In recent years, a great deal of farm businesses have been set up in the Mekong Delta, most of them are engaged in aquaculture, horticulture and husbandry.

On the road of renewal and development, Vietnam has obtained important achievements, but is a poor nation and needs cooperation and helps from international friends, including Ukraine, NA Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong said.

Vietnam has successfully concluded its presidential term of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 2010 and has left strong impressions on ASEAN friends.

A Disney princess has edged out a young wizard in the latest battle for power at a time of doldrums which reined the post-Thanksgiving North America box office this weekend.

Many foreign and domestic airlines are managing to cash in on the strong recovery of Vietnam’s aviation market after the 2008-2009 global financial meltdown by increasing their frequencies and opening air routes to the country.

Shares surprised expectations and posted strong gains over the past week, helping dispel some of the gloom that has pervaded the nation's stock markets over the past four months.

More than 45 per cent of universities and colleges in the country have completed their educational quality self-assessment, but the project has experienced difficulties because of a lack of experience among those conducting the review.

Strict new regulations dealing with gaming online will be effective next January in Vietnam, banning providing violent video games and playing online games after 10PM, announced the city’s Department of Information and Communications on Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ha Noi Department of Industry and Trade has rejected a proposal from the owners of the city's unhygienic Thinh Liet Abattoir to keep the facility open until next August.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese-German artist Khai Doan's lacquer exhibition has opened in HCM City at the Museum of Fine Arts.

Water for farms in the northern and the Mekong deltas would be rationed to handle possible droughts, according to recent instructions from Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Sabeco made a mistake and now it has to pay a heavy price for the carelessness. How can such a big enterprise misunderstand simple branding? Experts are called on to reconsider processes in state asset management.

The charity auction for flood victims in central Vietnam has become a scandal after the auction winners turned out to be fakes. The case further attracted public attention when more details were discovered.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Fuji Maru carrying more than 320 youngsters from the 10 ASEAN member countries and Japan arrived in HCM City for the final leg of the Southeast Asian Youth trip yesterday, before it returns to Japan on December 15.

Singapore edge Myanmar 2-1; Indonesia rout Laos 6-0; Thais fire blanks to share points with Malaysia

VietNamNet Bridge - Defending champions Vietnam were surprised to a 2-0 defeat today by the underdog Philippines at the AFF Suzuki Cup in Hanoi.

A secretive unmanned spacecraft operated by the U.S. Air Force dropped from orbit and landed itself at a California airbase after a classified maiden flight that lasted more than seven months, officials said.

Already troubled by as many as 55 bedbug cases a month, Los Angeles County would see an explosion of the problem during the holiday season, a newspaper report said on Saturday.

More than 325 flights have been canceled at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport because of heavy snowfall on Saturday morning, the Chicago Department of Aviation said.

One more passenger of the Tu-154 plane that made an emergency landing in Moscow's Domodedovo airport died in hospital late Saturday, raising the death toll of the accident to three, local media reported citing a source.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Planning and Investment is considering drastic new measures to tighten oversight of outward investment by firms, according to Viet Nam Investment Review.

Northern region to tremble in cold; Ha Tinh Province announces existence of blue ear epidemic; Gov’t provides $17 mln for disaster-hit provinces; Fire kills one at HCMC hotel, two seriously injured

Vietnam to attend 2nd Asian Beach Games; National Taekwondo Tournament for Strong Clubs 2010 to open; Hanoi hosts conference on Vietnam-RoK taekwondo

Developing leather & footwear into key export industry; Gold prices to keep increasing; Cashew exports surpass US$1 billion; TransUnion penetrates Vietnamese market; Thai is top foreign visitors to Hue