VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam yesterday protested the actions of some Chinese ships in chasing and firing on a Vietnamese fishing boat fishing in Vietnamese waters off its Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Yuzuru (Twilight Crane), a famous Japanese opera adapted from a folk story, will be staged at Hanoi Opera House on March 29 and 30.

“People tend to take reasons to keep local interests. If determining the ultimate benefit as national interests and the interests of farmers, we can do it,” Professor Vo Tong Xuan said about the export of rice.

VietNamNet Bridge – A man was found dead at the foot of a pine tree, after a loud explosion when it was about to rain. Next to the body of the victim was a broken cell phone.

 Vietnam strengthens ties with Qatar; President Sang congratulates Pope Francis I; Vietnam, Italy promote relations; Vietnam journalist delegation welcomed in Laos

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi’s traffic police officers will begin imposing fines on motorcycle drivers carrying kids without a helmet from April 8.

S’pore investor sells golf course stake to local partner; HCM City calls for investors into wastewater project; Handicraft exports to hit US$1.6 bln in 2013; RoK, Japan to build a thermal power plant in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese singers To Loan and Manh Dung and pianist Tam Ngoc will perform a mix of German arias and Vietnamese songs in a concert at the Goethe Institute on Friday.

 Cyprus reversed a decision to reopen some banks on Tuesday after world markets took fright at the implications of the multi-billion-euro bailout deal it has struck with international creditors.

It’s still unclear if the automobile manufacturing would be listed as a priority industry. The answer to the question will decide the scale of the market and the prices of the products.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Science and Technology confirmed at a recent exhibition that the government was putting huge capital in modernizing research laboratories countrywide,

VietNamNet Bridge – Impassioned representatives from ethnic groups living in poor and vulnerable communities have voiced their opinions about land management at a series of public consultations on Viet Nam's land law.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thanh Hoa Province tops the country in terms of the largest number of graduates who have failed to find employment.  

Opinions from the well-informed circle said MGM has withdrawn from Ho Tram Strip because of the problems with the casino - a project component. What’ll be the project like in the post-MGM period?

The quintuplets in HCM City will be raised by the Kangaroo mother care technique, with the participation of up to 15 people. This is just one of the difficulties that the family of the quintuplets will have to face.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ho Chi Minh City International Travel Expo 2013 (ITE-HCMC 2013) will be held in the city on September 12-14, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

VietNamNet Bridge – Central provinces are taking steps to prevent forest fires as prolonged heat and low humidity are creating a high risk of fires.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hot weather has started to cover the northern region earlier than normal, with temperatures forecast to hit up to 36 degrees Celsius.

Man's search for immortality is another step closer to reality with a major breakthrough in creating a drug capable of fighting the aging process -- a drug that could be available before 2018 -- after pioneering work

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vi-Giam folk music was officially selected as a representative of Vietnamese heritage seeking UNESCO’s recognition as a World Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2014.