On November 15, immediately after a 4.7 Richter-scale earthquake occurred in Bac Tra My District, Minister of Construction Trinh Dinh Dung chaired an emergency meeting to discuss measures to cope with earthquakes.

 Google announced on Thursday that it is investing 75 million U.S. dollars in a wind farm in the Midwestern U.S. state of Iowa, making its total investment in clean energy projects to nearly 1 billion dollars.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The impact of proposed hydropower plants on the eco-system of Cat Tien National Park in southern Dong Nai Province is concerning scientists and the public.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The family was happy to tear when their daughter had a foreign husband. However, on her first night, the bride was harassed by her Chinese husband.

In Ho Chi Minh City, which is considered the "cooling center" of the country, what do the authorities have to do to prevent “going to the dance floor” to becoming 'going to seek the death” as young playboys describe?

Tens of thousands of people in the communes that are directly affected by the Thach Khe Iron Mine, in Thach Ha district, Ha Tinh province, are extremely worried when "deaths" in the form of cancers, has called the names of many people.

VietNamNet Bridge - The name of Nguyen Ngoc Ky has become a typical example of overcoming difficulties in Vietnam in the 60-70s. Ky can be compared to the world well-known British physicist Stephan Hawking.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The World Bank approved on Tuesday a US$9.76 million grant to support Viet Nam's efforts in phasing out ozone-depleting hydrochloro-fluorocarbons (HCFCs) that contribute to global warming.

The head, the deputy head, and many employees of Binh Ferry in Hai Phong were dismissed or disciplined, after some ferry employees asked for money to carry the cars of Hai Phong’s Party Secretary and other officials cross the Cam river.

 Minh says goodbye to China Cup; Linh ends fledgling Taekwondo career; Viet Nam depart for AFF Cup with high hopes

VietNamNet Bridge - The police forces of Guangdong and Guangxi Provinces in China have arrested 43 people, prosecuted 24 defendants for trafficking children, including 10 Vietnamese.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People's Committee on Wednesday ordered relevant authorities to safeguard the interests of students left in the lurch by the sudden closure of the Singapore-owned Melior Business School last week.

 The eurozone tipped back into recession for the second time in just three years in the third quarter, data showed Thursday, making it even harder to solve the debt crisis eating away at the bloc's foundations.

Commercial banks have committed to arrange sufficient money to provide to businesses in the year-end production season.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of young Vietnamese are expected at the Viet Nam National Museum of History this weekend to enjoy a German Festival.

VietNamNet Bridge – It is at the end of the rainy season, but the central region is still in hot weather. Millions of farmers are facing the risk of having a bad crop owing to drought and rampant pests.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chess Grandmaster Le Quang Liem was shockingly defeated by underdogs Ukrainian Andrey Sumets in the second match of the 2012 Furajha International Chess Championships in UAE on November 15.

 Australia and the United States will have a bilateral discussion on energy supply and security in 2013, Australian Minister for Resources and Energy Martin Ferguson said in a statement on Friday.

Thousands of local people have been ordered to move to higher ground as a tropical low pressure system is heading for the southern coast.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam won their sixth and seventh gold medals in the Southeast Asian Fencing Federation Championship after winning team events on the fourth day on November 15. 

  Vietnam, Hungary open-up traditional ties; Party chief congratulates new Chinese leader; Iowa gives high priority to relations with Vietnam; Laos awards Issara Order to Vietnamese officials

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Ha Thanh added one silver and one bronze to Viet Nam's medal haul at the Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships which are ongoing in Fujian Province, China.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Professor Roger B. Myerson, a 2007 Nobel Laureate for Economics, arrived in Hanoi on November 14 for the 4th ASEAN event “Bridges – Dialogues Towards a Culture of Peace”.

 British energy giant BP said Thursday it had agreed to pay more than $4.5 billion in US fines related to the devastating 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, including a record $4.0 billion to settle criminal claims.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 90 per cent of NA deputies endorsed a draft resolution on State budget collection and allocation for 2013 in which 10 per cent will be set aside to raise wages for State employees.