VietNamNet Bridge – Being accused of lying on a hammock with his married employee in a coffee shop, Judge Huynh Hong Thang, vice chief judge of the People’s Court of Soc Trang City, explained that he only wanted to “console” his subordinate.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prolonged dry weather has put the northern provinces of Bac Giang, Quang Ninh, and Lang Son at an extremely high risk of forest fire, the Forest Management Department,

The death toll in a school bus accident that occurred on Wednesday morning in the northwest province of Gansu has risen to 20 following the death of one child later Wednesday.

The automobile market has heated up after a long frozen period, following the news that the Hanoi and HCM City authorities may raise the ownership registration tax to 20 percent.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Monday requested that the Ministry of Finance release the business results of State-run corporations and economic groups.

VietNamNet Bridge – The SEA Games' futsal (indoor football) event kicks off today with Vietnamese teams aiming to go all the way to the finals.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam, Laos and Cambodia have agreed to increase their co-operation in the fight against drugs during a two-day meeting that ended in Vientiane yesterday, Nov 16.

VietNamNet Bridge – Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa Max Vuyisile Sisulu arrived in Viet Nam yesterday for his three-day official visit.

Local firm SaigonTel has the intention to seek a new foreign partner to replace TA Associates International Pte. Ltd. involved in a joint venture to develop Thu Thiem Software Park in HCMC.

The 14th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology (AMMST-14) and the 62nd meeting of ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology (COST-62) will be held in HCM City from November 21-26.

Vietnam wants Canada to open its door for Vietnamese goods and intensify its investment in the country, with the goal of bringing two-way trade turnover up to US$2 billion in the near future, said State President Truong Tan Sang.

In order to improve the Circles friend-grouping function on Google+, Google has acquired social networking software company Katango, which was co-founded by Dr. Vu Duy Thuc of Vietnam.

Vietnam and Switzerland will create favorable conditions for their enterprises to boost exchanges and invest in each other’s country.

VietNamNet Bridge – The gold medal by swimmer Hoang Quy Phuoc closed a successful day for Vietnam at the Southeast Asian Games 2011. With four more gold, Vietnam overtook Thailand to rank second on November 16.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, saw its third-quarter profit below analysts' estimates as it cut prices to boost sales.

Vice chairman Dinh Nho Bang of the Vietnam Gold Traders Association said the association has submitted its petition to the central bank indicating the unfeasibility of a draft decree on gold bar trading management.

The UN refugee agency said on Tuesday there has been an outbreak of cholera in Dadaab, the world's largest refugee camp in Kenya, which is believed to have started among new arrivals who had most likely acquired it in Somalia

While businesses complain that banks’ profits are surprisingly high in the context of the current economic difficulties, economists have pointed out that in fact, the banks’ profitability is low.

VietNamNet Bridge – 2012 will be observed as the Tourism Year for the seven central coastal provinces of Thua Thien-Hue, Da Nang, Phu Yen, Binh Dinh, Khanh Hoa, Quang Ngai and Quang Nam.

It remains unclear about the fate of EVN Telecom.

Apple on Tuesday named Art Levinson as non-executive chairman of its board, replacing co- founder Steve Jobs who passed away last month.

Annual inflation in the eurozone remained stable at 3.0 percent in October, the European Union's (EU) statistical office Eurostat said on Wednesday.

The Hanoi Education and Training Department has been determined to treat dyslalia, simply because the capital city’s dwellers must not lisp. However, experts have warned that the campaign would cost multi-million dong.

Post-harvest management of rice urged; Investors eye Vietnam as rest of Asia loses sheen; Central bank makes banking system more transparent; Chinese potato threatens Dalat farmers; Industrial exports expected to stall  

Savills Vietnam, together with Savills Japan, will organise a seminar about Vietnam’s real estate investment opportunities on November 25 in Tokyo.