Cultural and intellectual circle needs to communicate with andpersuade businessmen to play an active role in the cultural development.

The Russian government does not rule out the possibility of starting to import grain, as an option in case the prices of the national grain market rise sharply, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday.

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP-16) opened in Cancun, a resort city of Mexico on Monday. The talks, from Nov. 29 to Dec. 10, are held to continue to search solutions to the climate problem.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Government Inspectorate and the World Bank (WB) on November 29 review the Vietnam Initiative Day 2009 and introduced the Vietnam Anti-Corruption Initiative (VACI) for 2011.

VietNamNet Bridge - ActionAid International in Vietnam (AAV) and the Centre for Research on Environmental Systems (CRES) jointly released their latest report on climate change in Vietnam on November 29.  

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities have made public the city’s plan to welcome the New Year, with six special programs.

Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen said Sunday evening that his country has got an 85-billion-euro bailout loan from the European Union (EU) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at an average interest rate of 5.8 percent.

Iranian Interior Minister on Monday accused the U.S. and Israeli intelligence services of assassinating its nuclear scientist, the state IRIB TV reported.

Thai Constitution Court on Monday decided to drop the dissolution case against the ruling Democrat Party, giving the reason that the Election Commission (EC) did not follow proper legal procedures.

South Korea will make the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) pay for any further provocation as tolerance in the past has only resulted in bigger provocations, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Monday.

President reaffirms nation's solidarity with Palestinians; Get-together marks Vietnam-Romania diplomatic ties; Seminar honours political theorist Friedrich Engels; Cultural events mark anniversary of diplomatic ties with Cuba

Needy children receive free surgeries; Two int’l companies commit to reducing drug prices; Australia to fund joint research on poverty; City customs officials destroy opium

Inflation is moving into double-digit territory with further monetary tightening needed to cure the pain.

Fourth earthquake in around two months struck the northern province of Thanh Hoa Saturday, panicking locals.

Audit targets VN-Russia oil and gas companies; Overseas investments struggle; Can Gio mangrove forest’s brand name promoted

Southern provinces have been witnessing the impressive economic growth in recent years. However, it seems that the localities are too busy building industrial zones, while not paying attention to developing nursery schools.

It is necessary to create favorable conditions for groups of low income earners in to obtain accommodation and prevent speculation-for-profit of some groups.

In the 2010 VNR500, private enterprises still bottom the list in terms of business efficiency with business results much lower than that of state-owned enterprises and foreign invested enterprises.

Experts have also warned that other service providers, though joining the market later than the three giants, will still be redoubtable rivals because they will immediately master technologies when they join the market.

Though the plunge of the VN Index has stopped and increased slightly in the last four trading sessions, securities investors still are recovering from the big losses.