Volleyballer to be VN's flag-bearer; Viet Nam to host futsal tournament; Thang's injury adds to football team's woes

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Finance Deputy Minister Tran Xuan Ha told the 17th APEC Finance Ministerial Meeting in Kyoto, Japan, that Vietnam would contribute $10 million to the ASEAN infrastructural fund.

VietNamNet Bridge – Shooting has been always a focus for Viet Nam in regional sport events. At the forthcoming 16th Asian Games (ASIAD) the team has been tasked with snatching a gold medal.

Rolls-Royce said on Tuesday, it has made progress in understanding the cause of the engine failure that forced a Qantas A380 jet to make an emergency landing after a mid-air engine explosion on Thursday.

Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange Monday extended rally and managed to stand above psychological mark 1,400 U.S. dollars, settling at all-time high 1403.2 dollars amid bullish sentiment.

At least 20 people were killed, 36 others injured and seven more went missing as hurricane Tomas tore through Haiti since Friday, Haitian Civil Protection Direction said on Monday.

U.S. airline industry has taken new measures to strengthen security, which has been a serious concern among the public after recent cargo bomb plot, the U.S. Homeland Security Department said Monday.

What should Vietnam do to be able to create Vietnamese products with globally recognized brands? This question was raised by VietNamNet to Tran Quang Hung, Secretary General of the Vietnam Electronics Association.

VietNamNet Bridge – Fourteen officials in Hong Dan district, the southern province of Bac Lieu, have been disciplined for using false high-school diplomas.

VietNamNet Bridge – The mud that has flooded Cao Bang town is non-toxic because it doesn’t contain chemicals, confirmed the Chair of Cao Bang province Nguyen Hoang Anh to an online newspaper on November 8.

A wild elephant killed a 14-year-old boy near a forestation farm in the southern province of Dong Nai Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City enterprises should build employee loyalty by sourcing capital from them and providing them with very good working conditions, says Le Hoang Quan, chairman of the municipal People's Committee.

VietNamNet Bridge – LOT Polish Airlines has announced a special discount on flights to Europe to promote the opening of its directly route from Hanoi (Vietnam) to Warsaw (Poland) from November 15.

VietNamNet Bridge – The domestic software industry has witnessed significant growth over the past five years, according to the Viet Nam Software Association (Vinasa).

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite being launched almost a year ago in Viet Nam, 3G mobile telephony is developing at a sluggish rate, experts said.

Dengue fever cases rising in HCM City; Seminar on hunger eradication and poverty reduction for ethnic minorities; Doctors save life of smallest newborn baby; Fourth grader returns $1,200 to teacher; International franchising expo opens in HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – Only 52 out of HCM City's 113 public and private hospitals have standard wastewater-treatment systems, the Department of Health has reported.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government and lawmakers at the National Assembly's meeting on Friday, Nov 5, agreed that although the incidence of juvenile crimes has dropped, the severity of the offences has risen.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s relics like Khue Van Cac, Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature), One Pillar Pagoda and many world cultural heritages which are sculptured in huge blocks of ice are now displayed at HCM City’s Dam Sen Park.

VietNamNet Bridge – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday presented Vietnamese writer and translator Hoang Thuy Toan with a Friendship Medal at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow.

VietNamNet Bridge – Local filmmakers and their American counterparts met at a cultural exchange programme yesterday held by the US Consulate General in HCM City to share experiences about documentary film-making.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many low-budget films, several of them made by HCM City students and shown on YouTube, are garnering praise from young audiences around the country.

VietNamNet Bridge – Young Vietnamese filmmakers have been invited to participate in a short ecological film competition.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese karate team are still coming to grips with the fact that they will be going into the Asian Games (ASIAD) without Nguyen Hoang Ngan, who damaged her knee in Serbia last week.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese chess team has a good chance to win a medal at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China next week, thanks to Le Quang Liem's impressive performance.