The badminton team have won the first medal for Vietnam at the ongoing ASEAN Para Games in Indonesia.

The Federal Republic of Germany has pledged official development assistance (ODA) of more than US$372 million to Viet Nam during the next two years – the biggest sum yet allocated.

VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly policymakers agreed that the Government should temporarily stop establishment of the nation’s economic zones and border economic zones in Viet Nam due to poor results.

A lot of plastic bags producers in HCMC have rapidly prepared to make biodegradable bags in order to enjoy the environment task exemption.

VietNamNet Bridge – More films and videos on social issues should be produced to enhance understanding of the most recent social-science research, university professors have recommended.

The mobile call charges in Vietnam have decreased by 15 percent per annum in the last three years. However, the charges are still much higher than that in other countries in the world.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced on Thursday the end of the U.S. military mission in Iraq during a ceremony in Baghdad after the Iraqi war broke out nearly nine years ago.

The number of orders for the first quarter of 2012 is anticipated to decrease by 10-15 percent, which threatens the existence of garment and footwear companies and jobs of laborers.

The running out of tours and the overloading will not be seen in this New year tour season. Since people have to fasten their belt, travel firms’ offices seem to remain quiet with limited bookings.

VietNamNet Bridge – It is hard to imagine that there are such tiny schools in inner Ho Chi Minh City.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will attend the fourth Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS-4) Summit from December 19-20 in Myanmar.

VietNamNet Bridge – The sixth ASEAN Para Games officially opened yesterday, Dec 15, in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia.

VietNamNet Bridge – A shortage of paediatricians and equipment at hospitals is affecting healthcare for infants in the south-eastern, Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands), and south-central regions.

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has confirmed details of its ticket resale process for Olympic and Paralympic ticket holders here on Wednesday.

Vietnam’s public debt could reach 58.4% of GDP against 54.6% in 2011. National Financial Supervision Committee deputy chairman Ha Huy Tuan said rising public debt would not be a concern if the loans were effectively used and managed.

VietNamNet Bridge – The festival’s opening ceremony took place last night, December 15, at the Sao Mai Theatre in Tuy Hoa city, Phu Yen province, attracting many senior actors.

Vietnamobile on Tuesday became the country’s final mobile operator to commercialize the third generation (3G) network service, in the context that it is now left with only half of the license to deploy the service.

Securities companies would be re-arranged and classified in a plan to restructure the stock market set up by the State Securities Commission SSC.

VietNamNet Bridge – A few years ago an American academic was writing a paper on chaos theory. He based his research on the flow of traffic in Ha Noi. Two weeks after arriving in Viet Nam, he was hit by a motorbike and seriously injured.

The results of Russia's parliamentary elections on Dec. 4 reflected the views of Russian voters, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday in his annual Q&A session.

Anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties will be placed on vehicle imports from the United States for two years, the Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday.

This year some high-ranking officials made memorable statements, which raised great controversies on the media and in the public. VietNamNet Bridge makes a review.

A new regular nonstop flight was launched between Beijing and Lhasa on Thursday, cutting the previous travel time by nearly two hours.

VietNamNet Bridge – The fire broke out at the 33-storey twin tower of the Electricity of Vietnam Group at 4pm, December 15, but until 9.30pm, rescue workers took all 40 victims out of the building.

Egyptians went to the polls on Wednesday morning in the second stage voting for a new parliament, after the first stage concluded with the Islamic parties being the biggest winners.