VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Home Affairs announced the 2012 results of the public administration reform index (PAR INDEX 2012), on which Ha Noi received 82.79 per cent.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A company authoritised by Vietnam Television to protect the copyright of Kitchen Gods 2014 has officially sued websites, including YouTube, which published the programme without permission.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With fresh and clean natural environment, friendly people and special food, Phu Quy - a beautiful island in central Binh Thuan Province - is promising to become a paradise for kite-surfers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There are a lot of fallow land plots in the coastal provinces, from Da Nang to Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan to Ba Ria – Vung Tau and Phu Quoc island.

 VietNamNet Bridge – German photographer Bill Thomas Hardt recorded the tragic images of the war in Vietnam, highlighting the faces of children.

“I can call up the names of a lot of rivers which have been broken by hydropower dams, but I cannot remember any virgin rivers--the ones which have not been conquered by humans,” said Dr. Dao Trong Tu, a well- known scientist.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vuong Chi Sinh Palace or Vuong’s Palace is located in a valley in Xa Phin Commune, Dong Van District, Ha Giang Province.

 With a complex of over 300 caves and a 116km-long coastline with white sand, Quang Binh is becoming a potential tourist destination in the system entitled “Central Heritage Road”.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Here at the John Von Neumann (JVN) Institute belonging to the HCM City National University, Professor Duong Nguyen Vu and his fellow-workers have been making every effort to grow up Vietnamese young talents.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On February 9-10, the second horse fighting festival was held in Bang Hanh commune of Bac Quang district, Ha Giang province, with 20 selected pairs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Planning and Investment has announced the amended draft Investment Law to create a more favorable and transparent environment for investors and to restrict transfer pricing and abandoned projects.

 VietNamNet Bridge – $1 billion was once the total annual revenue that all the enterprises in the same industry strived to get. Meanwhile, one billion dollars is the turnover that a single enterprise can make nowadays.

 SCIC to promote divestment at SOEs; McDonald’s president surveys Vietnam market in person; Vingroup selects new CEO; Bad debt among the biggest monetary challenges of 2014; Australia sends first buffalo shipment to Vietnam

 Sand clogs Binh Dinh seaport; National Highway car crash injures 11; Two national border urban areas planned for Tay Ninh; A/H5N1 flu hits Quang Nam province; Central fishermen harvest young lobsters

 In her first testimony to the Congress, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen reiterated central bank's plan to taper its stimulus exit despite recent weakness in the economy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foggy weather caused chaos at many airports nationwide as dozens of flights had to be delayed or cancelled during the busy post-Tet holiday period.

 China reported four more human H7N9 virus infections on Tuesday, including one death.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong’s Da Lat City, which is famous for its charming and romantic landscapes and architecture, and lovers’ first choice on Valentine’s Day, has planned various festivals

VietNamNet Bridge – It is obvious that Flappy Bird has brought big money to its father – Nguyen Ha Dong, a 29-year-old programmer. However, experts believe that it is Google which benefits most from the bird.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam received the UNESCO certificate honouring Vietnam’s Don Ca Tai Yu as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humankind on February 11 in Ho Chi Minh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 13th meeting of the Vietnam-Cambodia Joint Committee convened in Phnom Penh on February 11 to discuss bilateral cooperation across economics, culture, science, and technology.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A solemn February 11 ceremony in Washington DC has celebrated the 20th anniversary of normalizing Vietnam-US ties (1994–2014).

 VietNamNet Bridge - On the evening of February 10, the new coach of the national futsal team of Vietnam – Bruno Garcia Formoso – arrived in Ho Chi Minh City to replace Italian coach Sergio Gargelli.

 Ethnic spring festivals on show this month; Da Lat kicks off horse racing on Valentine’s Day; Fishing village pays tribute to founder; Spring book fair to open in Hanoi; “Pushkin in Vietnam” opens in Hanoi

 Cueists compete at Turkey World Cup; Binh Duong fire head coach; Viet Nam meet Singapore in U14 qualifying match