G20 Seoul Summit spokesperson, Sohn Jie-Ae, said Tuesday host South Korea was ready for world leaders and 2,000 to 3,000 journalists around the world expected to gather in Seoul.

Congratulations to Cambodia; Vietnam, Netherlands cooperate in coping with climate change and sea level rise; Myanmar vote lauded; State President stresses importance of national unity bloc

Accommodation to be offered to additional 200,000 students; Seven prosecuted for slandering journalists; Missing fisherman's body recovered; Slipped disc surgery goes without a hitch; Panama-registered ship sinks in East Sea

Analysts say that mobile phone service providers cannot compete with others by offering low charges. Instead they need to compete with strong brands.

VietNamNet Bridge – The British Embassy and the Ministry of Information and Communications (MOIC) will hold a training course for government spokespeople on November 10 in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh.

The gold market was burning yesterday with the price increasing in waves. People rushed to purchase gold, but shops only sold gold in dribs and drabs.

The prices of essential goods have been increasing sharply by 10-20 percent, or even 100 percent just over the past few weeks. But the actual income of regular employees does not increase.

Indonesian garment firm enters market; Work halted on river restoration; I Am Giant returns to HCM City; Bazaar to raise funds for charity; Ba Na communal house to be rebuilt; Orchestra to hold free concerts

VietNamNet Bridge – Theatres in Ha Noi have been finding it difficult to get sponsorship or support themselves through ticket sales without funding from the State – unlike their southern counterparts.

VietNamNet Bridge – The burden of bringing up two mentally disabled sons has become easier for 69-year-old war invalid Do Thi Mui since she joined an older people's self-help club three months ago.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is one of only two countries or territories globally where climate change is the people's top concern, according to a survey by HSBC.

VietNamNet Bridge – Record-high tides on the Sai Gon River and heavy rains over the weekend caused flooding in several residential areas in HCM City, prompting city officials to call for the rebuilding of 58 dykes . . .

VietNamNet Bridge – The Quang Tri Smallholder Forest Certification Group has been awarded the Forest Stewardship Council certification making it the first group of small forest owners in Viet Nam to receive the internationally recognised standard

VietNamNet Bridge – South Korean dancers will debut a performance entitled Look Back into Love – Orpheo at the Au Co Theatre in Ha Noi tomorrow, Nov 11.

VietNamNet Bridge – The three women finalists – and, to many people, the front-runners – in the nation's top reality music show may be attracting an increasing number of fans but they are not resting on their laurels . . .

Flag raising heralds Asian Games opening; HCM City to reward gold medal winners; National team to play charity football match; Student basketball tournament begins

A study released on Monday found that the U.S. fast food industry is stepping up marketing efforts to target children starting as young as age two.

Thousands of passengers on board a cruise ship were stranded about 150 miles (240 kilometers) south of San Diego, Southern California after the ship caught fire, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam ranks 113th for the Human Development Index (HDI) in 2010, the same as last year, according to the UNDP’s Human Development Report released on November 9.

Google on Tuesday unveiled a new "Instant Previews" feature of its search engine, which the company said will enable users to evaluate and choose the right search results in a faster way.