The number of foreign-direct invested enterprises based in HCM City and southern Dong Nai Province that have suspended operations has increased in the last few months, leaving thousands of local workers jobless

Chairing an online conference on administrative reform on December 4, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc criticized the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved Cometriq to treat medullary thyroid cancer that has spread to other parts of the body.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A selection of paintings and artefacts by Vietnamese and foreign artists that the HCM City Fine Arts Museum has collected between 2011 and 2012 is now on display at a special exhibition.

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VietNamNet Bridge - The explosion occurred at about 9 am this morning, December 5 at a gas factory in Khai Son Industrial Park in Thuan Thanh District, Bac Ninh province.

VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. Phan Thanh Van, Director of the Radio and Television Station of Long An Province, was found dead in the hanging position in his home in Tan An city, Long An province on December 4.

An international gastronomy festival featuring the cuisine of 25 countries and territories will take place next week in HCM City, said La Quoc Khanh, Deputy Director of the city's Culture, Sports and Tourism Department.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City encountered more challenges this year than the previous year because of economic uncertainty locally and worldwide, a report from the HCM City People's Committee stated.

VietNamNet Bridge - Lieutenant General Pham Quy Ngo, Deputy Minister of Public Security, said that HCM City police should learn from the model 141 taskforce of Hanoi to suppress crime.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A multimedia contemporary art project kicked off here yesterday, Dec 4, at the Japan Foundation offering participating artists a chance to explore alternative methods of creation and teamwork.

 Africa's savannahs and the lions that roam there are disappearing at an alarming rate as ballooning human populations deprive the big cats of their natural habitat, a study released Tuesday showed.

The automobile and motorbike industries are not the subject to any investment encouragement policies. However, the government has been urged to change the current situation.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has confirmed its trust in coach Phan Thanh Hung after Vietnam’s bitter failure at the AFF Cup.

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 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday expressed hope that five key deliverables, including the extension of Kyoto Protocol and progress on long-term climate finance, can be achieved at the Doha climate talks.

VietNamNet Bridge - With strong winds up to 118-133 km/h, super typhoon Bopha will potentially affect the waters from Da Nang to Ba Ria-Vung Tau in the next 24 hours.

 The death toll from a powerful typhoon that ravaged the southern Philippines rose to 82 Wednesday, as rescuers battled to reach areas cut off in flash floods and mudslides.

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While a lot of institutional investors have got stuck with their investments in the banking sector, state owned conglomerates, which are undergoing the restructuring process, still want to “kick against the pricks.”

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has protested China’s recent violations of its sovereignty and asked the neighbour to respect its sovereignty.

In the past, BlackBerry was the brand everyone would think of when considering to buy smart phones. However, things are different now.

VietNamNet Bridge – Machines, equipment, goods, real estate have all been advertised for sale by commercial banks to claim back their lent money. However, this proves to be a hard job.

Vietnamese businesses, which have a small production scale and earn modest money, are not ready to spend money on advanced technologies which allow to make clean products.

The Hanoi education department initiated program on teaching English to first graders started in 2008. To date, 400 schools have joined the program.