VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City had earmarked VND52 billion (US$2.7 million) for implementing a 10 year (2011-2020) action programme for children, a senior official said yesterday, Oct 21.

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, is scheduled to make his first official visit to Vietnam on 28-30 October to attend a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United Nations.

VietNamNet Bridge – Lawmakers yesterday, Oct 21, deliberated on a draft environmental-tax law, focusing on which products should be taxed, who is taxable and what is the appropriate tax rate.

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., a U.S. sales unit of Toyota Motor Corp., has recalled 740,000 vehicles due to concerns over brake fluid leakage that could hurt braking performance.

Thien wins first match at tennis tourney in Malaysia; Alves signs for three years with first division Ha Tinh; Viet Nam drops 14 places in FIFA rankings to 139th; Viet Nam U-16 team hope to surprise at Asian Cup

VietNamNet Bridge – Top striker Le Cong Vinh has joined up with the national team in Ha Noi but his chances of taking part in December's ASEAN Football Championship, AFF-Suzuki Cup remain unclear.

VietNamNet Bridge - The National Steering Committee for Storm and Flood Control said that floods in the central region had left 76 people dead, 6 missing and 42 injured by October 21.

VietNamNet Bridge - More than 130 people have died in a recent diarrhea outbreak in Haiti, health authorities there said Thursday.

Many Vietnamese film-makers and actors attended the closing ceremony of the first Vietnam International Film Festival last night.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam won two of the six major awards of the Vietnam International Film Festival 2010, which closed last night, October 21, in Hanoi.

As part of its accession plans in the World Trade Organisation, Viet Nam has committed to liberalising the express delivery market to level the playing field for both local and foreign express delivery companies.

Chairman of the National Assembly Office Tran Dinh Dan, former Party Secretary of the central province of Nghe An, said that besides downpours, floods in the central provinces were partly caused by hydro-power and transport works.

A young man stands under the scorching sun at noon. He holds a cement bag in one hand and he hits the bag with a wooden stick with the other. For over 50 years, many people have earned their living by this dusty job.

From the Harvard Business School, Professor John A.Quelch sent a congratulation letter to the announcement ceremony of VietNamNet's V1000 ranking – the list of the top 1000 enterprises, as based on tax contributions.

Fifty two big Japanese manufacturers have expressed their intention to purchase industrial parts and accessories from Vietnamese producers.

Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated from coastal areas in the path of Typhoon Megi in southeast China, disaster relief authorities said Thursday.

VN, Cuba move to step up cultural cooperation; Vietnam attends Francophone Summit; Vietnam strengthens ties with Bulgaria; Vietnam, US boost foreign relations; Vietnam to host ASEAN engineering conference

Poor people to be given storm-resistant houses; PM guarantees food supplies for flood victims; Vietnam, RoK promote cooperation in gender equality; VN Assemblies of God holds first general assembly

VietNamNet Bridge – The oil rig explosion in Mexico Gulf which cost BP Group tens billion dollar has worried Vietnamese environmentalists.

WTO adjudicates lawsuit between Viet Nam and US; Good news lifts indexes; Two new low-income housing projects slated for construction

VietNamNet Bridge – Cao Bang Province, about 286 kilometers north of Hanoi, has a landscape that begs exploration and a history that demands looking back at.

Only one downpour can submerge many places in HCM City, especially the areas where especially the areas with anti-flood projects going on or being completed.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many clubs have resumed training to prepare for the V-League 2011, which will begin in mid-January 2011.

ASEAN symphony orchestra performs in Vietnam; Clowns to entertain at special shows in HCM City; Baroque symphony in HCMC to mark Pergolesi’s 300th birthday; 8,000-year-old human remains found in northern cave

Many enterprises fear that the foreign trade volume may decrease in the next six months, the survey conducted by Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) shows.