VietNamNet Bridge – A top rice producer like Vietnam also produces lots of rice husks. In the Mekong Delta, entrepreneurs are learning how to turn this ‘waste’ into electricity.

VietNamNet Bridge – While the demand for energy is rising dramatically in Vietnam, development of renewable energy is still in its infancy and faces big obstacles.

VietNamNet Bridge – Four kids who had just fled from a charity house in the southern province of Dong Nai, have been rescued when found  tramping Saigon streets with many wounds on their bodies.

Indonesia's volcano in Central Java re-erupted on Wednesday, spewing hot ash by up to 1, 500 meters high and spread by up to 50 km to all direction, the death toll rose to 191, officials said.

VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Ngoc Vien, Vice Chair of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) said that equitising football clubs is a compulsory step toward the development of professional football in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Three robes of the Buddha were brought from India’s Kushinagar relics, where the Buddha entered the Nirvana 2589 years ago, to Vietnam on November 9.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese movie “Floating Life” was screened at the Billy Wider theater in California last week. The director and leading actors talked with the audience after the show.

Vinasat-2 credit package into orbit; China Unicom opens Southeast Asia Regional RO in Vietnam; Vietnam’s first joint venture on LTE-based internet broadband services launched

Participating in a cultural exchange in HCM City on November 8, 20 contestants of the Miss Earth 2010 pageant enjoyed many unique performances. They were very interested in trying Vietnamese traditional musical instruments.

Shares rebound on sluggish volume; Companies receive gold quotas; Industry, retail recover, but currency woes remain

The decision by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) allowing non-state universities to receive more applications does not make them happy as expected.

The increasingly high number of tourists visiting HCM City has raised the demand for accommodation services. That explains why mini hotels have been mushrooming in the city.

Every month, headmaster of a day-boarding primary school with 1000 students can pocket 20 million dong which is the “commission” paid by private catering companies.

The Silver Prize winner of the Vietnam Supermodel 2010 contest, Hoang Gia Ngoc, has been selected as Vietnamese representative at the world largest male beauty contest in Taiwan from November 10-22.

VietNamNet Bridge – Climbing the mountain sometimes called the roof of Southern Vietnam is a once in a lifetime experience for visitors to Tay Ninh Province.

Cal-Maine Foods, the nation's leading egg seller and distributor, has ordered a recall of 288, 000 eggs for fear of salmonella contamination, health officials said on Tuesday.

G20 Seoul Summit spokesperson, Sohn Jie-Ae, said Tuesday host South Korea was ready for world leaders and 2,000 to 3,000 journalists around the world expected to gather in Seoul.

Congratulations to Cambodia; Vietnam, Netherlands cooperate in coping with climate change and sea level rise; Myanmar vote lauded; State President stresses importance of national unity bloc

Accommodation to be offered to additional 200,000 students; Seven prosecuted for slandering journalists; Missing fisherman's body recovered; Slipped disc surgery goes without a hitch; Panama-registered ship sinks in East Sea

Analysts say that mobile phone service providers cannot compete with others by offering low charges. Instead they need to compete with strong brands.

VietNamNet Bridge – The British Embassy and the Ministry of Information and Communications (MOIC) will hold a training course for government spokespeople on November 10 in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh.

The gold market was burning yesterday with the price increasing in waves. People rushed to purchase gold, but shops only sold gold in dribs and drabs.

The prices of essential goods have been increasing sharply by 10-20 percent, or even 100 percent just over the past few weeks. But the actual income of regular employees does not increase.

Indonesian garment firm enters market; Work halted on river restoration; I Am Giant returns to HCM City; Bazaar to raise funds for charity; Ba Na communal house to be rebuilt; Orchestra to hold free concerts

VietNamNet Bridge – Theatres in Ha Noi have been finding it difficult to get sponsorship or support themselves through ticket sales without funding from the State – unlike their southern counterparts.