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Heavy rains, whirlwinds injure six people

VietNamNet Bridge – Heavy rains, accompanied by whirlwinds, have injured at least six people, destroyed thousands of houses and damaged hundreds of hectares of crops in several northern, central and central highlands localities.

Party Central Committee meets in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam convened its 10-day conference in Hanoi on May 2.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 2/5

Vietnam Navy buys Russian emergencies simulator; Viet Nam, Cambodia reinforce maritime security cooperation; Hamlets along Vietnam-Laos border to be twinned

Fed stays easy-money course

The Federal Reserve held its easy-money policies in place Wednesday in the face of a moderately growing economy facing headwinds from the government's severe "sequester" spending cuts.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 2/5

Steel trade deficit reaches over US$2 billion; US$3.34 billion trade surplus for FDI businesses; US$3.34 billion trade surplus for FDI businesses; Canon opens first Image Square store in Hanoi

The biggest so far M&A deals in Vietnam

The Bank of Tokyo’s investment in Vietinbank was the biggest merger and acquisition (M&A) deal in 2012. Foreign groups now keep pouring money into the insurance and building material enterprises.

Mai Chau home-stay proves a hit

VietNamNet Bridge – Home-stay accommodation has become a popular form of tourism in northern Hoa Binh Province's Mai Chau District.

Part 1: from K-pop to K-invest

Vietnamese have got familiar to the Korean culture, and they have joined hands with South Korean investors. The third South Korean investment wave has begun in Vietnam, with the big changes in the investors’ tastes.

9th graders run a race for state owned high schools

The pressure put on the students who are going to finish secondary school and prepare for the high school entrance exams has become harder than ever.

The world’s leading big guys land in Vietnam

More and more big guys in the world have announced their direct investments in Vietnam, which, in the eyes of analysts, shows that foreign investors have confidence on the prosperity of the Vietnam’s economy.

VN calls on China to cease its Hoang Sa provocations

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has once again asked China to end its provocative actions in the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago in order to maintain peace and stability in the East Sea,

Broadcasters provide services below cost prices to attract more subscribers

AVG now gives set top boxes to service subscribers for free, while K+ and VTC now sell the devices below cost prices. The satellite TV services have become cheaper than ever.

Tay Tuu Commune profits from flowers

VietNamNet Bridge – Life - and the incomes - of residents in Tu Liem District's Tay Tuu Commune have taken off since it was decided to switch to growing high-quality flowers instead of vegetables and rice.

19 H7N9 cases reported on Chinese mainland last week

The Chinese mainland confirmed another 19 cases of H7N9 infection last week, health authorities said on Wednesday.

Divas reunite during seasonal music show

 VietNamNet Bridge – A music show coming to Ha Noi at the beginning of May promises to bring local crowds some diva fever.

Policy making on “euphoric effect”

According to economic experts, the current recession though not being recognized by any official document, comes to people everywhere. Some even said that we are falling into the "euphoric effect," even in the policymaking process.

Quang Ninh puts high hopes on spiritual tourism

Quang Ninh province has been famous for the Ha Long Bay, one of the world’s natural wonders. However, over the last two years, the thing that attracts tourists to the locality is the spiritual tourism.

Hospital, factory sewage flows into Hai Phong rivers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Biggest rivers of Da Do, Gia and Re of northern port Hai Phong City, as the city's main water source, are getting seriously polluted.

Vietnam’s biggest temple made of ceramic pieces

Located in District 8, HCM City, the walls of An Phu temple are decorated with 30 tons of ceramic pieces from outside to inside. The temple also has two candles that are recognized as the biggest and heaviest in Vietnam.

A village of poems in suburban Hanoi

Chua village in Son Cong Commune, Ung Hoa District on the outskirts of Hanoi is known as a poem village because local people have a great passion for poems and reciting poems with many of them being poets and writers.