VietNamNet Bridge – Peach flowers have begun to blossom in the flower villages of Hanoi like Nghi Tam and Quang Ba, signaling the come of spring in the capital city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japan trounced host Viet Nam 7-0 during the second round match of an international under-19 football tournament, the Nutifood Cup, held at the HCM City's Thong Nhat Stadium yesterday, Jan 8.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi People’s Court on January 8 sentenced Duong Tu Trong, former Deputy Director of Hai Phong City's Police Department, to 18 years’ imprisonment after he was found guilty of organising for a wanted person to flee abroad.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Real estate inventory has decreased more than 26 percent compared with the first quarter 2013 quarter, mainly in the segment of small and medium sized apartments, said Minister of Construction Trinh Dinh Dung.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is listed in first place among the top five destinations serving the cheapest beer in the world, according to Thrillist edition - a leading men's digital lifestyle brand.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Masan is just a “rookie” in the beverage market, but it is a name big enough for the experienced warriors to look out for.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More and more Android-based smart phone and tablet users have complained that they have been attacked by a lot of malicious apps and games sourced from Vietnamese and foreign app stores.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese university accreditations have been relying on foreign organizations. Meanwhile, they do not have enough information to do this.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There are the “cancer villages” in Ha Tinh province – the “pesticide land” in the central region.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Saint Paul Hospital has become the first hospital under the Ha Noi administration to successfully perform a kidney transplant,

 Strong chemical carcinogens, found in grilled meats and car exhaust, alter and damage DNA cells, sometimes leading to cancer,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh, in a year-end exclusive interview with the Daily, said market-based reforms must be introduced in 2014 to spur growth, and there is still much room for such transformation.

 WB's reports on Vietnam logistics, waterway transport; Vietnam seeks US support for TPP negotiations; Draft US regulations hinder Vietnamese seafood exports;  Local businesses hope for brighter future in 2014

 Urbanisation rate reaches 33.4 percent in 2013; New cold spell to hit Northern, Central provinces; Burglar kills two, commits suicide; 13 sailors saved after boat sinks in Tra Vinh; Dearth of funds hits mental patients hard

 VietNamNet Bridge – The United States' Department of Commerce (DoC) has said that Viet Nam and two other Southeast Asian countries had dumped their welded stainless steel pressure pipes in the American market.

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) refuses to buy electricity from a lot of Vietnamese hydropower plants, but continues buying electricity from China, even though it admitted that the areas using Chinese power have unstable voltage.

 Deputy PM calls for closer ties with India; VN seeks Walmart support in TPP talks; Italian help sought in economic restructuring; President urges military training in new period

 VietNamNet Bridge - On January 6, nearly 200 people flocked to the sand mining area located in Truong Lam commune, Tinh Gia district of Thanh Hoa province, to prevent workers of Nghi Son Cement Company from mining silica sand.

 VietNamNet Bridge - At the transfer moment between 2013 and 2014, Hanoi will hold fireworks shows at 29 places, including five high-range and 24 low-range shows.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Can Tho General Hospital has announced to successful reconnect the penis of a patient whose penis was cut by his wife while he was sleeping.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The young Vietnamese player rose to the highest ranking ever in the ITF junior rankings published in early 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Through the black and white photographs of the Austrian photographer Josef Höflehner, Vietnam shows up with a strange beauty.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Superyacht Archimedes appeared on the Han River, Da Nang city, on January 6, stunning people and tourists with its luxury.

Dong Tam Long An has signed former player Mrwanda Danny David to complete their quota of three foreigners in their line-up.

 Thailand's anti-corruption body says it will bring charges against more than 300 politicians, mostly from the governing party, for trying to change the constitution.