Between Sunday night and Monday morning, five tremors occurred in Bac Tra My District in the central province of Quang Nam, sending shock waves among the local people who dared not sleep all through the night.  

Vietnamese telecom firms have unanimously charged foreign telecom exploiters higher for the services of connecting the inbound calls with the subscribers in Vietnam.

Industrial hazardous waste discharged in Binh Duong province has been carried to the neighboring province of Dong Nai, where they are thrown to the fallow.

VietNamNet Bridge - In the first National Assembly session in 2013, the National Assembly will conduct the vote of confidence for the positions such as the President, the National Assembly Chair, the Prime Minister and others.

VietNamNet Bridge – More monkeys are appearing in the southern province of Ca Mau and they are protected by local people.

Parents nowadays have to bring their children to two places a day – nursery schools, where they stay from the morning to afternoon, and to household run child-minding classes, where they stay from after-school hours to 7 pm.

After several years of eyeing the Vietnamese aviation market, foreign airlines now move ahead with their plans to increase their presence in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ongoing economic crisis has not hit the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta's tourism sector too hard, Sai Gon Giai Phong (Sai Gon Liberation) newspaper has reported.

Cashew machines make a mark; Banks face struggle for profits in final quarter; Technology transfer policies lashed; Foreign-owned brokerages face hurdles; VNPT hands off Post Corporation; Hanoi uncovers gross land misuse

 VietNamNet Bridge – The southern province of Kien Giang needs more than US$44 million to cope with climate change, according to the German International Cooperation (GIZ).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese and Japanese experts discussed bilateral cooperation on the use of nuclear energy for the purposes of peace, security, and nuclear non-proliferation in Hanoi on November 20.

 VietNamNet Bridge – NA deputies proposed a change to the Law on Science and Technology, which has shown a number of shortcomings, at their meeting on November 20.

The owners of well-known gold brands, who have been prohibited to make bullion gold, have shifted to make 9999 jewelry gold as a reaction to the new policy which says the state holds the monopoly in making bullion gold.

VietNamNet Bridge - Sweden will help the Vietnam Aerospace Association (VASA) in technology transfer and development of medium-range unmanned aircraft.

VietNamNet Bridge - A businessman invested VND600 million ($30,000) to produce an album for Dung Da Lat, a famous guitarist in HCM City. The album consists of ten 10 classic music works.

 The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new record high in 2011, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said Tuesday.

  Vietnamese artists bring shows to disabled kids; Youth Theatre artists to perform in Israel; Da Nang museum reveals historical objects; Street of flowers for Year of Snake celebrations

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam have set their sights on reaching the final of Southeast Asia's premier football competition, the AFF Suzuki Cup, according to coach Phan Thanh Hung.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The newly-appointed ASEAN General Secretary Le Luong Minh says his primary task in his five-year term is to realise the grouping’s goal of building a united, strong ASEAN community by 2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 21st ASEAN Summit and related meetings officially closed in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on the evening of November 20.

VietNamNet Bridge – Confronting the vulnerable and desperate situation of robbery in Saigon, many solutions have been suggested by experts and the readers.

VietNamNet Bridge – While some foreign investment funds have had their operation extended in Vietnam, domestic funds are less lucky.

 Greece looked likely Tuesday to get the bailout funds it needs to avoid bankruptcy at an emergency European finance ministers meeting called to try and clinch the aid deal and heal a rift with the IMF over the debt-stricken country.

According to the survey by the Government Inspectorate and the World Bank, the four sectors that are judged to commit corruption the most include traffic police, land management, customs and construction.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many foreign channels of pay TV services in Vietnam which are not edited and translated into Vietnamese will not be licensed to broadcast in the near future.