US charity Sister City Committee donates books to Vietnamese kids; Archaeologists find prehistoric artefacts in Ha Giang cave; Painting by Vietnamese Emperor Ham Nghi to be auctioned

VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly deputies yesterday, Nov 15, approved new laws on inspection, public employees, and environmental protection, as well as passing the State budget resolution for 2011.

VietNamNet Bridge - The 13th International Exhibition on Telecommunications and Information Technology, or the Vietnam Telecom/Electronics-Internet & IT 2010, will take place in HCM City from November 17-20.

VietNamNet Bridge – Domain names after the name of famous businessmen and singers are now offered for sales on many websites.

VietNamNet Bridge – Five Russian films have kicked off to open a Russian Culture Week in Viet Nam in Ha Noi.

The Government Inspectorate didn’t cancel inspection and the government didn’t prevent the agency from investigating the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin), according to the Chief Government Inspector Tran Van Truyen.

Hai Phong Cement draw with national squad in friendly; Futsal team lift International cup after beating Qatar 3-1; Karate master Dinh Long sets up school in Ha Noi

VietNamNet Bridge – Portuguese coach Henrique Calisto, 57, has named eight players from Viet Nam's Olympic team in the 30-member national squad for the ASEAN Football Championship – AFF Suzuki Cup.

VietNamNet Bridge – Sharpshooters Dang Hong Ha, Cu Thi Thanh Tu and Nguyen Thi Hang bagged the silver medal in the women's 10m mobile target air rifle team event at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China yesterday, Nov 15.

Concentrated information technology (IT) zones in Vietnam will enter a new development period when the plan on developing IT zones by 2020 and the draft decree on IT zone management are approved.

Local newspapers these days report a lot on football transfers worth tens of billion dong and the art performance shows worth trillions dong. But, no money has gone to support Vietnam’s contemporary art.

The Vietnam Software Association (Vinasa) should foster research in advanced technologies and develop new software products to meet domestic demand

TNK-BP, a company processing procedures to buy BP's assets in Vietnam, yesterday announced it had signed a cooperation agreement with state-run PetroVietnam.

Teachers at Nguyen Dinh Chieu Junior High for blind children in Hanoi say their wards tend to lack self-confidence, but they have unlimited imagination.

The environmental advocacy group Greenpeace has called for the adoption of “readily available” food security solutions instead of hugely problematic ones like genetically engineered rice.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many antiques excavated from the Thang Long royal citadel in Hanoi will be displayed for the first time at the sixth Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day at 2 Hoa Lu, Hanoi from November 20-24.

A number of banks in Vietnam are offering negotiable deposit rates in a bid to attract more customers

Government plans two new airports; Yen Bai to host investment forum; Steel corporation again raises prices; Index down as profit taking continues

The golden promotion weekend tripled the number of customers at supermarkets and shopping centres in Ha Noi, bringing a sudden increase in revenue to enterprises.

Maximising renewable energy resources such as solar energy, wind power and the application of biogas and biomass would be part of Viet Nam's actions towards a low carbon economy by 2020

VietNamNet Bridge – Coming to the resort city of Da Lat in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, visitors should not forget to call at a very special house named Crazy House.

Vietnam’s representative at the Miss Earth 2010 pageant – Diem Huong – on November 15 ranked first in the online pole of the reputed website on international pageants Missology.

Nguyen Lam Diem Trang, a schoolgirl from the southern province of Vinh Long, became Miss Teen 2010 in the final night on November 14. The bonus  prize for the winner is 100 million dong ($5000).

The Saigon railway station began selling train tickets for the upcoming lunar New Year holiday on the Internet on November 15 but many people were very angry because they couldn’t book tickets online.

VietNamNet Bridge – Google has awarded Vietnamese IT engineer Bui Quang Minh $1000 for discovering a dangerous gap in its browser Google Chrome.