Indonesia and Vietnam have agreed to increase cooperation in preventing the illegal trafficking of wild plants and animals during the second dialogue in Bali on November 25. 

The Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA) has warned of clean water shortage for the region along the Dong Nai River basin as the current water source is under threat of pollution from industrial and household wastewater discharges.

Vietnam is placed eighth among countries which have the highest numbers of students studying in the US, according to the Open Doors 2011 Report on Educational Mobility Exchange Study Abroad Student. 

The airlines, which provide domestic flights, including Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar Pacific Airlines (JPA) and Mekong, all have reported losses.

Vung Ang Economic Zone (EZ), the pride of Ha Tinh province’s residents, which is hoped to help the local economy, still does not have a rubbish dump over the last five years, since the day it became operational.

Eight actors turn in stellar performances in a tragi-comedy about the life of gay men that has received audience acclaim in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – Artisans have created an amazing artwork named “Vietnamese Dragon” from a piece of Chacedone agate of 5.7 tons, the largest ever found in the Central Highlands.

In the FIFA rankings for men’s teams in November, announced on November 23, Vietnam’s position remained unchanged at 134th. 

VietNamNet’s reporters have paid a visit to the police dog training school of the border guard forces, which is located at the food of Hanoi’s Ba Vi Mountain.

The second session of the 13th National Assembly wrapped up in Hanoi on November 26 after 29 days of working.

The car market is freezing with so low demand that even sale promotion campaigns and price discounts cannot help boost sales.

After the five biggest public hospitals in Hanoi banned their staff from taking ‘envelope’ from patients, VietNamNet has launched a forum on medical ethics and we have received emails from hundreds of readers making comments on this topic.

Tien Giang’s cocoa certified to meet int'l standards; Vietnamese steel under anti-dumping investigation; Food products flow to Cambodia following floods; TV ads remain beyond reach of local businesses; Trade deficit slips 18 pct y-o-y: customs 

Vietnamese people are expected to loosen their purse strings and buy more cars as their incomes rise.

Ministry of Finance released information on the financial state of the fuel trading sector, evening of November 25.

World No 4 badminton player Peter Hoeg Gade of Denmark will visit Vietnam to compete with local top seed Nguyen Tien Minh in a friendly match in Ho Chi Minh City on November 30. 

Central region braces for widespread flooding; Traffic penalty applies in Thu Thiem tunnel today; Taiwanese fined for opening plane emergency door; Huge amount of leftover bombs, mines line VN; S Korea helps Vietnamese brides in Can Tho 

Guatemala President lauds Vietnam’s development; Nicaraguan minister welcomed in Ha Noi; VN, France enhance economic cooperation; Favourable conditions for Norwegian firms; Deputy PM to visit Austria soon

Viet Nam and the European Union have entered a second round of negotiations for a Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Voluntary Partnership Agreement aimed at curbing illegal logging.

Viet Nam and the United States have held open discussion on issues of mutual concern during the recent human rights dialogue in Washington DC, according to Foreign Ministry Spokesman Luong Thanh Nghi.