Mountain village ravaged by landslide

VietNamNet Bridge – After a big noise, thousands of cubic meters of soil and stone from Ka Lang mountain rushed down Go Rin village in the central province of Quang Ngai. Four people were buried in soil on November 16. One girl died.

$2 bil casino to be built in border province

VietNamNet Bridge - The Lang Son International Joint stock Company Wednesday announced plans to build a 186-hectare casino “city” in Lang Son City in the northern mountains.

Miss Earth beauties show their ability at golf course

VietNamNet Bridge – Around 30 contestants of the Miss Earth 2010 pageant played golf at the Diamond Bay resort in the coastal city of Nha Trang on November 18.

Anti-corruption: people can’t wait

“If corruptors are not punished once, your fight against corruption will go backward. Efforts that you have made will become zero and the people’s trust will decrease,” said a senior official of the Transparency International.

Google launches new fashion shopping site

Google on Wednesday unveiled boutiques.com, a shopping site designed to help users find clothes and other items that suit their personal tastes.

Vietnamese youths attend tiger summit in Russia

VietNamNet Bridge - Two Vietnamese youths have set off for the Worldwide Fund for Nature-initiated International Youth Tiger Summit in Vladivostok in eastern Russia between November 18 and 24, according to the WWF Vietnam.

State owned enterprises – when will the children grow up?

Why does Vietnam lack talented staff for state-owned enterprises? The answer lies in the current method for appointing and dismissing personnel.

Vietnam rejects US religion report

VietNamNet Bridge - A Foreign Ministry spokesperson was critical of the US 2010 report on international religion released by the US Department of State on November 18, saying it was based on misinformation about Vietnam.

Vietnam opens first consulate in Japan

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has opened its first consulate in Japan in the central city of Nagoya.

France to host G20 financial ministers in February

France, the new G20 president, is reported to be hosting financial ministers and heads of G20 central banks next February in Paris, local media quoted sources from the economy ministry as saying on Wednesday.

Nikkei closes above 10,000 for first time in five months, financials gain

Tokyo stocks rose sharply Thursday, with Japan's key Nikkei stock index climbing ore than 2 percent as the yen's retreat against the U.S. dollar spurred an injection of funds from overseas which boosted domestic financier issues.

FIFA suspends six officials on World Cup bids scandal

The FIFA Ethics Committee announced on Thursday its decision to suspend six FIFA officials from taking part in any football-related activities after they were found to have “breached various articles of FIFA code of Ethics”, . . .

Swine flu claims 8 lives in Vietnam this year

VietNamNet Bridge - Eight out of 183 patients infected with swine flu this year have died, the Ho Chi Minh City-based Pasteur Institute reported at a meeting on November 17.

Suspicious package found in Namibia destined to Munich: official

Baggage containing a suspected detonating device was removed from a Munich-bound plane at Windhoek airport in Namibia by local police Wednesday, German federal crime agency BKA said Thursday.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 18/11

Fatherland Front's ongoing tasks defined by Party leader; Vietnam’s path to socialism discussed in Argentina; Deputy Prime Minister Hung receives GICHD Director

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 18/11

Regional congress discusses poison control measures; Japan assists to build boarding house for handicapped children; Berlin borough signs cooperation agreement with Hanoi district; Vietnamese goods prove a hit in rural areas

Environmental protection begins from small things

VietNamNet Bridge – The environmental sector should carry out comprehensive measures to reduce pollution, restore, and improve the quality of the environment, said Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong.

Parisian university honours Chau

VietNamNet Bridge – The Paris-South XI University held an award ceremony to honour its Professor Ngo Bao Chau, who was awarded the prestigious Fields Medal this year.

Many bus, taxi firms ignore new price-control regulations

VietNamNet Bridge – Many bus and taxis drivers have ignored a ruling requiring them to paste their prices, said deputy director of the city's Transport Department Nguyen Hoang Linh.

Safe pork approved in disease-stricken areas

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's Animal Health Department has approved the slaughter of healthy pigs for consumption in localities hit by blue-ear pig disease.

Major clean water project launched in central region

VietNamNet Bridge – A project to provide clean water and improve rural sanitation in six central provinces was launched yesterday, Nov 17.

Status of co-operatives ‘must be recognised'

VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly deputies insisted yesterday, Nov 17, that any changes to the Co-operative Law must recognise the special status the organisations have in Viet Nam.

VN offers more help for Mekong strategy

VietNamNet Bridge – In the spirit of friendly neighbourliness and reliable partnership, Viet Nam wants to make positive contributions to the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Co-operation Strategy (ACMECS) framework.

Nguyen Dinh Xuan - a legislator & environmental activist

VietNamNet talked with National Assembly deputy Nguyen Dinh Xuan, who was recently honored by Bern city for protecting bears.

Documentary makers to show first efforts

VietNamNet Bridge – Six documentary films by young Vietnamese film makers will be screened with English subtitles in Ha Noi this weekend.