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.

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.

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.

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.

The Walt Disney Co. announced on Friday that it has agreed to add a chairman title for Chief Executive Officer Rober Iger and will extend his contract until the end of June 2016.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thai National Assembly President Somsak Kiatsuranont has accepted the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung to visit Viet Nam soon.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi-HCM City route was clear in the morning of September 9, after being blocked for one day because of a train derailment in the central province of Nghe An.

General Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde arrived Saturday noon at the Elysee Palace for a talk with French President Nicolas Sarkozy over the European debt issue.

VietNamNet Bridge – Restructuring the Vietnamese economy has been discussed by Vietnamese policy makers and experts for a very long time but the restructuring process, which is scheduled to start in 2012, is not very clear.

Facing a script shortage, domestic film studios are remaking many Korean TV series for television networks.

Rating agency Fitch cut the sovereign credit ratings of Italy and Spain on Friday, with negative outlook.