VietNamNet Bridge – The scent of herbal medicine pervading from shops and houses reminds people that they are crossing Lan Ong Street, so there is no need to look for the signboard indicating the street's name.

VietNamNet Bridge – The consumer price index (CPI) increase in 2014 was lower than the gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in the year.

 The picturesque flower garden near Nhat Chieu street and the West Lake water park is ideal for those looking for a photo op amid an abundance of bright colours and wonderful scents.

 The exponential growth of the information technology industry in recent years is posing a significant risk to the environment, as the disposal of electrical and electronic equipment waste rapidly expands.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Investigation Police on Wednesday requested the Supreme People's Procuracy to prosecute seven people from a private firm who sold illegal spyware.

PIV-VK is the team name of three students from Da Nang University of Technology, who have become famous after winning major prizes at national student technology innovation competitions.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) successfully divested almost 1 trillion VND (46.7 million USD) from non-core businesses in 2014,

VietNamNet Bridge – The 25-member national men's and women's volleyball teams will be summoned on Saturday in preparation for the 28th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Haiti's art, culture, lifestyle and tourism will be introduced for the first time in Viet Nam during the Cultural Week of Haiti that will run from January 12-15.

VietNamNet Bridge – Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in London have struggled to retain their mother tongue as their children and grandchildren attend English speaking schools— but one school is redressing the imbalance.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) unexpectedly devalued the dong by one percent starting on January 7, 2015. It will now have the right to devalue the dong again by only one percent within the year.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Maritime University has landed itself in an embarrassing situation as it has to receive a ship model test basin from the Ministry of Transport.

 Travel companies in Vietnam are complaining cumbersome procedures under the new exit and entry regulation are causing difficulties for ship tours.

VietNamNet Bridge – Policymakers and leading economists all have expressed their optimism about the economic performance in 2014, though they noted that some structural problems have not been settled.

 During a recent conference that looked at the Viet Nam Cultural Heritage Association's 2104-19 term, researchers and managers spent most of their time discussing solutions to community-based cultural heritage development.

 Vietnam will focus on developing major Olympic and Asian sports in the hope of elevated standing on the international stage, said a senior official from the General Department of Sports and Physical Training.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam needs up to $30 billion to carry out its Green Growth Strategy from now to 2020, of which 70% will not come from the State budget.

 Foreign Ministry's Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang on January 8 announced remarks in external activities in 2014 and diplomatic orientations for 2015.

VietNamNet Bridge – As the national foreign investment information system will be enacted in 2015, Foreign Investment Agency director Do Nhat Hoang further explains to VIR’s Ngoc Linh the system’s importance to the authorities and investors alike.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cape Ca Mau feels like the end of the world. This southernmost point in Vietnam is a place where land, sea and sky mingle at the edge of mangrove forests teeming with wildlife.

Bafta is due to announce its nominations for this year's film awards, with British stars expected to dominate the shortlists.

The search for flight MH370, China’s illegal deployment of its oil rig in Vietnam’s waters, the VN-Index’s record fall, and the risk of loss of budget revenue owing to the fall of oil prices were some of the most eventful incidents of 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Control Board is an important department in an enterprise that is in charge of activity inspection and supervision. Setting up a Control Board, in some circumstances, is compulsory yet often overlooked by enterprises.

Vietnamese publisher releases ‘Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang’; Arts programme to greet overseas Vietnamese; First Tiki Book Awards presented; My Tho's second night market branches out into food; Can Tho set for Mekong Delta Green Tourism Week

Vietnam is likely to face the spread of dangerous infectious diseases in 2015 such as Ebola, bird flu, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, and measles, especially in zones with large population fluctuations and ethnic minority areas.