Probing ways to woo homebuyers; GSO scrutinises VN industrial output; Dong Thap Province tests cultivation of Japanese rice; Farmers urged to go organic, shun chemicals; Fuel costs trigger commodity rises

   A French magazine is set to increase Muslim ire by printing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed Wednesday a day after 12 died in an Afghan suicide bombing, the deadliest attack linked to an anti-Islamic film.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Facing French player Brice Leverdez, who ranks 44th in the world, in the first round, Vietnam’s top badminton player Tien Minh won 2-0 to move on to the second round of the Badminton Japan Open 2012.

  Asia-Pacific has overtaken North America as home to the most millionaires for the first time, boosted by a rise in the number of wealthy in China and Japan, a report released on Wednesday showed.

  Japan has partially approved a plan - without a specific deadline - to phase out nuclear power after last year's Fukushima disaster, officials say.

  The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced it will close its offices in Russia following an order from the authorities there to cease operations.

 Aerobics team set for Bangkok;  Binh Thuan hosts National Vovinam Championships; Viet Nam to go against Laos in regional semi-finals; Track & field champs near

“The Colours of Vietnam” shines in US; San Art Gallery founders exhibit works in USA; French flautist, pianist to play; Photo exhibit raises funds for disadvantaged women; Precious trees to be preserved; Old cargo ship found in river  

Vietnam expects to have 350,000 more private businesses by the end of 2015 in order to develop the national economy which has been relying on state owned enterprises (SOEs).

  US$21.4 billion to build North-South high-speed railway; Virulent bird flu strain emerges; WHO conference to open in Hanoi; Vietnam, A man killed by swine infection; Severe floods sweep two away in Central Highlands

 Regional lawmakers gather; Vietnam-Cuba defence ties strengthened; Party delegation visits Russia; Vietnam willing to join efforts to improve ASEAN’s role; Viet Nam-Indonesia Joint Commission meeting opens in Jakarta

  Bungled legal documents and errors from incapable authorities account for 70 per cent of land-related complaints and denunciations nationwide, according to members of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee.

 The Vietnam Human Rights Act (HR 1410), passed on September 11, 2012 by voice vote on the House floor, is the wrong way forward.

  VietNamNet Bridge - Many television stations in Vietnam may be unable to buy broadcasting rights of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup because the price is too expensive.

  VietNamNet Bridge – On September 16, the body of a whale of over 12 meters long and over 7 ton weigh drifted to the shore of Lien Huong town, Tuy Phong district of Binh Thuan province.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 32-year-old artist used fire to burn wood grains to paint different angles of the face. His self-portrait won the highest prize of the second Dogma competition.

A lot of kinds of taxes make businesses suffocate, while tens of different types of fees make them exhausted.

The Hanoi Department for Culture, Sports and Tourism carried out a field work in a preparation to build up some tourism products to craft villages, with Van Phuc silk village on the focus.

VC Corporation, VNG and FPT all nurture the plan to launch on-demand TV services within the Internet environment. Experts believe that Vietnam will see the online TV boom in the near future.

Right after sao la (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) was discovered in Vietnam in May 1992, a lot of programs and projects have been drawn up to protect the rare and precious animals.