VietNamNet Bridge – Speaking to the media on the sideline of the NA session, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said the Government would take all measures to protect fishermen.

Many National Assembly (NA) deputies showed their concern about tensions in the East Sea at group discussions, while the government’s report to the NA does not discuss much about this content.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 60m of embankment of a VND700 billion ($35 million) project which is under construction collapsed into the river of Can Tho on the early morning of May 30.

The mammoth $4.5 billion steel project, which was considered the pride and hope of Quang Ngai province, has turned out to be a big disappointment as it has not taken any move forward so far.

 VietNamNet Bridge – International tourist arrivals have been falling over the past few months, but it is difficult to immediately halt this downward trend.

 VietNamNet Bridge - "Angel in the City" is the photo exhibition by Jean-Paul Lefret, which draws special attention of the public at the French Cultural Centre, 24 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi.

The unlicensed website in Vietnamese language introduced itself as having relations with Liberty Reverse is still providing money remittance services to domestic clients.

Despite the low CPI increases over the last several consecutive months, the government of Vietnam does not intend to hurriedly loosen the monetary policy for the fear about the high inflation.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly deputies yesterday, May 30, called on more concrete measures from the Government to aid growth and struggling businesses amid slowing inflation.

 Japanese factories churned out a better-than-expected performance in April, but the upbeat data Friday was tempered as the export powerhouse remained mired in deflation.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam hopes to have 60 scientific research organizations of regional and international stature by 2020.

Just within one year, Vietnamese competent agencies discovered 17 drug trafficking cases in which 53.16 kilos of drugs, 138 kilos of elephant tusks and 28.61 kilos of rhino horns were carried across the border gates.

A lot of university students cannot finish school and obtain the university degree, though they are very good at their majors, because they cannot meet the required standards in English.

VietNamNet Bridge – Binh Quoi Tourist Village under management of Saigontourist has launched seven new river tours for tourists to explore the increasingly attractive river destinations in HCMC.

VietNamNet Bridge – Some seaports have been built to serve the plan on relocating ports from the inner city to the suburbs. However, many of the newly built ports just have been left idle.

According to the HCM City Fire-fighting Police Department, all petrol stations in the city will be checked from now to the end of July 2013.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Centre for Social Initiatives Promotion has called for organizations and enterprises to apply applications to Social Enterprise Support Program 2013 (SESP 2013).

 Social fund seeks investment methods; Higher legal capital likely at realty firms; Realty indices are nowhere to be found; Price falls hit chicken farmers; Five-month FDI totals US$8.5 billion

 VietNamNet Bridge – Six Vietnamese artists have been named in the list of 300 sexiest vegetarian celebrities in the world by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).