VietNamNet Bridge - National Assembly deputies Thursday adopted a resolution on agricultural land-use tax exemptions and reductions during the 2011-20 period.

The art exhibition "Dipolar” sponsored by the German Consulate General in HCM City will run from December 3  to 15 at the Museum of Fine Arts at 97A Pho Duc Chinh, District 1 in Ho Chi Minh City.

VietNamNet Bridge – They may be poorly treated by their husbands physically, psychologically or sexually. Even pregnant women are beaten.

VietNamNet Bridge – Karateka Le Bich Phuong helped Vietnam put an end to the “thirsty” for gold medals at the Asian Games 16. However, she admitted that before going to Guangzhou, she only wished to take a bronze medal.  

VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister has approved a VND341 billion (US$17 million) project to improve educational facilities and training standards for students from nine minority groups with low populations from 2010-15.

VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Supreme Court in HCM City yesterday, Nov 25, upheld the 23-year jail sentence given to a couple from southernmost Ca Mau Province for brutally torturing their teenaged worker.

VietNamNet Bridge – The role of the People's Procuracy in civil hearings divided deputies when they debated proposed changes to the Civil Procedure Code at a plenary session of the National Assembly yesterday, Nov 25.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam University of Fine Arts' Institute of Fine Arts has published an English translation of its annual academic bulletin Studies on Vietnamese Fine Arts Scientific Information 2008, with plans to issue translations . . .

VietNamNet Bridge – Popular Vietnamese songs will be presented in jazz arrangements by a big band led by the nation's leading jazz musician and impresario, Quyen Van Minh, in a concert in Ha Noi next Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge - The World Bank-chaired annual Consultative Group meeting of Vietnam donors, set for Dec. 7-8 in Hanoi, will focus on stabilizing the macro-economy and focusing on sustainable development, the WB said.

Binh Thuan delays yacht festival; Viet Nam tops travel polls; Food festival month arrives; Air link from Da Nang to Japan; Viet Nam promo in Egypt

Class strives to preserve central region folk melodies; Spanish musician El Guincho to open music festival in HCM City; Publishing house obtains rights to publish Fidel Castro's memoirs

VietNamNet Bridge – Nine-year-old Dinh Anh Hoang has spent two months training at the Ha Noi T&T table tennis centre.

The 84th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday attracted thousands of people lining the streets of Manhattan and millions more watching from televisions at home.

Susan Boyle's second album "The Gift" topped the Billboard 200 album charts for a second week despite challenges from nine new competitors including R. Rihanna, according to media reports Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – On behalf of the Hanoi people, Party Secretary Pham Quang Nghi has offered a letter of condolence to the Phnom Penh city for the stampede disaster that killed and injured hundreds of people on November 22.

The consumer price index (CPI) in the last three months saw the sharpest increases in comparison with the same periods of the past 20 years.

According to Swedish Ambassador, to achieve the goal in fighting corruption, especially in land management, Vietnam needs to ensure the transparency of public documents, transparency at courts and transparency in the decision-making process.

VietNamNet Bridge introduces some photos featuring funny and cute moments of contestants at the Miss Earth 2010 pageant.

VietNamNet Bridge – They took pictures on the beach of Vinpearl Resort & Spa in Nha Trang on November 24 to prepare for the final night on December 4.

Using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have caught sight of an unusual galaxy that has illuminated new details about a celestial "sandbar" connecting two massive islands of galaxies, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory reported

VietNamNet Bridge – 200 senior officials of Vietnam’s ministries and agencies and representatives of international organizations attended the ASEAN-OECD seminar on administrative reforms on November 25.

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak accepted defense minister's resignation on Thursday, according to the presidential office.

State President receives Yunnan province’s Secretary of the Party Committee; President Triet praises VNA-Kyodo relations; UAE, Vietnam boost comprehensive cooperation; Vietnam learns from German reform experience

Ministry puts $35bil price tag on transport needs; Australia finances poverty reduction projects in Vietnam; Hundreds of snakes freed into forest; Boat owner to pay for bridge damage; Blackmailer seized after death threats