Mr. Vo Van Khu, 52 years old, in Thach Ban Tay village (Cat Son commune, Phu Cat district, Binh Dinh province) has a huge tumor on his face, so local people often call him the man of the devil face.

VietNamNet Bridge – Taxis operating in HCM City will be subject to greater scrutiny and punishment in the coming months, says Duong Hong Thanh, deputy director of the city's Transport Department.

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VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam–Vatican Joint Working Group convened its fourth round of meetings at the Vatican last week, as part of an agreement reached at the previous round of meetings in Ha Noi in February last year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has declared that economic restructuring, especially of State groups and the banking system, has led to positive results for Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese diplomat has reaffirmed the Vietnamese Government’s commitment to continue working with the US in the search for the remains of American servicemen who died during the war in Vietnam.

Four enterprises have got the licenses from the Ministry of Industry and Trade to operate as the petroleum distributors in the domestic market. The number of the distributors would still be rising.

 The Federal Reserve's policy board meets Tuesday to review the economy and its stimulus program, and markets are looking for one thing: clarity.

The government has every reason to encourage developing low cost housing projects. However, the overly high investments in the market segment may lead to the oversupply.

From 2015, Vietnamese products of pork, chicken and poultry eggs would no longer enjoy the local production protection policies. It is expected that by that time, Thai, Indonesian and Malaysian products would flood the domestic market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam was urged to improve its management of financial support from international organisations to effectively deal with the impacts of climate change.

VietNamNet Bridge – Phu Yen is a coastal province in the South Central Coast of Vietnam. This easternmost province of Vietnam is endowed with various types of seafood which prominently appear in the local restaurants’ cuisine. 

Around 500 representatives including policy makers and business leaders in the sector of information and communications technology will take part in the Vietnam ICT Summit 2103 scheduled for June 20 in Hanoi.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – A contemporary dance show by Luxembourg and Vietnamese artists will take place at the Youth Theater in Hanoi at 8 p.m. on June 20.

VietNamNet Bridge – Do Huy Hoang, a 36-year-old student of the SONA International Manpower Supply and Trade Company's training centre in Ha Noi's Me Linh District, found work after returning from South Korea

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Drug Administration of Viet Nam is keeping a close eye on information relating to two drugs, Yaz and Yasmin, used to prevent pregnancy.

 VietNamNet Bridge - For most farmers, land is considered property and the major means of production. Yet recently, many farmers in the Mekong Delta had to sell land to pay debts.

VietNamNet Bridge – Citizens who earn VND6-7 million per month should take out preferential loans to buy a home, but those with a lower income should rent,