The Government issued Decree No 92/2011/ND-CP on October 17, regulating fines for administrative violations in the field of health insurance.

VietNamNet Bridge – The largest city in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is the first location that has a detailed climate change adaptation plan.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s diplomatic activities in October are clear proofs for a multilateral diplomatic policy with two emphasizes.

Just imaging the scratchy and screechy sound made by fingernails running down a blackboard is annoying. Now scientists have found the reason why it has such effect.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday approved Erbitux (cetuximab) for use with chemotherapy to treat patients with late-stage (metastatic) head and neck cancer.

VietNamNet Bridge – Overloaded kindergartens, teacher shortages, industrial parks without kindergartens in HCM City and related problems dominated discussions during a TV talkshow held last Sunday.

Developers slash property prices; Businesses are skeptical about tax cut; US opens door for 2 Vietnamese fruits; Foreign banks required to follow forex rules; Supermarkets trail behind in discount race  

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi police on November 8 found the baby boy who was kidnapped from the Central Obstetrics Hospital on November 3.

VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Ninh Thuan has become the first in Vietnam to officially declare hand-foot-mouth disease an epidemic.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Kennel Association (VKA) will organize the first Vietnam Dog Show at Phan Dinh Phung Sport Center in District 1, HCM City on November 10-11.

VietNamNet Bridge - Torrential rains on November 7-8 has caused serious flood in the ancient capital city of Hue. Many people have to evacuate to avoid flood.

French Prime Minister Francois Fillon on Monday sketched out new austerity plan, including accelerating pension reform and intensifying fight against tax loopholes, in hope to reduce public deficit and secure the country's AAA rating.

The public is concerned that the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV)'s draft decree on gold bullion trading could lead to monopolistic practices since few companies would be able to meet the requirements.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many disabled people showed off their talent in the first day of Vietnam’s Got Talent in HCM City on November 4. With iron will, they confidently proved their ability, with the message “I Can.”

Tablet PCs now can be seen on the hands of many people, from rice farmers to bakery shop owners.

An earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale jolted East China Sea at 10:59 a.m. Beijing Time (GMT 0259) Tuesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

Prime ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) members on Monday pledged to further promote economic cooperation.

It seems that joint training programs in cooperation with foreign and domestic schools can bring fat profits, which explains why Vietnamese universities rush to open new training programs, even though do not have licenses from MOET.

VietNamNet Bridge – At least 345 Vietnamese government and business websites were hacked during October, according to recent statistics provided by the Ha Noi-based Bach Khoa Internet Security Corporation (BKav).

A Los Angeles Superior Court jury on Monday found pop superstar Michael Jackson's personal physician Conrad Murray guilty in the singer's Propofol-induced death, while the trial wrapped up on Monday afternoon.

HCMC plans tablets installation for New Year celebrations; Vietnamese movie screened in US; Ancient temple unearthed in Ha Tinh; Life’s Rhythm and Contrast on display; Old tomb in southern Vietnam yields valuable historical data  

A lot of budget airlines have been eyeing the Vietnamese market, but they have been warned that it is not easy to penetrate the market.

VietNamNet Bridge – Increased security has been enforced at the National Hospital for Obstetrics and Gynaecology where a two-day-old baby boy disappeared last week.

JICA helps Vietnam reduce landslides; Vietnamese dies in Malaysia, family in the dark; Khanh Hoa hosts int’l conference on typhoon

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh is looking to win gold at the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Indonesia.