Contemporary Japanese music hits Ha Noi; Plan to preserve heritage artform; Museum receives more war relics; Schools hold traffic safety contest

HCMC tour operators say flights to popular destinations sold out; Tourism authority to organise major events to attract visitors; LOT Polish Airlines launches Ha Noi to Warsaw direct flights

VietNamNet Bridge – Beijing Olympian Nguyen Thi Hoai Thu failed to win the first gold medal for Viet Nam at the Asian Games yesterday, losing to Thailand's Phongsri Sarita 4-3 in the women's Taekwondo under-53kg weight category final.

Vietnam has become a hub and transfer zone for trafficking rare, exotic and endangered animals to other countries according to Deputy Minister of Public Security, Pham Quy Ngo.

France-Vietnam workshop on construction held in Paris; Market slump hits securities share offer; First turbine starts idle run at Son La power plant

After watching South Korean films, Vietnamese consumers became familiar with South Korean products. This is a typical example of the close connection between business and art, said Phan Cam Thuong, an art critic.

Experts have pointed out that in short term, the temporary dollar shortages should be seen as the result of monetary policies.

Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Tran Nam has officially denied the opinion that cement plants, which, using backward technologies, gobble up too much electricity and cause electricity shortages.

Until now China has not become a member of the Mekong River Commission. However, the world and the region’s attention on the Mekong River creates pressure on China to cooperate with countries in the River downstream.

The lack of a qualified labor force proves to be the biggest worry of many foreign information technology (IT) firms when they decide to establish software companies in Vietnam.

The interest rate market has cooled down after the State Bank of Vietnam announced it will pump money through open market operations (OMO).

Ton Than is the revered teacher of many well known and successful scientists, senior officials, educators and journalists. He used to teach af Trung Vuong Secondary School, and is now a senior researcher at the Vietnam Education Science Institute.

Vietnamese mobile service providers have been trying to launch more value added services in order to bring more facilities to customers.

VietNamNet Bridge – Some men have recently laid traps to blackmail transport police officers on the national road 1A, the section from Ha Nam to Nghe An provinces.

VietNamNet Bridge – Le Cong Vinh has asked the national squad’s chief coach Henrique Calisto’s permission to not join the team at the upcoming ASEAN Football Cup (AFF) 2010 because of injuries.

More than 50 electric, hydrogen fuel-cell electric, hybrid, clean diesel and natural gas vehicles will make their debuts at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Nov. 19-28, the organizers said on Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – After a big noise, thousands of cubic meters of soil and stone from Ka Lang mountain rushed down Go Rin village in the central province of Quang Ngai. Four people were buried in soil on November 16. One girl died.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Lang Son International Joint stock Company Wednesday announced plans to build a 186-hectare casino “city” in Lang Son City in the northern mountains.

VietNamNet Bridge – Around 30 contestants of the Miss Earth 2010 pageant played golf at the Diamond Bay resort in the coastal city of Nha Trang on November 18.

“If corruptors are not punished once, your fight against corruption will go backward. Efforts that you have made will become zero and the people’s trust will decrease,” said a senior official of the Transparency International.