VietNamNet Bridge – The profits made by the state owned conglomerates operating in the key business fields are believed to be undeserving to the huge capital and power given to them.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and Belgium signed an agreement for supporting the innovation and development of Business Incubators Policy Project (BIPP) in Vietnam with a total budget of 4.4 million euros.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese students win high prizes at all the international competitions and surveys conducted by international organizations. But Vietnam is among the countries with the lowest labor productivity index in the world.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Last year Viet Nam experienced the harshest weather conditions in five decades, climatologists told a seminar in HCM City on Thursday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The decline of the Sarus crane, the tallest flying bird in the world, is causing concern for conservationists.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nestled near-by National Road No.20, around 152 kilometers from HCMC and 148 kilometers from Dalat City, Madagui Forest Tourist City in Lam Dong Province is renowned for its natural beauty,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The big enterprises such as Viettel, VNPT and FPT have been moving very slowly with their IPv6 plans, because the State has not released the required standards for IPv6.

 Activities feature traditional Tet customs; Cellist Xuan releases music video; Ecstasy – a night of poetry and butoh; Japanese reggae artists to perform; Graffiti party for Saigon Outcast; VN-English choreographer hosts dance

 VietNamNet Bridge – "There's no better place to celebrate Tet (Lunar New Year) than in our homeland," an overseas Vietnamese who travels frequently between the US and Viet Nam said.

 Online shopping spurs up express service; Vietnam, China work to promote aquaculture trade; Votive paper market heating up, purchasing power low; RoK investor to pour US$10 million in Ha Nam park

 Hanoi reduces sentences for 230 prisoners; Former CEOs in jail for tax evasion; Two killed in truck-train collision; Pet care services booming Tet; HCMC continues to raise poverty standards

 President conveys holiday wishes to nation's brightest; Party leader discusses ties with Chinese counterpart; Vietnam chairs ASEAN Pretoria Committee meeting

 VietNamNet Bridge – Today, according to the lunar calendar, the Vietnamese people believe the Kitchen God (Ong Tao) will begin his journey to the Heavenly Palace.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japan will boost cooperation in agriculture, human resource training, technical assistance and science and technology with Vietnam, Ambassador Hiroshi Fukada has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese and Chinese Party leaders made a phone call on January 22, acknowledging considerable progress in the two countries’ relations in 2013.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Audit Office of Viet Nam plans to intensify the auditing of economic restructuring activities this year, a conference to launch the SAV's operations in 2014 was told in Ha Noi yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ninh Binh defeated Ha Noi T&T 3-1 yesterday, Jan 22, during an early match of the V-League's third round at Hang Day Stadium.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Premier League FC Arsenal players have sent Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to their Vietnamese fans in the lead up to the Tet holiday.

 U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said on Wednesday that the government would run out of borrowing authority by late February if the Congress does not act to raise the debt limit before that time.

 VietNamNet Bridge - On the occasion of the New Year 2014, the U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam David Shear conveyed his New Year congratulation and shared his feeling of the Tet atmosphere in Hanoi to Vietnamese readers, through the below video clip.

 Police in India's West Bengal have held 13 people in connection with a gang rape of a woman allegedly on orders of village elders who objected to her relationship with a man.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lawyers have warned that if VietinBank denies the responsibility for its worker’s behavior of appropriating institutions’ and individuals’ money, depositors would keep away from banks.

 UN mediator for Syrian peace talks Lakhdar Brahimi is to hold separate talks with rival delegations to assess their willingness to meet together.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Although the unemployment rate increased slightly from 1.81% to 1.9% over the same period of 2012, Vietnam is still among the countries with the lowest unemployment rates across the globe.

 VietNamNet Bridge – 18-year-old female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien has been voted Vietnam's top athlete in 2013.