A powerful earthquake rocked northern Japan on Tuesday, briefly disrupting cooling functions at a nuclear plant and generating a tsunami that hit the same region devastated by a massive quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in 2011.

 Microsoft (MSFT.O) will still allow LinkedIn's (LNKD.N) rivals access to its software and give hardware makers the option of installing other services to try to win EU approval for its takeover of the U.S. firm,

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite repeated warnings and sanctions, the Lam Thao Fertilizers and Chemicals JSC is still discharging substandard waste water into the Red River, causing pollution and harming people’s lives along the river.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tri An Lake is a man-made lake that stores water for the Tri An Power Plant in the southern Dong Nai Province. The lake is 323sq.km in area with islands of various sizes.

Favorable natural conditions and the government’s determination to allow Mekong Delta to develop environmentally friendly energy have both contributed to investment opportunities. 

 Eighteen fishermen rescued off Nghe An coast, 400 cases of dengue reported in Quang Tri, Doctors remove 1.2kg tumour, Fire destroys two buildings in Hanoi, Woman sentenced for producing fake seals, documents

VietNamNet Bridge - Of the five most popular investment channels, the real estate sector brings the most satisfactory profits as investors not only can expect profits from price increases, but also from property leasing.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training’s (MOET) initiative to include citizenship education as a high-school final exam subject would help ease school violence.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the master plan for implementing the National One-Door Mechanism and the ASEAN One-Door Mechanism in the 2016-2020 period.

 Coffee farmers in the Central Highlands Province of Lam Dong are complaining about their coffee trees being cut down and beans in their houses being stolen due to rising prices.

The real estate sector in Vietnam is the second-biggest recipient of FDI in the last two years after the manufacturing and processing industries, said Regina Lim, JLL Singapore’s National Director for Advisory and Research for Capital Markets.

 Tourism authorities of six north-central provinces, along with the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, organized a conference with 70 southern tour operators to find ways to bring tourists back after mass fish deaths along the central coast.

 Vietnam has strong potential to raise its startup profile and attract international attention.

The art programme The love for Hanoi, which is aimed at honouring three capital revolutionary music writers Nguyen Tai Tue, The Song and Ngo Quoc Tinh will be held at the Hanoi Opera House on November 26.

 Fifty newspapers were slapped with a total penalty of around VNĐ1 billion (US$44,400) on Monday for “wrongful reports” on the effects of consuming fish sauce made in the country.

  Vo Tuan Nhan, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, speaks to Infonet.vn on the role of local authorities in projects licensed by the central Government.

 A new book featuring Vietnamese emerging artists has been released worldwide as a celebration of Vietnam’s vibrant contemporary art scene.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade removed 471 hydropower plant projects from its power development plan after reviewing the plan in accordance with a National Assembly resolution passed in 2013.

 The Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) has announced a blacklist of 49 stocks on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) to alert and protect investors and traders.

 The southern region must speed up delayed power projects to ensure sufficient energy supply and use cutting-edge technologies to reduce energy waste, experts have said.

 The US’s foreign policy under the Donald Trump administration and its corollary was the main topic of a seminar co-organised in Hanoi on November 21 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and the Vietnam Initiative group. 

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has signed a Politburo resolution on policies and measures to restructure the State budget and manage public debts to ensure the safety and stability of the national finance.

 Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung expressed his wish that Japan’s Fukuoka prefecture will transfer technologies in environmental pollution treatment, tree planting, agricultural production and aquaculture to the capital city.

 The fourth deputy ministerial-level foreign affairs and defence strategic dialogue between Vietnam and Australia took place in Hanoi on November 21 with a view to seeking measures to enhance their comprehensive partnership.

 A group of young National Assembly deputies, aged below 45, made its debut during a ceremony held in Hanoi on November 21.