Minister urges localities to enhance drought prevention effort; Application for universities to be conducted online in HCMC; Outbreaks of bird flu reported in many locations; Vietnam steps up early ARV treatment for HIV patients

 Ten agricultural products each has an export value of more than US$1 billion include rice, coffee, rubber, cashew nut, pepper, cassava, vegetables and fruits, tra fish and forestry products.

Japanese IT firms zone in on Vietnam; Slow BOT projects face huge fines; Plant protection drug firms concerned about draft circular; Government urges implementation of PPP projects; Vietnam launches first rice bran oil product

 Vietnamese businesses have pumped more than US$1.6 billion in investment projects abroad this year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Primer Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has permitted amendments to the development master plan for industrial parks in 31 provinces and cities.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved master plans on developing tourism in the southeastern and southern central coastal regions until 2020 with a vision for 2030.

 Three oil tankers were hit and burned Friday in Libya's largest oil port in the oil crescent, after an attack by militias of Libya Dawn with a rocket-propelled grenade, according to a military official.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that an estimated 78,800 people were displaced by floods in the Indonesian province of Aceh last week, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said here Friday.

 2014 has been a year of aviation accidents and incidents. Since the beginning of the year, there have been 30 aviation accidents around the world, leaving more than 1,000 people dead.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The bridges are not only historic but also contribute to facilitate local people’s travel and create their very own beauty in the Mekong Delta.

While hydroelectricity is considered as a “green” energy source, such projects along the Mekong River have been placing adverse impacts on fishery resources as well as people residing by this water body, experts argued.

 Many singers have been working hard at recording studios to complete and release new albums for the festival season, and are confident they will be warmly embraced by their fans.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam, with great advantages in energy costs as well as seaports, is believed to be a great competitor of Philippines, according to foreign media reports.

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has requested the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong to stop its joint project with a U.S. firm to farm genetically modified (GM) silkworms due to the lack of relevant regulations.

 The Vietnam national beach football team stood 31st with 90 points in the 2014 world rankings, announced recently by the Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW). 

 The Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) has announced to reduce train fares by 10 percent for passengers and 5-20 percent for cargo due to the decline in oil prices.

VN treasures all-round partnership with Russia: Ambassador; Lao President hails court collaboration with Vietnam; Lao localities wish to boost cooperation with HCM City; Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia courts promote cooperation

 The Vietnamese Government has paid great effort to improve environment improvement capacity and the quality of life for citizens.

 Midfielder Pham Thanh Luong has been nominated for the 2014 Fair Play Award alongside four other nominees.

 The Thai classic Behind the Painting was released in Vietnamese yesterday.