The Electricity of Vietnam’s plan on investing in telecommunication and securities has failed. Meanwhile, the investments in the banking and real estate sectors have not brought profits as the stock and real estate market remain gloomy.

The most expected annual classic concert will be held at the HCM City Opera House on November 3, with the participation of the Northeast German Philharmonic Orchestra, which has performed at the most famous theatres in the world. 

VietNamNet Bridge – According to the report on corruption fighting in 2011 sent to National Assembly deputies on October 21, police have finalized initial investigation of the polymer banknote printing case.

VietNamNet Bridge – Supplies of meat are ensured from now until the end of the Lunar New Year Festival in January if there are no epidemics or severe climate changes.

VietNamNet Bridge – Four police bands from Vietnam, Japan, the USA and South Korea made an impressive performance around Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake in the morning of October 23.

European Union leaders on Sunday agreed on the bloc's position for the upcoming G20 summit, calling on all G20 members to reform the international monetary system, strengthen financial regulation and tackle the excessive volatility

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport has finalized the draft regulation on changing working time to avoid traffic jams in Hanoi. Accordingly, public servants will start working later.

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Health is setting up 25 inspection teams to appraise the working of both private and foreign medical clinics, drug and cosmetics stores, and cosmetic surgery clinics.

The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake hitting southeast Turkey Sunday has risen to 138, as rescuers were racing against the time to search for survivors in the quake-hit zone.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's U23 football team tied Malaysia 1-1 to rank second at the VFF-Eximbank Cup at My Dinh National Stadium yesterday, Oct 23.

It is necessary to sell the state owned enterprises (SOEs) that operate for purely commercial purposes, experts say.

VietNamNet Bridge – Most Venerable Thich Thanh Tu, permanent vice president of the Viet Nam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)'s Executive Council, has received the Ho Chi Minh Order bestowed by the State.

New Zealand's All Blacks pulled off a historic 8-7 victory against France Sunday, taking the Rugby World Cup in front of a home crowd and winning the title of world champions for the first time in 24 years.

The development of craft villages has brought money to local producers, but has also brought about serious illness. Smoke, dust, water and resource pollution have all reduced the life expectancy of local residents in the villages.

Nursery schools complain that the low wages and allowances make them unable to recruit teachers.

The FTTx (fiber to the x) market has been heated up when network operators have launched a series of low-cost service packages. However, no agency has come forward and clarifies the quality of the packages.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday said the solution to the eurozone debt crisis lied in "more Europe," and called for necessary European Union (EU) treaty changes.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam, the defending SEA Games champions, lost 1-2 to Myanmar yesterday, Oct 23, in the semi-finals of the Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship in Laos.

VietNamNet Bridge – A group of Swedish amateur dancers entertained Ha Noi locals with a street performance on Friday.

The ASEAN-China Centre (ACC) will be officially established next month to promote comprehensive cooperation between ASEAN member countries and China.

Foreign and local investors say transparent policies and less cumbersome procedures are necessary to attract more investment into the real estate market.

Businesses now do not borrow money to store materials for the year-end production season, while those who borrowed gold and foreign currencies before, are trying to pay debts.

VietNamNet would like to introduce the second part of the talks of Vietnamese Foreign Minister at the Council for Foreign Relations (CFR), a leading think tank and publisher in the US.

The quarterly EuroCham Business Climate Index survey shows that business confidence and outlook among European businesses in Viet Nam fell for a fourth consecutive quarter to almost reach the "neutral" midpoint of 50.

Representatives from 120 countries attending the WHO's World Conference on Social Determinants of Health on Friday pledged to maintain investments in healthcare to reduce social gap.