Tough negotiations on the European Union's 2012 budget looked headed for collapse Tuesday after the European parliament boycotted talks just days before a key summit on the EU's longer term budget.

 VietNamNet Bridge – To honor unique cultures of Vietnam’s ethnic minority groups, a photo exhibition is opening at Lam Son Park in District 1 until November 20.

Vietnam’s beverage sector draws investors; RoK tops list of investors in Hanoi; Russia to open air route to Cam Ranh; FDI firms outperform local businesses; Building materials sector in a jam; State-funded projects get less capital next year

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has asked the municipal People’s Council’s approval to increase  registration fees for cars of less than 10 seats from VND2 million to VND20 million ($100-$1,000).

A lot of tycoons in the real estate market were listed as the richest stock millionaires in 2007--owing to the big volumes of shares they held. However, their asset values have fallen down sharply also because of the shares.

The World Health Organization revealed an emergency program in coordination with Sudan's Federal Ministry of Health to mobilize 2.4 million doses of yellow fever vaccine to combat the disease recently spreading in the Darfur region.

VietNamNet Bridge - On November 13, Bien Hoa City’s Police Agency, Dong Nai Province, began investing the “robbery” of the body of an old woman at the Thong Nhat Hospital.

Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese fencers continued their domination by winning two more gold medals on the second day of the Southeast Asian Fencing Championship in HCM City yesterday.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has recently announced that it has yet to give a decision on the Dong Nai 6 and Dong Nai 6A hydropower plants and that it will wait for an open assessment of environmental impact reports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A recent increase in the fine for improper vehicle ownership transfer has generated a substantial public outcry, even though relevant authorities affirm that the fines are necessary.

Two officials of Cu Lao Dung District's An Thanh Dong Commune will be punished for misappropriating tens of millions of dong from national programmes, says the district people's committee chairman Le Van Hieu.

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Hundreds of millions of dong are paid to the CEOs who work in the “hot business fields” such as finance and banking, power and oil and gas.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hosting the 2019 Asian Games (ASIAD) will help promote Vietnam’s image across Asia and the world, but may also pose challenges for the host country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fees for issuing single-entry visas for foreigners and Vietnamese residing abroad will be increased to US$45 from the current US$25, according to the Ministry of Finance’s new Circular 190/2012/TT-BTC.

Move to scrap grace period on import taxes draws fire; Air fares take off for Tet; Local steel industry faces pressure to restructure; Carlsberg to increase minority stake in Habeco; Thousands of plant and animal genes preserved

 Sky-gazers in northern Australia donned protective glasses and put solar filters on their telescopes Wednesday to witness one of nature's greatest phenomena -- a total eclipse of the Sun.

More than 100 photos depicting snapshots of the country’s natural landscape and heritage are displayed at an exhibition that opened in Hanoi on November 13.