Vietnam to attend 2nd Asian Beach Games; National Taekwondo Tournament for Strong Clubs 2010 to open; Hanoi hosts conference on Vietnam-RoK taekwondo

Developing leather & footwear into key export industry; Gold prices to keep increasing; Cashew exports surpass US$1 billion; TransUnion penetrates Vietnamese market; Thai is top foreign visitors to Hue

Folklore paintings on display in Ha Long; Ikebana School takes shape in Hanoi; Vietnam-Denmark modern music gala to be held; Japanese martial arts performed in Hanoi; Mr Vietnam to be held in Vung Tau

Localities ensure adequate supply of goods during Tet; Asian political parties gather in Cambodia; VN seeks cooperation with Japanese port city; Promoting rural development in Dien Bien; PM appoints new Deputy Minister of Finance

VietNamNet Bridge - The Thanh Hoa Provincial government has cancelled its planned sale of tiger-bone glue following public opposition that the auction would violate criminal laws on preserving wild nature.

U.S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday that latest data showed the country still needed to create more jobs, and that a new trade deal with the Republic of Korea (ROK) would help support at least 70,000 U.S. jobs.

Taliban-led insurgency in the war- torn Afghanistan have left 119 people dead including 75 Taliban insurgents, 18 civilians and 26 personnel of Afghan National Police over the past week.

The top 14 contestants of Miss Earth 2010 in evening gowns

VietNamNet Bridge - The budget carrier Jetstar Pacific offers cheap tickets at price of VND230,000 (US$11) each for domestic flights from December 3-7.

Deputy Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Huy Tuong has asked manufacturers in Me Linh District's Quang Minh 1 Industrial Zone to connect to the zone's wastewater treatment facility by the end of the year.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has objected to the World Wide Fund's decision to transfer tra catfish to the red from the yellow list in its latest guides.

Miss Earth contestants in swimwears

VietNamNet Bridge – Many people thought that Vietnam would become an economic tiger of the world in the next 15-20 years. then they thought Vietnam would become an Asian tiger. But now they consider Vietnam a hibernated cat.

The panorama of Miss Earth 2010 final night

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Sunday urged South Korea to "stop acting rashly and ponder over the catastrophic consequences."

VietNamNet Bridge - Nicole Faria from India beat 84 contestants across the world to win Miss Earth 2010 title in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam on Saturday night, December 4. 

The total import-export turnover of Vietnam has reached US$139.22 billion in the first eleven months of the year, an increase of 21.9 percent over the same period last year, said General Directorate of Customs.

VietNamNet Bridge – Norwegian Wood directed by Vietnamese director Tran Anh Hung, who resides in France, based on the best-selling novel by Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, will reach Asian audiences later this month.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is set to welcome a record 5 million international tourists this year after the arrival of 428,300 visitors last month.

VietNamNet Bridge – The health ministry plans to sell stockpiled medicine reserves as one of the measures to manage drug prices and ensure sufficient supplies for health treatment, according to deputy minister Cao Minh Quang.