Seafood processing workshops in Mekong Delta complain that the workshops cannot run at full capacity because they cannot collect enough materials for processing.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has just approved a plan to build six solid-waste treatment facilities for the Mekong Delta in an ambitious target to collect and treat 90% of wastes in the region by 2015

VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) Management Board on Tuesday awarded two investment certificates for building Research and Development (R&D) facilities to two local firms in the park in District 9.

VietNamNet Bridge – International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will likely invest US$50 million in the local lender An Binh Commercial Bank (ABBank).

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has recently lowered the tra fish export target this year to US$1.35 billion after the U.S. imposed anti-dumping tariffs up to 130% on fish products shipped stateside.

VietNamNet Bridge – The country’s civil aviation market registered strong growth in the first nine months of the year, with both passenger and cargo segments picking up over 20% year-on-year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Parents must co-operate with schools to strictly monitor their children and make sure that they are abiding by traffic laws.

VietNamNet Bridge – Fighting corruption in education was a significant task, the Vice Inspector of the Ministry of Education and Training, Pham Van Tai, said yesterday, Oct 13.

VietNamNet Bridge – The business confidence index (BCI) rebounded in the third quarter this year after it increased three points over the second quarter and 37 points against the same period in 2008.

VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Committee of central Ninh Thuan Province recently asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade to help it find investors for a US$9.8 billion steel complex in Ninh Phuoc District.

VietNamNet Bridge – Pianist Gabriele Carcano will perform with the Viet Nam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB), which will wrap up the Italian Music Month this Friday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government is promoting new investment opportunities to foreign and domestic firms in the information technology (IT) and telecommunications industries, said deputy minister of Information and Communications Tran Duc Lai.

Teen tennis star marches on; Semis loom at volleyball quest; Viet Nam go down to Kuwait; Ha Noi fan club wins vote

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese gymnastics team has vowed to bring home their first medal from the Asian Games.

The Government has countless regulations and programs against prostitution, society condemns it, but the oldest profession just continues to adapt to the environment. Is it time to choose a more effective management model?

If porn is your passion, you’ll find plenty of it online, reports Tien Phong newspaper after members of its staff spent many nights on the Internet to investigate the ‘black world’ of nude chat, online strip tease and “online love.”

UK Prince visits HCM City; China’s Minister of National Defense concludes visit to Vietnam; General underscores defence cooperation with Russia; Vietnam Farmers’ Union receives Gold Star Order

VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of National Defence General Phung Quang Thanh hosted welcome ceremonies for the Indian and the Republic of Korea (RoK) Defence Ministers in Hanoi on October 13.

VietNamNet Bridge – Parts of the heavily-indebted Vinashin Economic Group will be transferred to PetroVietnam and Vinalines, also state companies, and the remainder restructured.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi held a meeting on October 13 to launch the International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction with the theme “Making Cities Resilient: My City is Getting Ready”.