Duo eye on giant power project

VietNamNet Bridge - Chinese and South Korean investors are interested in cooperating with the United States-based AES Corporation to develop the $2.1 billion coal-fired power plant in Quang Ninh province.

18 dead, 100 still missing in boat incident in eastern India

At least 18 people are now confirmed dead while 100 others are still missing in a boat tragedy in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal Saturday, a senior police official said on Sunday.

Vietnam, Russia sign deal on first nuclear plant

VietNamNet Bridge - Russia and Vietnam on Sunday signed a deal worth an estimated US$5.6 billion for Vietnam's first nuclear power plant on the occasion of Russia President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Vietnam.

Magical mystery tour

VietNamNet Bridge - Thien Duong is Vietnam’s longest cave and filled with magical and mysterious formations, no wonder Quang Binh province hope to entice tourists into the dark.

Ha Noi to move polluting firms

VietNamNet Bridge - Industrial manufacturers that cause pollution in Ha Noi will be moved from the city's urban and residential areas by 2015, according to a plan from the municipal People's Committee.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 31/10

Vietnamese Culture Week in Cambodia leaves deep impressions; Violinist Chau Giang returns home for performance; Vietnam strikes gold at major art photo contest; Uncle Ho’s poems translated into Mongolian; HIV/AIDS exhibition to open in Hanoi

FPT to be partners with EVN Telecom

VietNamNet Bridge - The Corporation for Financing and Promoting Technology (FPT) and its subsidiary FPT Telecom will become strategic partners of EVN Telecom.

Experts tip broadband boom

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam had all the conditions for a boom in broadband internet use, network operators agreed at two-day forum on internet telecommunications on Wednesday in the capital city.

SBV halts lending against gold collateral

The State Bank of Vietnam has issued a new regulation forbidding commercial banks from lending cash against gold collateral, in a move aimed at easing pressure on the foreign exchange market, as well as lowering risks to the banking system.

Vietnam inks $76 mln credit deal with RoK

VietNamNet Bridge - An agreement on Economic Development Cooperation Fund of the Republic of Korea (EDCF) loans, worth 76 million USD, for three projects in Vietnam was signed in Hanoi on October 29.

Chaos on football transfer market to remain for at least five years

VietNamNet Bridge – This is the view of many coaches, who said that football clubs need at least five years to train their young players. Until then, they will still have to buy players at high prices.

The youth eagerly prepare for Halloween

VietNamNet Bridge – Halloween has gained in popularly in Vietnam in the past several years, particularly in big cities like Hanoi and HCM City. Youngsters have been preparing for this event for a week now.

Summits create solid basis for ASEAN moving

The 17th ASEAN Summit and related summits concluded successfully and yielded outcomes that will serve as a solid foundation for the association to advance further and achieve its set goals, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said.

Donors agree $14.8m for reforms

VietNamNet Bridge - Domestic and foreign donors signed an agreement yesterday, committing US$14.8 million for business registration reforms throughout Viet Nam.

Scientist of Vietnamese origin awarded by NASA

VietNamNet Bridge – Doctor Trinh Huu Phuoc, an American scientist of Vietnamese origin, has been selected by NASA to lead a team of engineers in the development of a propulsion system for future robotic spacecraft . . .

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 30/10

ASEAN delegates’ families visit Vietnam Museum of Ethnology; Imaging gear to boost diagnoses at hospital; Death sentence confirmed; Attempted murderer faces prosecution

Improving Vietnam-US relations

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has affirmed that economic ties will become the focal point in the Vietnam-US relationship and give a fresh impetus to develop other relations.

ASEAN+3 enhances dynamic and effective cooperation

VietNamNet Bridge – ASEAN+3 leaders have agreed to undertake practical measures to effectively realise all agreements, particularly the ASEAN+3 Cooperation Work Plan.

ASEAN-Russia relation expected to rise to new height

VietNamNet Bridge - The second ASEAN-Russia Summit, chaired by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, with the participation of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and ASEAN leaders, was held in Hanoi on October 30.

Deputy PM welcomes new Intel plant

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai yesterday, Oct 29, praised efforts made by Intel Corporation to build an assembly and testing plant in Viet Nam.

Ministry calls for dairy industry to up competitiveness

VietNamNet Bridge – The competitiveness of Viet Nam's milk products remains weak because of dependence on imported materials and lack of high-tech equipment in the industry, officials have said.

Japanese films to screen in four cities

VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese films ranging from classic masterpieces to the latest releases will be screened during the Japanese Film Festival 2010 to travel to the northern cities of Hai Phong and Ha Noi and after screenings . . .

Photos highlight Russia's beauty

VietNamNet Bridge – Audiences can take a photographic trip to Russia at the Glimpse on Russia exhibition on show at 45 Trang Tien, Street in Ha Noi.

Vietnamese-American artist explores gender and tradition

VietNamNet Bridge – Using thread and ink to create a kind of armour for her calligraphic subjects, artist Tammy Nguyen's new body of work explores three dimensions in experimental ways, stretching and twisting her characters with cement and string

Three wheelers thrive despite December ban

VietNamNet Bridge – Modified three-wheel motor vehicles can still be seen on the streets of Ha Noi, but by December 31, all will have to go because of a State ban the authorities say.