VietNamNet Bridge – Damrey, the twelfth typhoon that hit Vietnam this year, struck Ha Thuan Village more than a month ago, but the roads to it in Duy Vinh Commune are still deep in mud.

By the tens of thousands they immigrated to the United States, which had more than 1.5 million citizens of Vietnamese origin in a 2010 census. Others resettled in Australia, Canada, Britain and France. 

  Foreign NGOs pledged to carry out 261 charity programmes and development projects with a total budget of over 200 million USD in the next three years in mountainous and ethnic minority areas at a conference on December 8.

 Man burned when motorbikes collide; Province allocates VND15.5 billion to relocate residents; Boats seized for stealing sand in southern province; Illegal loggers caught in Ha Giang; HCM City hospital offers free health checks

More than 300 children in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong are recovering from reactions to a combined Quinvaxem vaccination, reported the provincial Preventive Medicine Centre.

Central Quang Tri Province on Monday announced that the death of a three-year-old kid, who died on Sunday after receiving a Quinvaxem vaccine, was not caused by the vaccination.

 Huge potential for cooperation with Middle East, North Africa; Garment and textile exports to reach US$19 billion; 11 export items surpass US$2 billion; Gazprom considers liquefied gas provision to Vietnam

Russia's Federation Council (Upper House) on October 30 approved an agreement on temporary migrant workers between the Vietnamese and Russian Governments.

 Doctor Michael Parsons has been awarded the insignia “For the Cause of Environment” in recognition of his great contributions to Vietnam’s green sector.

 The risk of a possible rabies outbreak will remain high if measures are not taken to control the disease, said experts from the Ministry of Health.

 UK volunteers cycle for Vietnamese babies; HCM City presents office building to Laos; Training 150,000 rural labourers in 2013; Wall Street English opens first Vietnam centre

Germany, Australia support climate change; Public administrative reform impact to be gauged; Demographic challenges to Vietnam; Vietnam strengthens int’l cooperation in demining

Road planning revised down due to capital shortage; Tough to convert commercial condos into low-cost homes; Increased credit targets not easy to obtain; Technology transaction floors quiet; New challenges for Long Xuyen Quadrangle