VietNamNet Bridge – Serious environmental polluters may be fined up to VND2 billion (US$95,240) – almost four times the present level, said deputy minister of Natural Resources and Environment Bui Cach Tuyen. 

Siemens Vietnam and Vietnam Motors Industry Corporation (Vinamotor) on September 18 signed an agreement to manufacture an ELFA hybrid bus prototype. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Besides surfing in Hawaii, Yoga in India, cooking in Hoi An is one of the activities ranked in the top 10 special travel experiences in the world. This is voted by the Lonely Planet, the "lodestar of backpackers".

It’s highly possible that big successful joint ventures which commit to do long term business in Vietnam would be allowed to mortgage land and the assets built on the land at foreign banks for loans.

Mr. Tran Hung Huy, 34, Deputy General Director of the Asia Commercial Bank (ACB), becomes the only choice for the chairmanship of the ACB Board of Directors after other candidates refused the position.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An original collection of poems by Han Mac Tu, initially published in 1936 and thought to be lost to the annals of time, will be released on Saturday to mark the late poet's 100th birthday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Sai Gon Jewelry Company (SJC) has lodged complaints with the State Bank of Viet Nam and police about a recent boom in "fake" SJC gold bars.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Various activities are being held at four spots in Hanoi’s Old Quarter from September 17-30 on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival 2012.

  VietNamNet Bridge – Midfielder Huy Hoang, a former member of the national football team, has been fined VND6.8 million (nearly $300) for driving when being drunk and causing an accident.

Arctic sea ice has shrunk to its smallest surface area since record-keeping began, taking the world into "uncharted territory" as climate change intensifies, US scientists warned Wednesday. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Lack of a comprehensive planning strategy has led to waste and losses in public investment.  

  VietNamNet Bridge - After his success at the World Chess Olympiad, Vietnam’s leading chessman Le Quang Liem will attend the SPICE Cup as the current champion.

  VietNamNet Bridge – These people often sent links containing spyware for yahoo chatters to steal their account passwords. Getting the passwords, they forged the nick owners to cheat people in their friends list.

  VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam Open Paintball Tournament was held at Tri Long Club (District 12, Ho Chi Minh City) with the participation of 16 teams on September 16.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People's Committee has decided to allot VND31.4 billion (US$1.5 million) for the Transport Department to operate and maintain the Thu Thiem Tunnel this year.

Given that Highway 14 after two years of construction remains "sluggish" is the responsibility of investors, four affected provinces asked the Government to reconsider the investment plans because with the current project, local people will suffer.

Once the discriminatory treatments were removed, 100 percent foreign owned banks have been gearing up in their strategies to expand the market shares, pushing up retail banking services.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will play Laos in the semi-finals of the Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship today in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam yesterday started work on its first space centre, a project expected to enable the nation to become a master of space technology by 2020.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Indonesia Football Association (PSSI) has announced that its national football team cannot take part in the friendly match with Vietnam, scheduled for September 22 at the National My Dinh Stadium.