NA deputies voice concerns over incompetence and corruption
NA deputies discussed the lax management of state-owned enterprises, which has been the leading cause of corruption and waste of public money.

In modernization process, traditional markets would be eliminated
Amid the strong development of convenience stores, traditional markets have been dieing slowly, while small merchants have lost their bread earner.


 
HCM City to plant 1 million trees in 2012
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s largest city plans to grown one million trees, equivalent to 976 hectares, this year, in a bid to expand the green area in the city.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 27/5
Hanoi to host Sunday Family Concert next month; Hanoi children to exhibit paintings; Pianist Roger Muraro returns to Hanoi; Thibault Cauvin comes to Idecaf; ‘Insurgentes’ to be screened in Hanoi; American dancers fly on city stage   


 
Infrastructure system too weak to develop tourism
When designing new tours, travel firms always have to survey the infrastructure system in order to draw up reasonable products. However, the infrastructure system in Vietnam remains too poor for tourism development.


 
Farmers kill pests with environment friendly bio-products
One of the six WIPO’s (the World Intellectual Property Organization) prizes has been awarded to the most excellent female scientific research work author – Vietnamese Dr Nguyen Thi Loc, for her environment friendly bio-products.

In Central Highlands: cassava swallows the forest
Thousands of hectares of virgin forests have been destroyed in the mountainous areas of the central region and Central Highlands to give place for cassava fields.


 
Men's chess team tie with India
The Vietnamese men's team has held to a draw with India in the seventh round of the Asian Nations Chess Cup in China.     

First commercial spacecraft docks with space station
SpaceX's unmanned Dragon capsule docked with the International Space Station on Friday and became the first commercial spacecraft to reach the orbital outpost.


 
 
Hanoi’s “lemon tea” streets
Lemon tea shops on Hanoi’s streets like Nho Tho, Ly Quoc Su, Dao Duy Tu, etc. are over crowded on summer evenings. Pavements, roads and small parks become lemon tea shops, where thousands of the youngsters group up to chat.

Incense making in Cao Thon village
VietNamNet Bridge – Cao Thon craft village in the northern province of Hung Yen is among the largest incense-making villages in Vietnam.


 
 
Time ripe for annual fruit festival
Performances by art troupes from Cambodia , Laos , Malaysia , Thailand , and Indonesia will be the highlight of the annual Southern Fruit Festival that opens at the Suoi Tien Park in HCM City 's District 9 on June 1.

Famous Chinese circus goes on tour in Vietnam
A circus from Yunnan province in China will go on tour in Vietnam , giving 23 performances across the country from May 26 to June 30.