US Secretary of Defense to visit Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge - Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is scheduled to visit Vietnam next week, as part of his trip to three Asian countries.

Preferential loans for agricultural production target wrong subjects
VietNamNet Bridge – The government has been urged to stop providing preferential loans to enterprises to help them collect rice from farmers, because the program does not help agricultural production.


 
Wrong scan result cause death for two newborn babies
VietNamNet Bridge – Three scans showed that the fetus had innate defects; doctors advised the mother to abort. However, the baby did not have any malformation.

The temple with ancient soil-made statues
VietNamNet Bridge – Nom Temple in the northern province of Hung Yen is recognized by the Vietnam Record Book Center, as the pagoda with the highest number of ancient earth-made statues in Vietnam.


 
Travel firms give in, slashing summer tour fees to lure more travelers
Travel firms, suffering from constant anxiety due to the sharp fall of the number of travelers registering domestic tours, have kicked off a noisy sale promotion campaign summer 2012.

Children stop going to nursery schools to go to writing practice classes
Though the 2011-2012 academic year would only finish in two weeks, a lot of nursery school students have left the schools since early May to go to writing practice classes. They need to be able to read and write before they enter the first grade.


 
Jungle queen butterflies appear densely in Sapa
VietNamNet Bridge – For the first time scientists from the Vietnam Museum of Nature saw thousands of queen butterflies (Stichophthalma howqua) in the forest of Sapa town, in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai.

Eating langur – the cruel hobby of people
Langurs have been hunted everywhere in Vietnam by the people, who believe that langur meat is nutritious and can cure many kinds of diseases.


 
Two overseas Vietnamese players ousted from U22 squad
VietNamNet Bridge – After replacing coach Mai Duc Chung at the U22 team, coach Lu Dinh Tuan immediately decided to reject two overseas Vietnamese players – Mac Hong Quan and Nguyen Thanh Giang – from the team.

EU's Barroso reiterates strong desire to keep Greece in eurozone
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Wednesday reiterated the Commission's strong willingness to keep Greece in the euro area while urging the country to maintain its commitment to structural reforms.


 
 
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.

Wood statues at charnel-houses of Co Tu people
VietNamNet Bridge – Many charnel houses with special wood statues of Co To ethnic minority people are preserved in Thuong Long commune in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.


 
 
French pianist to wow Hanoi fans
VietNamNet Bridge – Local classical music lovers will enjoy a piano solo performed by world-known musician Roger Muraro at Hanoi Opera House on June 19.

Exhibition of 'Young sculptors’ in Hanoi
VietNamNet Bridge - The ‘Young Sculptors 2012’ exhibition has opened at the Exhibition House, 16 Ngo Quyen Street, Hanoi.