Street music performance on the Han River stage; Vietnamese paintings on display in France; Grand ceremony prays for peaceful nation; HCM City to turn Nguyen Hue into pedestrian-only street next year

Vietnam Motorbike Association prepares to debut; Manufacturing PMI zooms up; More Samsung satellite companies invest in Vietnam; SSI forecasts bright future for VN Index

 V-League winners Ha Noi T&T will play Thai rival Muangthong United tomorrow (February 8) in the second playoff match of the Asian Football Confederation Champions League.

Peleg Cohen, who left his home in Israel nearly nine years ago to “live his dream” and travel around the world, is now in Vietnam for a one-month visit.

 McDonald’s inaugurated a restaurant in HCM City on February 7, making its first presence known in Vietnam.

 Australian Governor-General praises Vietnam’s development; President launches tree-planting festival in Thanh Hoa; Ambassador confident of stronger NZ-Vietnam ties; NA leader pays New Year visit to state offices

VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday participated in the inauguration ceremony of the 110KV submarine cable system, which connects the country's largest island to the national grid.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A 48-year-old man in the northern province of Thai Binh died on January 31 because of swine streptococcus infection, after eating blood pudding.

Nguyen Danh Ngoc, called the “Doi Ngo Hero,” praised for his good deed of uncovering the exam cheating behaviors at the 2012 finals at the Doi Ngo High School in 2012, has been leading a hard life over the last two years.

VietNamNet Bridge – The much-awaited Yen Tu Festival will open on Sunday in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At 6am on February 5, a zebra imported from Africa at the Dai Nam Zoo in the southern province of Binh Duong gave birth to a healthy baby horse.

The 2013 campaign officially wrapped up in the light of fireworks at the closing ceremony of the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar, a focal sporting event that drove the movement of Vietnamese sport during the whole of last year.

VietNamNet Bridge – With emotion in his voice, Nguyen Quoc Nghia sang his nostalgia for Viet Nam and his sadness at not being with his family on the occasion of Tet.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam celebrates around 8,000 festivals every year, including several folk festivals and rituals during the Tet holidays.

Hong Kong's richest woman, Nina Wang, has died from an unspecified illness, her spokesman has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has insisted on prohibiting state-payment BT (build – transfer) projects because of the high risks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Trade counselors predict Vietnamese goods will have more chances to expand their reach into Latin American, Japanese, EU, and US markets in 2014.

On February 4th, a traditional boat racing was held on the Hoai River in the ancient town of Hoi An, Quang Nam province. The annual event attracted more than 5,000 local people and international tourists.

The costliest Olympic Games in history officially open in Russia on Friday, with 98 medals to be won over 16 days.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – While government agencies show the strong determination to hasten the nuclear power program implementation, experts have advised against doing this prematurely.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People’s Committee now works with competent agencies on the initiative to allow the Vietnam Waste Solution to import waste to be recycled at the company’s $10 million factory.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese rice is now “in danger,” finding it difficult to enter the three biggest export markets. Meanwhile, though being welcomed in China, Vietnam keeps cautious about the market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A series of policies on agricultural insurance, debt management, anti-corruption, and SOEs equitization will come into force in February.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 39m long savoury cake has been made by Yasaka-Saigon-Nha Trang hotel chefs and staff to welcome the traditional lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam welcomes the constructive comments and recommendations of UN member countries on its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Report in the second cycle, a leading Vietnamese diplomat has said.