New Zealand's All Blacks pulled off a historic 8-7 victory against France Sunday, taking the Rugby World Cup in front of a home crowd and winning the title of world champions for the first time in 24 years.

The development of craft villages has brought money to local producers, but has also brought about serious illness. Smoke, dust, water and resource pollution have all reduced the life expectancy of local residents in the villages.

Nursery schools complain that the low wages and allowances make them unable to recruit teachers.

The FTTx (fiber to the x) market has been heated up when network operators have launched a series of low-cost service packages. However, no agency has come forward and clarifies the quality of the packages.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday said the solution to the eurozone debt crisis lied in "more Europe," and called for necessary European Union (EU) treaty changes.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam, the defending SEA Games champions, lost 1-2 to Myanmar yesterday, Oct 23, in the semi-finals of the Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship in Laos.

VietNamNet Bridge – A group of Swedish amateur dancers entertained Ha Noi locals with a street performance on Friday.

The ASEAN-China Centre (ACC) will be officially established next month to promote comprehensive cooperation between ASEAN member countries and China.

Foreign and local investors say transparent policies and less cumbersome procedures are necessary to attract more investment into the real estate market.

Businesses now do not borrow money to store materials for the year-end production season, while those who borrowed gold and foreign currencies before, are trying to pay debts.

VietNamNet would like to introduce the second part of the talks of Vietnamese Foreign Minister at the Council for Foreign Relations (CFR), a leading think tank and publisher in the US.

The quarterly EuroCham Business Climate Index survey shows that business confidence and outlook among European businesses in Viet Nam fell for a fourth consecutive quarter to almost reach the "neutral" midpoint of 50.

Representatives from 120 countries attending the WHO's World Conference on Social Determinants of Health on Friday pledged to maintain investments in healthcare to reduce social gap.

Chinese Vice-Premier Li Keqiang on Sunday started an official goodwill visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) with an aim to promote bilateral ties and regional peace.

VietNamNet Bridge would like to introduce the second part of the reportage about the community of Filipino in HCM City.

Myanmar has launched anti-dengue high fever campaign in seven townships in Yangon simultaneously as a prevention measure against the disease, according to the Health Department Sunday.

An Indian helicopter violated Pakistani airspace on Sunday which was later forced by Pakistani air force to land and all four person on board were taken into custody, local media reported while quoting military sources.

Nearly 100 motorcycle racers from 19 clubs across the country will take part in the second Vietnam Motor Cub Prix (VMCP)-Rebel Cup in the southern province of Binh Duong on October 29-30. 

Two civilians in the Yemeni capital Sanaa were shot dead on Sunday by government snipers and up to 11 others, including two children were wounded, medics and witnesses said.

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