Indian ‘Disco King’ Bappi Lahiri rocked the Diwali Gala 2010 show at Sheraton Saigon Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 Friday night.

The Viet Nam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vina-comin) has taken responsibility for repairing damage caused by a mudslide last week in northern mountainous Cao Bang Province.

A strong foreign presence in the real estate service sector has led to an imbalance in the Vietnamese market.

Cable television operators are sinking big money to stay ahead of what is a highly competitive field but consumers, who have got used to a good thing, are demanding more and more.

An amended draft on listing requirements, made by the State Securities Commission, might increase the charter capital level necessary for companies to list on Viet Nam's stock exchanges

36 Vietnamese contestants to compete at ASEAN Skills Contest; Vietnam joins university and post-university education co-operation project; Third national environment conference to be held in Hanoi; Int’l organizations assist flood victims

Tourist numbers are recovering but Vietnam’s hospitality sector must be fully prepared for the more choosy tourist created by the financial crisis

EU rules challenge seafood exporters; French agency to finance hydropower plant; Sai Gon-Ha Noi Bank increases charter capital; French shipping line adds direct cargo service

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has proposed initiatives to deal with economic and global development issues, helping to build G20 institutions and global governance mechanisms.

The Environment Department under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is looking to crack down on the import of exotic or alien species to Viet Nam in a bid to protect local ecosystems.

Further global collective action focused on priority areas would raise growth, lower unemployment and reduce poverty, the International Monetary Fund ( IMF) said on Friday.

Factory workers in Ho Chi Minh City are stressed out by a combination of factors like low wages, poor standard of living, mundane work, lay-off worries, and limited contact with the opposite sex

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Friday raised its forecast for global oil-demand growth for both 2010 and 2011, driven by bullish sentiment about the global economic outlook.

General Motors Co. might sell more shares than initially planned in its first public offering, at a price higher than expected, because of strong investor demand

Agreement and action is needed from all sides to tackle the negative aspects of online games.

Local residents call it “Ha Long Bay on land;” visitors refer to it as “the waveless bay.”

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has announced that “Exotic Beaches and Islands” will be the theme of the National Tourism Year 2011.

The central bank is likely to hike interest rates in the coming months since the government is determined to curb inflation and limit the devaluation of the dong, according to the Hong Kong-Shanghai Banking Corp

Building a mechanism to enhance corporate governance of State-owned enterprises (SoEs) and groups should be based on real lessons to accelerate business reform and economic growth

VietNamNet Bridge – The 11th Binh Duong Television Football Cup 2010 will take place from November 19-28 in the southern province of Binh Duong.

President Nguyen Minh Triet received representatives from the Japan-Viet Nam Friendship Parliamentarians Federation (JVFPF) in Yokohama yesterday

ASEAN and Viet Nam were ready to co-operate with the Group of Twenty (G-20) to carry out its development agenda, affirmed Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

The National Assembly Standing Committee on November 11 sent a dispatch as feedback for deputy Nguyen Minh Thuyet’s proposal to establish a provisional committee to investigate the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group’s failure.

In Ho Chi Minh City, titillation for teenagers now comes in 3-D form. Pornographic pictures and films, reportedly smuggled in from China, are widely available and popular especially among university students.

Book celebrates Ha Noi music; Singapore hosts VN art show; Italian books published in VN; Writing contest on water saving