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VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the reception of a EUR20 million loan provided by the French Development Agency (AFD) for the Support Programme to Respond to Climate Change (SP-RCC) in Vietnam.

 Long-distance bus management tightened; Fire in 18-story building causes panic; Over 2kg of heroin seized in coach; Hand, foot and mouth disease kills 147 in Vietnam

Chile has pledged to remove tariffs on 99.6 per cent of Vietnamese goods within 10 years.

VietNamNet Bridge – A series of art events featuring Vietnamese art and culture is scheduled to take place in various Ukraine cities under the framework of Vietnamese Culture Days in Ukraine through Saturday.

NBA lockout prolongs as players rejected owners' revised proposal on Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – A high-ranking Vietnamese delegation has attended activities of the 19th APEC Leaders’ Week, reflecting the country’s growing strength and power after 25 years of renewal, said Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

Singapore will host the biennial Southeast Asian Games in 2015 after competition organisers agreed to hand the regional showpiece to the city-state after a 22-year absence, according to a report.

Many foreign shipping firms have refused to transport Vietnamese frozen containers to the US and EU because of some recent container explosions, putting local seafood exporters in great difficulties.

VietNamNet Bridge – Besides gender inequality, some National Assembly deputies were displeased with advertisements aiming at children, which contain sensitive images or can guide kids to bad habbits.

VietNamNet Bridge – The victory of gymnastics and Vovinam (Vietnamese martial arts) and nine gold medals were the highlight of the Vietnamese sports delegation on the third day of the Southeast Asian Games 2011.

Pakistan ranks the seventh in the world in terms of diabetes prevalence rate and over 7.1 million people in the country are diabetes patients, reported local media on Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – “Sat thu dau mung mu” or Killer with a soft head, a book on Vietnamese youth slang which was withdrawn from local bookstores last month for its alleged offensive language and content, has appeared on Amazon.

VietNamNet Bridge – Top medium-distance runner Truong Thanh Hang aims for an Olympic ticket as she seeks her second gold medal today at the 26th Southeast Asia (SEA) Games in Indonesia.

New Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos pledged on Monday evening the parliamentary ratification of the EU bailout deal by the year.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Construction has asked the Government Office to verify the Ministry of Defense’s proposal to build a golf course on 176 hectares of the Mieu Mon shooting rifle range in Hanoi.

Businesses complain that they cannot buy dollars to import materials for domestic production. This not only make them suffer, but also causes big difficulties to the national economy.

U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) on Monday announced Los Angeles Galaxy's coach Bruce Arena as the winner of the 2011 MLS Coach of the Year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will play Laos in the last Group B match of the 26th SEA Games on Thursday at the Jakarta Lebak Bulus Stadium in Indonesia.

VietNamNet Bridge – Offshore sand exploitation by foreign ships off Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island for the past year has affected the marine environment in the region, local authorities said.