HCM City Traffic Police Department have opened training classes for traffic police officers on how to smile to and apologize people when they deal with administrative violations in the street.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two leading singers from Israel and Viet Nam, David D'or and Thanh Lam, will perform at the Ha Noi Opera House tonight to celebrate 20 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries

VietNamNet Bridge – Nigerian striker Dickson Nwakaeme scored the only goal to help visiting team Kelantan of Malaysia edge past hosts SHB Da Nang 1-0 in the Asian Football Confederation Cup yesterday in Da Nang City.

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VietNamNet Bridge - The explosion occurred in the afternoon of April 9 in Thanh My commune, Thanh Chuong district of Nghe An province, injuring eight people, including five in critical condition.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nine buses that parked 2-5 meters from each other were burnt down. The authorities doubt that someone set the fire.

A sociological survey of the Government Inspectorate and the World Bank recently announced that 80 percent of persons with social positions and powers have non-salary income, in which allowances from meetings account for 55 percent.

VietNamNet Bridge - The gap in the level of expertise among physicians is increasingly widening, breaking the structure of the current health care system in Vietnam, which is divided by levels.

The shrimp prices in Mekong Delta have been increasing rapidly, since Chinese have come to scramble for collecting shrimps with Vietnamese.

Do Nhat Nam, 11, called a “Vietnamese child prodigy” for his brilliant achievements obtained so far, has raised a big controversy in the society after giving an interview to a local newspaper..

 The World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Wednesday cut its forecast for global trade growth in 2013 to 3.3 percent, from the previous prediction of 4.5 percent.

 Eurozone and EU finance ministers meet from Friday in Dublin to put finishing touches on the Cyprus bailout, and also to consider extending debt repayment dates for Portugal and host Ireland, as well as tackling how to stamp out tax fraud.

VietNamNet Bridge – Over 20,000 hectares of forest had been chopped down for several purposes, mostly for development of hydropower plants, but only around 700 hectares had been replanted as of the end of 2012.

Scientists have urged to build up a nuclear science & technology center, saying that this is an important link of the national program on developing nuclear power, a crucial testing for the capability of implementing the program

ACDL, the Canadian investor of the mammoth $4.2 billion Ho Tram resort project, has stated that it received the new investment license on April 4. ACDL’s Managing Director Nathan Lloyd said this was a “great day” of the project.

Travel firms have been put on tenterhooks when hearing that Vietnam is considering removing the visa waver. They have warned that the move would cause a shock to foreign travelers and would keep the travelers away from Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A number of river mouths in central Quang Ngai Province have silted up, affecting fishing activities.

 The predicted rise in sea level in the Pacific in future will lead to heavy losses of habitat that will threaten numerous species, a new study showed on Tuesday.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – The wholly foreign-invested Danang Information Technology Park (DITP) worth some US$278 million got off the ground last Saturday.