Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong visited Guangdong province on October 13 as part of his current official visit to China.

VietNamNet Bridge – Truong Thi Mai, chairwoman of the National Assembly Committee for Social Affairs, spoke to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Vietnam Economic Times) about humanitarian activities for vulnerable people. 

Talking with The Saigon Times Daily, Doan Nguyen Duc, chairman of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group unveiled how he has managed to earn recognition and strong development for his business group.

VietNamNet Bridge – The reports on the Internet speed of the countries in the world show different figures and rankings.

Universities are rushing to open high quality training classes, promising to offer best conditions for the classes and collecting higher tuitions from the students.

The 500,000 operational small and medium enterprises (SMEs) cause a huge volume of waste every day; and how to settle the pollution is really a big headache for policy makers.

It is estimated that more than 10 tons of gold have been sold in an effort to stabilize the market and ease the “gold fever”. As the supply is profuse, the market has become less boisterous.

A new study finds that ginger may decrease the risk of colon cancer through diminishing the inflammation in the gut, according to media reports Thursday.

The low sale season lasts from April to October. During that time, the purchasing power is much lower than at any other time of the year. However, the 2011’s low season seems to be the worst.

The United States has had "direct contact" with Iran over the alleged involvement of the Iranian government in a plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said on Thursday.

Two roadside bombs ripped off near a popular cafe in Baghdad's Shiite neighborhood of Sadr city late on Thursday, killing 18 people and wounding 43 others, a local police source said.

The European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Wednesday called for comprehensive solutions to current crisis.

The number of wounded people after the shallow powerful quake of 6.8 magnitude in Bali tourist resort on Thursday has increased to at least 63, nine of whom seriously suffer broken bones and other serious wound, official said.

Chinese and ASEAN officials on Oct. 10 agreed to a schedule for ministerial meetings and announced the first official meeting will be held in Singapore in 2012.

VietNamNet Bridge – Several bankruptcies with tens of millions of USD have occurred in Hanoi’s suburbs recently, striking many families and causing disorder in many locations.

A plane carrying 32 people has crashed in Papua New Guinea (PNG), killing some of those on board, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported on Thursday.

Scientists have decoded the genome of Black Death which caused one of the worst plagues in human history.

Steel exports increase sharply; Firms raise capital through bond issues; Two more banks get nod to sell gold deposits; PwC: local businesses still confident of growth; Seaports loosing money because of rules  

Vietnam has improved its rank three places to 14th in the Asia Pacific Telecommunications Business Environment Rating, said the UK-based Business Monitor International (BMI).

VietNamNet Bridge – A woman in the southern province of Soc Trang has delivered a conjoined twins.