VietNamNet Bridge – The bauxite mining projects in Vietnam raise controversy again after the red mud spill in Hungary. VietNamNet summarises the opinions of experts and officials.

The Chief Government Editor, Vuong Dinh Hue, said that his agency planned to audit the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group several times but the plans were rejected to avoid overlap with the Government Inspectorate’s investigation.

“Democracy is a pyramid-shaped procedure. It is necessary to have many nominees for public election, like at beauty contests,” said National Assembly (NA) deputy Le Van Cuong at an NA group meeting on October 25.

VietNamNet Bridge – Chung Thuc Quyen and contestants from Hong Kong, the USA, Japan and Serbia have won the “Ambassador of Beauty” title of the Miss International 2010’s donor.

VietNamNet Bridge - The chair and vice chair of Duc Lac commune in Ha Tinh Province has been suspended for 15 days for failing to fulfill his duty during the recent floods.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City police have arrested Le Nguyen Huong Tra or blogger Co Gai Do Long, who is accused of “slander”.

VietNamNet Bridge – The capital city’s Party congress began this morning, October 26, with the participation of 498 deputies, who represent 330,000 Party members in Hanoi.

HCM City sees sharp rise in industrial production; Agro-forestry-seafood exports rise sharply; Penny stock rally sustains sluggish market

Ukraine, Viet Nam sign joint audit agreement; Vietnam, Japan elevate ties to a higher level; Deputy PM at West China fairs; Vietnam-Laos history book compiled

As many as 1,306 people are taking refuge due to the eruption of Mount Merapi in Indonesia's Yogyakarta province, detikcom online news quoted a regent as saying on Tuesday.

At nearly all state–run schools, including the top ones, the quality of material facilities and teaching aids is poor, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has found from a survey.

Tsunami after strong quake in West Sumatra of Indonesia on Monday evening killed 23 people and left 169 others missing, emergency relief aids will be sent immediately, officials said on Tuesday.

The biggest problem for all businesses in the post-crisis period is the personnel shortage. But for human resource consultancy firms it is the right time to do business.

VietNamNet Bridge – Residents on the southern side of Dung Quat Oil Refinery in central Quang Ngai Province's Binh Son District have complained of the sulphur dioxide (SO2) pollution being released from the plant.

While the use of bio-pesticides have been growing in the world, Vietnamese farmers, for many reasons, still refuse to use them.

Russian academy opens branch; Bodies of drowned girls found; Trucks ban on five streets for summit; Zing.vn fined for violating licence; Japan's Mitsubishi to help VN reduce energy consumption

VietNamNet Bridge - Dairy product distributors have complained that the price registration scheme is unfair.

VietNamNet Bridge – Though the flood tide on October 25 was not as high as forecast, thousands of houses and many roads along the Saigon River were flooded.

Indonesia on Monday raised alert status of a volcano located in a densely populated area of Central Java to top alert, and asked for a massive evacuation for more than ten thousands people living in the slope of the mountain, officials said.

VietNamNet Bridge - A Vietnamese fishing boat seized illegally in the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago and released by the Chinese earlier this month are expected to arrive Ly Son District on October 26.