Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Japanese counterpart Yoshihiko Noda have signed a joint statement on the implementation of action within the framework of the Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia.

VietNamNet Bridge – Dr. Ho Long Phi, vice chief of HCM City Flood Control Program, forecasts that the flood tragedy in Bangkok may happen in HCM City if Vietnam’s largest city keeps developing in the current way.

A lot of foreign invested projects have got stuck just because the foreign investors still have not got agreements with local authorities about the investment incentives.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Asia Book of Records’ general director has presented the Asian record certificate to a stone-made dragon statue created by a Vietnamese craftsman.

VietNamNet Bridge – At the two-day session on economic-social issues last week, National Assembly deputies talked about matters associated with the current wage policy and hoped that the 10-year wage reform plan would make changes.

VietNamNet Bridge – This is the result of a two-year survey at enterprises in industrial zones in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 180 reporters will go to Indonesia to cover the 26th Southeast Asian Games. Some of them flew to Indonesia on October 30 and 31.

Vietnam-Japan Rock Festival 2011 to open in Hanoi; Jarek Smietana quartet to perform in Vietnam; Asia Book of Records honours dragon statue; Vietnamese brothers dazzle at China circus contest; Nutcracker to warm up HCMC for Christmas  

I had done my research before signing up for a four day, three night cycling tour in Lao Cai province with Lotussia Travel. My friends thought I was mad cycling around one of the most mountainous parts of northern Vietnam!

As authorities have been building flood barriers to prevent inner Thailand's capital from deluge, some residents outside flood barriers started to express their anger and tried to damage the floodgate.

The country should boost management over the establishment of new tertiary education centres in an effort to ensure quality services in the sector, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan.

The information technology (IT) sector should be prioritized to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) in the 2011-2020 period, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

People who provide and receive bribes during medical examinations and treatment will be fined VND15-20 million (US$730-970), according to a new Government regulation.

A lot of small and medium scaled hydropower plant projects (with the designed capacity of less than 30 MW) have not made any moves after they got investment licenses, because of the lack of capital.

The Cairo Criminal Court decided Sunday to postpone the trial of ex-president Hosni Mubarak to Dec. 28 until a decision is made on whether to change the presiding judge, official news agency MENA reported.

VietNamNet Bridge - The show took place in HCM City on the evening of October 29, introducing collections of four designers, Do Manh Cuong, Ha Le, Phuong My and Tom K Nguyen.

Carlsberg says buys rest of Vietnamese brewery; Over VND24,500 bil for seafood processing until 2020; Vietnam Airlines offers share promotion; Rice exports hit 7 million tonnes; Japan, Vietnam to co-exploit rare earth    

The Cat Tien national park has tens of animal species whose names have been listed in the world’s red book as the species that need strict protection. Gaur is one of them.

A 15-year (until 2025) construction master plan for HCM City will be unveiled at an exhibition next month, Nguyen Huu Tin, Vice Chairman of the municipal People's Committee, said on Thursday.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has affirmed Japan’s strong backing for Vietnam’s socio-economic development and its commitment on support for projects in the southeast Asian nation.