Corrupt banker given life imprisonment; Fire destroys supermarket in northern province; PM calls for greater road safety measures; 7 face charges for sword attack on whistleblower

VietNamNet Bridge – Two contestants from the northern port city of Hai Phong were crowned at the finale of Vietnam Supermodel 2011, which concluded on September 25 in Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge – Truong Tung Lan, one of the top ten contestants of Miss Vietnam 2010, will participate in the 38th Miss Asia Pacific World pageant in South Korea in October.

Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile extended loss on Monday, the fourth straight drop in a row, as investors rushed for cash amid liquidity crunch due to massive losses on other assets.

VietNamNet Bridge – Upstream floods in Vietnam’s southwestern region keeps rising quickly, and threatening hundreds of thousand hectares of winter-spring rice. Many schools have to close due to floods.

VietNamNet Bridge – A survey at three ministries and 15 provinces reveals that more than 98 percent of government employees said that the current wage is low, which cannot cover their fundamental needs.

VietNamNet Bridge – People’s Artist-- Luong Kim Vinh, who is honored as “the King of Mong flute” passed away on September 22, in Lao Cai city, at the age of 75.

Surveying 15 economic zones and 48 craft villages, the National Assembly Standing Committee’s supervisory group has warned of seriously environmental pollution caused by awareness.

VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese scientists and two Chinese colleagues have discovered a new floral species named Manglietia crassifolia in Sapa district in the northern mountain province of Lao Cai.

VietNamNet Bridge – French band Subway from Marvejols in the Lozere Region will entertain capital audience in a single performance next Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Experts are worried about a three-fold increase in unemployment during the first half of the year.

hough the government has decided to lower the targeted economic growth rate for the next five years to 6.5 percent, economists still believe that the 6.5 percent GDP growth rate target remains overly high.

VietNamNet Bridge – Famous Serbian coach on Sunday 25 presented wreaths to two young Vietnamese football players who are going to Qatar to compete for the scholarship of the Aspire Football Institute.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Cong fans have joined a campaign to re-establish the club. Formally known as the Army team, the club was launched in 1954, and was promoted to the top-flight football V-League in 2009.

Exhibition revives glory of Dong Son culture; Young people learn Ca Tru singing; Vietnam’s culture promoted in France; National Museum of History to be established; Big cities showcase photos of Europe and Hanoi

Soon after approaching the coastal areas of the central regions from Quang Tri to Thua Thien-Hue Province, Haitang typhoon has weakened into a tropical depression by the morning of September 27.

The $1.2 billion Thu Thiem Software Park’s rough ride is concerning authorities.

The current big difficulties have forced enterprises to restructure their business plan to survive. Diversifying products, making low-cost products and reaching out to farer markets are parts of the restructuring.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam hope to win their first boxing gold medal at the coming Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia.

The UN Security Council will have an open meeting on the Palestinian statehood bid on Wednesday, Lebanese UN Ambassador Nawaf Salam, who holds the rotating Council presidency for September, announced here Monday.