Chair of the Vietnam Energy Association Tran Viet Ngai has denied the opinion that hydropower plants are the main “culprit” of the floods

Discussing the government’s report on anti-corruption on November 4, National Assembly deputy Tran Van Kiet from Vinh Long didn’t agree that the corruption at grassroots-level agencies is more serious than at central agencies.

When the national economy shows signs of uncertainties, experts say, the information released by management agencies must be transparent, while the policies must be consistent in order to stabilize the market and calm the public down.

VietNamNet Bridge – One of the central roles of the political system at the moment would be to help central provinces quickly recover from the recent flooding, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at the monthly Government meeting last Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Theatre Ballet and Symphony Orchestra will regale city aficionados with a performance tomorrow, Nov 9, that will include revolutionary music and compositions by veteran Vo Dang Tin.

Three-centuries-old Hue tree gets heritage status; HCM City to launch Sai Gon River tour to promote tourism; Diamond Place to host Miss Earth's Beauty and Talent Night

VietNamNet Bridge – Many university students often pirate their essays and theses from other sources. Khoa hoc and Doi song (Science and Life) newspaper spoke to lecturers and students about the problem.

VietNamNet Bridge – The majority of lawmakers advocate the need to issue a law with mechanisms and policies to facilitate the construction and development of Ha Noi.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese athletes were told to give it their all and act as ambassadors for the nation at the 16th Asian Games (ASIAD) which will start in China's Guangzhou this week.

Suffering from huge losses from flood caused by water discharged by reservoirs, the Farmers’ Association of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on November 4 met to discuss how to claim compensation from the power sector.

VietNamNet Bridge – Myong Cha-hyon and Al Il-bom both scored to help North Korea to victory over Viet Nam and the VFF SONHA Cup at My Dinh National Stadium on Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government's newly-announced measures to calm the monetary market helped lift shares on Friday, allowing the VN-Index to end the session at 457.27 points, an overall gain of 1.03 over the previous week's close.

VietNamNet Bridge – An opera arranged by German and Austrian and performed by Vietnamese artists will debut at the Hanoi Opera House on November 14.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Sunday drove a Formula 1 racing car for several hours on a special track at a speed of 240 km per hour in Russia's northeast region of St. Petersburg, showing again his tough image.

National Assembly deputies are continuing to frown upon the country’s power sector.

Vietnam’s information technology (IT) industry still lags behind progressive countries in the region as it has yet to satisfy regional advanced standards. 

Chairing a cabinet meeting Saturday to discuss socio-economic developments in Hanoi, PM Nguyen Tan Dung asked ministries to focus on price control, especially keeping close eye on prices of daily life necessities, medicines and milks.

Because of high flood tide on the Saigon River, hundreds of barges couldn’t go through Binh Trieu bridge on November 7. Hundreds of barges had to queue for nearly ten kilometers  waiting until water went down.

Two days after the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) announced it will keep the foreign exchange rate unchanged, gold prices continued to increase to over VND 35 million per tael this morning.

PetroVietnam and India Oil and Nature Gas Corporation still have opportunity to buy BP’s assets in  BP joint ventures operating in Vietnam, after BP announced it had reached agreement with Russia TNK-BP.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism last week reported that Vietnam in 2010 would receive more than five million foreign tourists and the number of local travellers would reach over 28 million.

VietNamNet Bridge – For Vietnamese, the wedding is the most important event in their lives. As their income is improved, many people are ready to pay thousands of US dollars to hire luxurious cars for their weddings.

Taiwan’s Formosa is seeking Vietnamese authorities’ support to mobilise foreign currency to run its giant steel complex in central Vietnam.

The Ministry of Public Security’s Investigation Agency Friday arrested Cu Huy Ha Vu under the approval of the Supreme People’s Court to investigate his activities related to spreading anti-state propaganda.

VietNamNet Bridge – The tree (diospyros decandra lour), which is located in the central province of Thua Thien Hue, was accredited as “Tree of Heritage” by the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment on November 5.