US health officials identified two new drugs which may have infected patients with meningitis as they investigate a widening outbreak tied to tainted products from a Massachusetts pharmacy.

  Talks on HIV/AIDS, prostitution prevention and fighting; Monsoon set to drench northern, central regions; Loans for poor students to be funded by State, World Bank; Hand-foot-mouth disease hits Mekong Delta

According to Mr. Nguyen Kim Hung, Head of the Social Evils Prevention Bureau, under the Hanoi Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, this is a policy of humanity, but it also makes for public concern.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two ancient Buddha statues of Bac Ninh province have been recognized as national treasures.

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The number of 4.5 tons of gold mined at two major gold mines of Bong Mieu and Dak Sa in the central province of Quang Nam has made many people surprised. They question who benefits the most from that volume of gold?

As thousands of cars with diplomatic license plates are being used improperly, causing tax losses to the state budget, the government has asked relevant bodies to review the management of and handle violations related to this type of cars.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Traders and visitors at HCM City’s Ben Thanh Market were surprised to see contestants of the Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2012 catwalking amid the market, in colorful costumes.

Abnormally high temperatures at the thermal expansion joints of the CO exhaust pipe at the Cracking workshop, which is considered the "heart" of the Dung Quat oil refinery, is the latest matter that experts have to fix, according to VNExress.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese photographer Nguyen Quoc Huy won a gold medal at the 9th ‘Bucovina Mileniul 2012’ international photographic contest in Romania from the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP).

According to Le Van Quyen, chairman of the People’s Committee in Dakrong District in the central province of Quang Tri, a section of the newly built Dakrong 3 Hydropower Plant dam has burst, flooding nearby farm areas and vegetable crops.

 Viet Nam lose to UAE but gain experience in friendly match; Binh Duong top team competition in national cycling tourney; Cyclist wins gold medal in Asian Mountain Bike women's downhill

The stock market has become “as quiet as the grave.” But this does not discourage wise investors.

 The Portuguese government on Monday announced a tough budget for 2013 which highlights sharp tax hikes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vienna Philharmonic, one of the world's best orchestras, will perform in the Toyota Classics 2012 concert, which is scheduled at the Hanoi Opera House on the evening of November 4.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications has asked mobile network operators to connect their customer databases to the ministry's data centre.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People's Committee plans to add thousands of taxis to operate in outlying areas of the city to meet the increasing demand.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A free new music programme at universities and colleges in HCM City will be held regularly to entertain cash-strapped university students, who do not have the funds to pay for tickets to live concerts.

Workers in some business fields nowadays tend to hire others to undertake their works, while they themselves would take other jobs which can bring higher incomes.

 Yahoo! on Monday announced it had nabbed another key Google executive, naming Henrique de Castro as chief operating officer.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Mr. Vo Hong Quan, born in 1968, who lives with his parents in Khuong Ninh Hamlet, Go Cong Tay District, Tien Giang Province, is carrying thousands of large and small humps on his body.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The sixth plenum of the Party Central Committee wrapped up in Hanoi on October 15.

It always happens that the annual budget reserved for scientific research projects has not been used up over the last many years.

  VietNamNet Bridge - In the world of form and matter, Doan Xuan Tang pursues the simple, which are searchable from a peaceful village, a child with anxious eyes…

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is keen to join the UK in efforts to develop their strategic partnership in every aspect, especially politics-diplomacy, economics, trade, investment, tourism, and education-training.