet Bridge – Conditions weren't easy in ‘90s Polish academia, but one Vietnamese researcher stuck to his passion.

Hue hopes to revive tourism

VietNamNet Bridge – With its airport closing and tourism sector performing worse than expected, the former royal city of Hue has attempted to revive its fortunes by launching an extensive discount programme for tourists visiting

PM green lights craft village eco-plan

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a long-term environmental protection plan for craft villages nation-wide.

Vietnamese small businesses cannot grow up

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam lacks the medium size businesses which can act as the bridge connecting enterprises and join the global supply chain.

Identifying China as trade partner

 Sovereignty is sovereignty, business is business. If we develop strongly, our sovereignty is firm. VietNamNet continues the talks about the trade relations between Vietnam and China.