The increasingly high labor cost in China is not only a great opportunity of the US manufacturers alone. Vietnamese wooden furniture manufacturers can also see the opportunities. However, it is unclear if they can grab the opportunities.

The software piracy rate in Vietnam is always very high, more than 80 percent. Meanwhile, using open source software to develop their own systems is not the habit of Vietnamese businesses and organizations.

France and Germany will present new proposals to stabilize the eurozone by the end of this month and push forward some "important changes" in the European treaties, visiting French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Sunday.

An 11-year-old girl, who never went to school before, surprisingly can solve complicated mathematics questions designed for 12th graders. She has been accepted to become a student of the HCM City based BVIS International School.

Since the expenses needed to treat hazardous waste are tens times higher than that to treat domestic waste, Urenco 10, an environment treatment company deceived people, treating hazardous waste as domestic waste.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam pocketed a bronze medal at the International Futsal (indoor football) Tournament Ha Noi 2011 losing 2-3 to Uzbekistan in the last round yesterday (Oct 9) at the Quan Ngua Sport Palace.

Signs of instability have appeared on the labor market, since 60 percent of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have reportedly seen their revenue down and have to lay off workers.

VietNamNet Bridge – The October 11-15 official visit to China by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is aimed at further boosting the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.

VietNamNet Bridge – The draft Law on Advertising is expected to address inequality in the representation of women in advertising, including inappropriate and degrading stereotypes,

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health has proposed increasing medical fees for 350 health services, raising concerns for low earners and those without medical insurance.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese junior Nguyen Hoang Thien won the men's singles and doubles titles at the Hong Kong Open Junior Tennis Championships on Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Employees' health is at risk because many firms are refusing to ensure workers undergo regular medical examinations.

Clashes between protestors and security forces in downtown Cairo left 19 dead and 183 injured on Sunday, raising new concerns about Egypt's security and stability ahead of parliamentary elections.

VietNamNet Bridge – Although companies located in industrial parks (IP) and export processing zones (EPZ) in HCM City have increased wages and allowances, workers still find it difficult to make ends meet,

VietNamNet Bridge – Sonadezi Long Thanh, a waste treatment company in Dong Nai Province, has been fined VND405 million (US$19,500) for releasing poorly treated wastewater into the Dong Nai River.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on September 7, organized a brief conference to explain the rumors around the newly appointed Tourism Ambassador Ly Nha Ky.

Growth of tourism in the country depends on adequate and appropriate infrastructure, which serves the needs of tourists and encourages further investment by enterprises in the competitive tourism industry.

Optimism in the economy suffered a second successive fall in the third quarter in Viet Nam, a global survey by auditing and consulting firm Grant Thornton has found.

The head of the ruling Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) Mustafa Abdel-Jalil said Sunday that it is possible to end the battles next week in Bani Walid and Sirte, the only remaining strongholds of fallen leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Enterprises complain that if the new maternity leave policy is ratified, this will put a hard pressure on their production and business.