VietNamNet Bridge - Ultimatums have been given to foreign developers sitting on their hands instead of developing their projects.

Over 500 families near the restive Mt. Bulusan in northern Philippines were evacuated on Sunday after another round of explosions from the volcano that triggered ash falls and a series of earthquakes for the past 24 hours.

Vietnamese athletics starts favourably; ASIAD-16: Vietnam carries off 22 medals; Nguyen Thanh Bao wins silver in chess; Vietnam secure two more silvers in rowing and taekwondo

VND1 billion raised at Run for Children 2010; New religious site for overseas Vietnamese in Laos; Vietnam, US seek to identify missing soldiers; UN, Education Ministry mark Teachers Day; Environmentally-friendly bags come into use

Two largest ships built by Vietnam’s maritime industry; Hanoi’s CPI up 1.93 percent in November; More than $100 mil invested in Cai Lan port; Business lecturers honoured; First turbine starts idle run at Son La power plant 

Party committees to help lift productivity; Vietnam Teacher’s Day celebrated in Russia; Vice President welcomes Bulgarian teachers; PM receives German and Bulgarian guests

74 collectives and individuals honoured for environmental protection; Government leader receives German, Bulgarian guests; Vietnam recognised as high biodiversity nation

In some cases, a tiny flaw in the production chain can affect the whole industrial sector of the country. So, domestic businesses should be fully aware of new US proposals to tighten anti-dumping and anti-subsidy regulations.

German artist Michael Vorfeld performs in HCM City; Eagerly-expected film Norwegian Wood to debut in Vietnam; Pop star to raise money for poor kids; 3,000-year-old lithophone unearthed in southern province

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more students from all over the world are coming to Vietnam to study and enjoy the unique Vietnamese culture.

Police in the northern province of Quang Ninh have suspended seven officers who were involved in a video clip showing some of them humiliating two prostitutes they found with a man in a hotel room.

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1," the seventh installment on Hogwarts, is assured of having the biggest opening weekend for the franchise, garnering a magical 61.2 million dollars in movie ticket receipts on Friday.

Intel Products Vietnam has become the first to be given priority in electronic customs procedures under a memorandum of understanding signed Wednesday with Vietnam General Department of Customs in Ho Chi Minh City.

Mothers who are obese or have diabetes may be more likely to have children with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to research findings released on Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge – After one week of gathering in Hanoi to participate in the beauty contest for HIV carriers, 15 women living with HIV have returned to their normal life.

“Private power-holders and the wealthy elite are seeking control over the Mekong River's water resources. Benefits will not go to the people but to the pocket of the plutocracy,” said the former vice chair of the NA Foreign Affairs Committee.

VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a scheme to restructure the Vietnam Shipping Industry Group (Vinashin) in the 2011-2013 period to help it stabilise production and operation rapidly after financial problems.

In his latest efforts to push for passage of the arms reduction treaty with Russia this year in the Senate, U.S. President Barack Obama has appealed to the U.S. public and foreign leaders for support in the last two days.

Two suicide bombings rocked Afghanistan's eastern Laghman province, claiming the lives of six people including two attackers and wounding 33 others in a single day on Saturday, officials confirmed.

Gunmen in northwestern Pakistan Saturday attacked and set on fire NATO supply trucks destined for Afghanistan, police and witnesses said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese competitors secured two silvers and one bronze medal in xiangqi, rowing and sepak takraw on the 6th day of competition at the on-going 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many localities are behind schedule in granting land-use certificates and titles for houses, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

VietNamNet Bridge – A solar energy network, funded by Germany at a cost of EUR1 million, was inaugurated in Hanoi on November 19, making it the first of its kind so far in Vietnam.

HCM City honours 159 teachers; Vietnam, US seek to identify missing soldiers; French embassy, VNA boost ties; Chinese man steals a taxi; Japan backs centre for rehabilitation; Coach burned, no one injured

VietNamNet Bridge – Two Vietnamese girls are among a five-member student team from La Trobe University, who have won the Australian round of the CFA Global Investment Research Challenge.