VietNamNet Bridge – A seminar to warm up a project for cleaning up hotspots of dioxin contamination in Vietnam was held in Hanoi on December 15.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam needs active support from the francophone community in sharing experiences in institutional mechanism, solutions and resources to cope with climate change and to establish a mechanism . . .

VietNamNet Bridge – Many top singers are scrambling to release their traditional year-end album to mark the festive season and are receiving a warm welcome from fans.

VietNamNet Bridge – A playful exhibition by Finnish artist Maritta Nurmi entitled After the End of Art Anything Goes, has opened at Art Viet Nam Gallery in Ha Noi.

Protesters fought with police across Athens on Wednesday during a general strike over the government's latest austerity measures.

At least 27 suspected asylum seekers have died after their boat smashed against rocks on Christmas Island of Australia, according to the latest report from Australian authorities.

A total of 38 people were killed and 50 others were wounded in a suicide attack in southeastern Iran on Wednesday, the local satellite Press TV reported.

A Russian spaceship with three astronauts on board was launched from the Kazakh Baikonur space center on Wednesday night, local TV footage showed.

"The King's Speech," a historical drama about a British king with a stammer, beat other competitors on Tuesday to grab seven nominations for the 2011 Golden Globe Awards.

South Korea staged a nationwide civil defense drill Wednesday amid heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula following the deadly shelling of Yeonpyeong Island by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) last month.

Viet Nam dominate regional table tennis tourney; Disciplines named for 2014 SEA Games; New season of the V-League to kick off in January; Capital's fencers take golds at SEA Champs

VietNamNet Bridge – Badminton player Pham Hoang Thang beat China's Tian Shiwei 21-19, 21-9 in the men's singles final to win gold at the Asian Para Games in Guangzhou, China yesterday, Dec 15.

VietNamNet Bridge – Striker Safee Sali's brace saw Malaysia beat Viet Nam 2-0 in the first leg of the ASEAN Football Championship AFF-Suzuki Cup semi-final yesterday, Dec 15.

Japanese firm to open Mini-mart in Vietnam; Auto research centre to benefit local sector; Dung Quat Oil Refinery to be inaugurated on December 24; Consumers more confident in economic prospects; Japan firms invest in local gas shipping company

In principle, e-commerce is a way of purchasing and selling goods via Internet. . But in Vietnam, they still have to meet face to face to wrap up transactions.

VietNamNet Bridge - Millions of US dollars in value-added tax have been refunded to firms though only 1 percent of their refund applications have been scrutinised, while tax evaders are let off scot-free.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Christmas atmosphere has covered every corner of the city.

Central region to experience downpour, colder weather; Bank official arrested for wrongdoings; Norway funds bio-security project in Vietnam; Initiative aims to reduce blindness; Cancer-causing agent found in Hanoi chili sauce

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is striving to reduce the trade deficit to 14 percent by 2015 and to obtain the payment balance in a few years. However, this proves to be a very difficult task, for many reasons.

VietNamNet Bridge - In light of Vinacomin’s plan for coal price hikes from early 2011, VIR spoke with deputy minister of Industry and Trade and Vinacomin’s board chairman Le Duong Quang.