Taiwanese MSG producer Vedan has already paid out nearly VND220 billion (US$11 million) to farmers in compensation for polluting the Thi Vai River, severely affecting their livelihoods.

The General Department of Qualification, Standards and Measurement has warned consumers of Chinese-sourced glasses in Vietnam which contain toxic chemicals. .

A shipwreck occurred on January 12 in the Lo River in the northern mountain province of Tuyen Quang resulted in two deaths and six missing.  

VietNamNet Bridge – Some experts believe that stocks would be the safe investment channel for 2011, according to Nguoi lao dong.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese rice exporters have been warned that they will meet big difficulties in 2011, because Vietnam has to open the food market to foreign enterprises.

Cities and provinces have also spent a lot of money to organize conferences to call for foreign investment. However, the effects of these campaigns remain far below expectations.

As many people are preparing to travel for Tet, many travel firms complain that they are missing big business opportunities because they are unable to satisfy the demand.

The Ministry of Education and Training has drawn up am ambitious plan to develop the network of gifted schools.

VietNamNet Bridge – Beeline was once considered the guy that roused Vietnam’s telecom market when it launched noisy advertisement campaigns and marketed dirt cheap service packages.

VietNamNet Bridge – While cross-border smuggling in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta's border areas has decreased somewhat, no headway has been made against the trafficking of cigarette, local authorities concede.

The cause of the plane crash that killed Polish president Lech Kaczynski has been attributed to the crew's refusal to divert to another airport under pressure to avoid upsetting the president.

VietNamNet Bridge – At a meeting on January 12, the National Committee for Search and Rescue reviewed this work in 2010 and discussed the implementation of search and rescue activities in 2011.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People's Committee has approved a plan allowing 26,000 teachers working under short-term contracts in public pre-schools across the city to receive increased compensation and benefits, . . .

VietNamNet Bridge – The memories of his homeland and his love for it suffuse the works of Vietnamese-Polish artist Hoang Ngoc Huu whose works are on display at an exhibition in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – Kplus, a subsidiary of VTV and French station Canal Plus, plans to meet the Vietnamese Football Fans Club next week and explain the cost of its football coverage to subscribers.

VietNamNet Bridge – A tributary of Dong Nai River and other waterways sweep in waste from HCM City and nearby provinces and cause heavy pollution in the Mekong Delta province of Long An.

VietNamNet Bridge – The US Agency for International Development and the Ministry of Defence organized a conference on January 13 to seek ways to tackle pollution at Danang International Airport in central Vietnam.

Brazil will allocate 640 million U.S. dollars as part of a contingency plan to combat dengue, Brazil's official news agency reported Tuesday.

Haiti will mark the first anniversary of the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that killed at least 250,000 and left 1.5 million homeless, with the effects still painfully evident a year on.

The death toll in the storms which hit Rio de Janeiro state doubled in the past few hours, reaching 257, local authorities said Wednesday evening.

Michael Jackson's personal physician was ordered Tuesday by a judge to stand trial for involuntary manslaughter in connection with the late pop icon's death on June 25, 2009.

VN, Indonesia celebrate 55 years of relations; Vietnam officially hands over CPR Chairmanship to Indonesia; Palestinian calls CPV congress a turning point; Long An opens to Cambodian trade

The overall level of bank lending in Japan fell 2.1 percent from a year earlier in December, marking the 13th straight month of decline, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) said Wednesday.

The Chinese yuan strengthened to a record high against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday to reach 6.6128 per dollar.

VietNamNet Bridge - January saw many big power projects kick-off, promising a plentiful electricity sources for Vietnam.