The investors of the Nong Son thermopower plant project might feel regret for their decision to let a Chinese company execute the project. Kicked off in 2008, but the project has not been completed.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Exciting journeys on coconut-lined creeks, enjoying My Tho noodles or swimming in the sea of Go Cong ... are among interesting things that tourists can do in the southern province of Tien Giang.

Olympiad medal winners have been told that they would not be able to go studying abroad under the state-funded program No. 322.

Before his arrest, former Vice Chair of Tien Lang district, Hai Phong city, Mr. Nguyen Van Khanh, sent a petition to the authorities and the press to claim that he was not guilty of the forcible land acquisition in the district early this year.

Reasonable prices, strong configuration, fitted with sufficient features and high quality have all successfully persuaded Vietnamese people to choose South Korean smart phones designed for domestic consumption.

After a series of violently shaking explosions, a lot of Hre ethnic minority people have left their home village in a panic for the mountains, where they think they can avoid the “earth explosion.”

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly (NA) deputies spent last Friday discussing amendments and supplements to the laws on personal income tax (PIT), science and technology and anti-corruption.

The owner of an illegal tiger farm in Nghe An disclosed--in addition to raising them, the tiger farmers have to show the role of "nannies" who take care of tigers as their babies. They must be also veterinarians to cure the illness of tigers.

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of fish sauce villages have been in distress because they cannot scramble with Chinese businessmen for anchovies, the important materials for making fish sauce products.

Wedding photo albums in free trend, in Korean, traditional or classical styles have become so familiar. In the wedding season this year, some couples prove their difference by posing in the nude in their wedding pictures.

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Vietnam Airlines (VNA) has announced the cancellation of 62 flights to and from Danang, Hue, Dong Hoi, and Vinh airports over October 27 and 28.     

Speaking at the ongoing National Assembly meeting, Nguyen Van Giau, Chairman of the Economics Committee, said that businesses still find it difficult to access loans

  Vietnam and Thailand issued a joint statement on their second joint cabinet retreat in Hanoi on October 27.    

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of students and teachers at several private universities, colleges and vocational schools face an uncertain academic year as these institutions close down several faculties for lack of enrollment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal encroachment and occupation of river and canal sections in HCM City have blocked their flow and polluted their waters, according to the HCM City Urban Drainage Co Ltd.

Businesses keep indifferent to the government’s decision to accept a tax payment delay, saying that the tax payment deadline extension would not help them overcome the difficulties.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Plans for a pilot programme that will create a safe food supply chain for HCM City have been finalised, authorities have said.

VietNamNet Bridge - A special kind of wood that is said to be rare and can discolor if the temperature and the light changes, is being hunted by people in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Upgrading apartments and building new ones for poor households and students will be a top priority under HCM City's housing development programme for the 2012-15 period.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Keo Pagoda in Duy Nhat Commune, Vu Thu District, in northern Thai Binh Province, has been recognised as a special national relic for its unique historical, cultural, architectural and artistic values.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A programme to curb pollution from insecticide residues by targeting 100 hot spots throughout the nation will cost VND1.01 trillion (US$48.4 million).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The demand for Vietnamese language versions of foreign titles is growing rapidly among young readers.

According to Ericsson--in Vietnam, 47 percent of smart phone users download data with the phones, while the figure for popular mobile phones is 11 percent.

Thai imports have become popular with Vietnamese consumers. However, Thais would have to compete fiercely with Chinese to cement their firm position in the market.