VietNamNet Bridge – Next week VinaPhone will import an additional 450 Apple’s iPhone 4 smart phones. As thousands of people want to buy the phone, the firm may have to hold a draw to select lucky customers.

VietNamNet Bridge – Though Hanoi has not calculated the total spending of its 1000th anniversary (October 1-10), the city didn’t spend dozens of trillion dong (hundreds of million US dollars) in the event, senior officials have confirmed.

Chile says it will prosecute those responsible for the mine collapse that trapped 33 miners for more than two months before being freed Wednesday.

The overly high powder milk prices in Vietnam have been blamed on unhealthy competition behaviours by producers and suppliers, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT).

SCIC, which specializes in making investment with state capital, has revealed the plan to hire people to represent state capital in enterprises.

A lot of young people eagerly return to their home villages after graduating from universities, hoping to devote themselves to the native land.

Vietnamese companies penetrate Cambodian market; Tra export forecasts lowered; Visiting Indian pharmaceutical firms seek local partners

Ford’s ASEAN President Peter Fleet said Vietnam has great potentials to develop automobile industry

People are hurrying to book tickets for the flights on Tet holiday, though Tet will come only in four months.

The volume of kieu hoi (overseas remittance) sent to Vietnam through commercial banks and economic institutions in HCM City so far has increased rapidly.

VietNamNet Bridge – Gamers are using creative measures to dodge an online games curfew such as switching to offline games or playing in secret behind closed doors.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport's Registration Department will launch the nation's first vehicle emission testing centre later this month.

VietNamNet Bridge – A project to restore a 17th century temple on the outskirts of Ha Noi, which was carried out by architect Le Thanh Vinh, won the highest prize in the heritage preservation category . . .

VietNamNet Bridge – A new regulation being drafted by the Ministry of Planning and Investment would impose stricter financial capacity requirements on foreign investors.

VietNamNet Bridge – Does every actor dreams of becoming a movie star? . . . "Being a movie actor is not my dream. I dream of becoming a doctor who takes care of poor women and children."

Supermodel contest to crown winner in HCM City on Saturday; Luxury yoga, fitness centre opens in Ha Noi; Paris exhibition presents Ha Noi through photographer's eyes; Apollo students earn Cambridge English certificates

VietNamNet Bridge – Competition among the cement, steel, chemical fertiliser, animal feed, dairy and service sectors, such as aviation, banking, insurance, petroleum distribution and telecommunications is relatively fair and . . .

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has told authorities in charge of reservoirs in the same river basins to co-ordinate their operations in accordance with procedures developed by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Party Central Committee’s 13th plenum wrapped up in the capital city yesterday with six groups of measures and five guidelines to be implemented in the next year for the country’s socio-economic development.

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Managing Editor of Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper Phan Ha Binh was arrested by police on Wednesday under suspicion of accepting bribes worth up to VND220 million . . .

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday sent a diplomatic note to the Chinese Embassy, once again requesting co-ordination in the search for Boat QNg 66478TS

Women’s team face tough draw; V-League draws record crowds; HCM City to host aerobics tourney; Men’s volleyballers debut at games; Nghe An to build football academy

VietNamNet Bridge – Two International Grand Masters (IGM) Le Quang Liem and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son will compete in the Cap D’Agde Rapid Chess tournament in France from October 23-31.

VietNamNet Bridge – The nine Vietnamese fishermen who were freed by China authorities on October 11 have not arrived home though they were expected to be home on evening of October 12.

VietNamNet Bridge - Two of Germany’s most important contemporary writers, Ingo Schulze and Juli Zeh, are now in Vietnam to meet with Vietnamese readers on the occasion of the program “Germany in Vietnam 2010”.