Media contribute to success of Vietnam’s ASEAN Chairmanship; Would-be thief flees smashed ATM; Donation to help fund surgery for poor kids; Blue ear disease recurs in Ha Tinh; HCM City to celebrate volunteers on Sunday

VietNamNet Bridge – Hackers attacked more than 1,000 websites last year, double the 2008 figure and three times more than that in 2007, said Pham Viet The, head of the Computing Department at the Ministry of Public Security.

President Triet visits southern army unit; Chinese Navy ship visits Da Nang; New rule requires specific plans for int'l conferences; Vietnam underscores sustainable development at ICAPP; ASEAN-EU relations conference to take place in Hanoi

Electronic cigarettes, which are increasingly used worldwide, are unsafe and pose health risks, a new study suggests.

VietNamNet Bridge – The prices of motorbikes are rising nationwide with retailers ramping up their profit margins to take advantage of end-of-the-year.

Ministry readies check on pre-paid subscribers; Mobifone offers raft of new promotions; Inmarsat to showcase new hand-held phone; X-Conference helps boost staff management; Vinaphone offers dedicated data plans for iPad

VietNamNet Bridge – The export prices of tra fish will continue to increase next year due to a severe shortage of the supply, the seafood industry association has said.

VietNamNet Bridge – Climate change will make environmental protection in urban areas and industrial zones a more complicated task, especially in vulnerable coastal areas like HCM City and the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces

Tet price controls take hold in south; New invoice law keeps printing houses busy; Property firm sells share to FPT Capital investment firm; Dutch firm builds food plant in Binh Duong; Fifth Vinamac Expo to open next week

VietNamNet Bridge – The information technology (IT) industry had become an important economic sector that contributes significantly to gross domestic product (GDP).

VietNamNet Bridge – Strict punishment was necessary to stop speculation, illegal price rises and to prevent deliberate rumours having a negative impact on domestic markets.

VietNamNet Bridge – The best examples of Vietnamese fine arts produced during the past five-year period are on show at an exhibition of 836 artworks in Ha Noi.

VietNamNet Bridge – Question- and- answer sessions at the National Assembly had been declared closest to the interests of voters by Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong who said these included questions involving public discontent.

The launch of space shuttle Discovery will be belayed until February, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced Friday.

The year 2010 is "almost certain" to be among the three hottest years since temperature records began in 1850, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday.

Ecstasy-like drug mephedrone has been totally banned in the European Union (EU) 27 member states, European Commission announced Friday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Chairman of Ha Noi 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.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi rock fans will have the opportunity to catch one of the United Kingdom's best underground rock bands as they stop in the capital for one night only tonight, Dec 4.

VietNamNet Bridge – The first round of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup football championship finished in a way that caught football fans and experts by surprise, with old hands stamping their authority onto the regional football map.

A workshop to launch the Vietnam Competitiveness Report 2010 was held in Hanoi on November 30 with the participation of Professor Michael E. Porter from the Havard Business School.