VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam lost to Russia in the first round of the Women's World Chess Team Championship on Sunday in Turkey.

Despite high growth levels of internet use, e-commerce has been restricted in Viet Nam, attendees agreed at a seminar held in Ha Noi last Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has ratified two international protocols as measures to prevent and fight organised crime across national borders more effectively.

In 2012, HCM City will focus on mobilising investment for infrastructure development and for major projects on the Thu Thiem Peninsula, city authorities have said.

Electricity prices would increase today by 5 per cent to VND1,304 (US$0.06) excluding VAT for one kWh, Electricity of Viet Nam said in a press release.

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VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese swimmers won more medals and set new records at the ongoing sixth ASEAN Para Games in Solo, Indonesia, yesterday, Dec 19.

The death toll from tropical storm Washi in the Philippines has risen to 684 with still undetermined missing, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Provinces and cities across Viet Nam will be linked to an electronic database of drug-related offences from next year, according to a conference in Ha Noi yesterday, Dec 19.

VietNamNet Bridge – Becamex Binh Duong suffered a shock defeat at home at the hands of Lam Dong in the first round of the National Cup on Sunday.

The Communist Party of Viet Nam's Central Committee sent a message of condolences yesterday to the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea on the death of Kim Jong-il, the North Korean leader.

"Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows" opened to the No. 1 place of the North America box office with lower-than-expected receipts, leading a consistently slow domestic market which is preparing itself for the Christmas holiday.

The number of third-generation network (3G) users in Vietnam will sharply rise in the next three years from the current subscriber numbers of less than 10 million, claimed Qualcomm, one of the world’s leading 3G chipset suppliers.

There are 60 typhoid cases in Nanoko, with 29 already hospitalized, according to Fiji's Health Ministry.

Developers of two billion dollar hi-end tourist properties in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province are ready roll.

As the painful double-dip in the U.S. economy at the beginning of the year still weighs on Americans, a renowned Wall Street economist warned of a triple dip ahead.

Scientists said on Sunday that they have finished sequencing the genome of a direct descendant of Genghis Khan.

Argentina and the European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union (EU), signed two agreements on boosting joint investments and technology exchanges Sunday in Buenos Aires, the Argentine Industry Ministry said.

The United Nations takes seriously the accusation that it may have caused a 2010 cholera outbreak in Haiti, UN spokesman Farhan Haq said here Friday.

Around 80 per cent of domestic banking market shares will be held by 12 to 15 major banks in future as part of a new sector restructuring plan.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in the ancient city of Mandalay in Myanmar on December 19, starting his visit to the country at the invitation of President Thein Sein.

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The military must thoroughly understand the national defence policy, strictly implement concrete and regular activities as well as assignments in emergencies in line with the Party's instructions and viewpoint, said Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong.

While Viet Nam remains careful with local cultivation of genetically modified crops (GMC), a large number of these products are already available on the local market.

VietNamNet Bridge – Besides panic-stricken names like colonel Ernest Medina, lieutenant William Calley, who are seen as killers, My Lai people consider some American soldiers as heroes and their benefactors.