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.

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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. 

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 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.

 Europe's main stock markets retreated on Thursday following news that the 17-nation eurozone economy fell into recession in the third quarter as a result of the region's sovereign debt crisis, dealers said.

The bailouts worth tens of trillions of dong sound very imposing. However, they are still insufficient enough to rescue businesses.

Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh has extended congratulations on Cambodia’s fine performance as ASEAN Chair in 2012 and successful organisation of ASEAN related meetings, including the ADMM.

The trend of opening mini-marts and mobile stores to sell stabilised-price goods at HCM City's export-processing and industrial zones has been popular with workers and, at the same time, has helped companies reduce their inventories.

VietNamNet Bridge – Electronics and refrigeration enterprises fear that from January 1, 2013, their refrigerators and air conditioners would not be launched into the market because of the delay in energy saving labeling.

 Plainclothes police to catch traffic violators; HCM City to drive south-east growth; Sales of imported flu vaccine suspended; Trafficked babies rescued, gang held