In the afternoon of April 2, the border guards and police forces of Quang Binh Province arrested the first two suspects in the murder of five Quang Binh-native woodmen on the Vietnam-Laos border last week.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese female chess player Vo Thi Kim Phung now takes the lead at the Asian U20 Championship in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after five rounds.

 The Washington-based International Monetary Fund on Wednesday said that it plans to offer a three-year loan program in the amount of about 1.34 billion U.S. dollars as part of the latest global rescue program for Cyprus.

Foreign investors target the leading companies in key business fields, striving to increase their ownership ratios there to penetrate more deeply into the large market with 80 million consumers.

Ten of the over 70 contestants have been selected for the final round of the “Beauty of Crescent Moon 2013”, the pageant for girls with disabilities, which will take place on the evening of April 14 in Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge – Oguwike Ameka Ndubuisi scored a double to give Sai Gon Xuan Thanh FC a crucial win over Selangor of Malaysia in Group H's third round match yesterday at Thong Nhat Stadium in HCM City in this year's AFC Cup.

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VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Committee of the central province of Quang Binh has approved an experimental adventure tour to Son Doong Cave suggested by Howard Limbert,

 Viet Nam joins efforts to clear old bombs, mines; Defence Minister greets Russian security leader; ASEAN, China to further strategic partnership; Guinea seeks Viet Nam's agricultural experience

 North Korea has demanded the withdrawal of all South Korean managers and staff from the Kaesong joint industrial zone by next week, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Thursday.

Formula prices have increased 30 times since 2007. State management agencies, which have failed to control the prices, have blamed this on the loopholes of the laws.

VietNamNet Bridge – The private sector, tertiary education system is under threat. There are currently 83 private colleges and universities in Viet Nam, at which 17 per cent of the country's undergraduate and postgraduate students attend.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Credit institutions are no longer allowed to give loans to customers who want to purchase gold in any form, including primary gold, bullion and jewellery,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Most farmers are content with bumper crops, but for 43-year-old Dang Thanh Lam, inventing agricultural machines is just as rewarding.

A lot of securities companies have reportedly left the market, while others are completing necessary procedures to end their operation.

VietNamNet Bridge – After the war ended in 1975, some 9,000 out of 10,700 communes, equivalent to 80% of the country’s area was thought to have been contaminated with bombs and mines.

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of Vietnamese students try to go studying abroad at any cost, though they know the training courses would be very costly and a lot of difficulties would surround them.

VietNamNet Bridge – Officials of the Ministry of Public Security and HCM City have released warning messages of the sway of criminals in society due to negligence of the relevant agencies.

Tra fish exports to US see 10 percent price hike; Hanoi devises solutions to curb inflation; Vietnam-UK trade turnover approaches US$4.4 billion; Real estate firms adopt sideline businesses amid slump

 US President Barack Obama announced a $100 million project to map the intricate inner mysteries of the human brain, targeting cures for diseases like Alzheimer's.