VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam faces a high risk of bird flu outbreaks due to unfavourable weather conditions, which reduce animals’ natural resistance, as well as the development of new poultry flocks after Tet,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The annual Kovalevskaya awards 2012 honouring outstanding female scientists were presented at a ceremony in Hanoi on March 4.

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VietNamNet Bridge – With total investment of $100 million, the Van Phu urban area in Ha Dong district, Hanoi has hundreds of villas but just a few of them are in use.

VietNamNet Bridge – A conference was held in HCM City recently to collect experts’ opinion on chapter 9 of the draft amendment to the Constitution 1992 on “local government.”

VietNamNet Bridge – Being a developing country, Vietnam has the 3G telecom infrastructure conditions equal to that of developed countries in the world.

 Sweden's IKEA said on Tuesday they had started an investigation on the source of bacteria detected in its cakes.

The formula products imported through unofficial channels to Vietnam have been available on the market and favored by customers, even though their quality has not been certified by state management agencies.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national under-23 football team has been called on to win a gold medal at the 27th Southeast Asian Games to be held later this year in Myanmar.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Institute of Nutrition has found that more than 50 percent of Vietnamese children fail to get enough vitamins or iron in their daily meals.

On the evening of March 5, an intense fire erupted at a shop selling incense and votive papers on Han Hai Nguyen Street in Ward 10, District 11, Ho Chi Minh City. Two people were injured while three unknown carbonized bodies were found.

After the Government Inspectorate announced the conclusion on inspection of land violations in Da Nang, which caused losses of more than VND3,400 billion ($160 million), the city leaders have confirmed to explain in writing to the Politburo.

The statue of Maitreya Buddha on the Cam Mountain in An Giang Province and the statue featuring the Buddha entered Nirvana on Ta Cu Mountain in Binh Thuan province have been recognized as the Asian records.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese music student Tran Tuan An was awarded first prize at the Society of American Musicians (SAM) Guitar Competition on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – English Premier League’s Arsenal will play a friendly match against Viet Nam in Ha Noi in July as one of their warm-up activities for the new season.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Cyclist Nguyen Thi That had her second win yesterday, March 5, in the International Binh Duong Women’s Cycling Tournament.

 U.S. stocks surged on Tuesday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a new all-time closing high and intra-day high, as investors became more confident in the stock market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Government decree takes force today stating that people violating manufacturing laws by producing and trading counterfeit goods will be subject to severe fines.

Vietnamese food, which is considered one of the healthiest cuisines worldwide, would be developed to attract more tourists to Vietnam.