VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health has for the first time issued the set of criteria to assess hospitals towards improving the quality of services provided and increase patients' satisfaction.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of vessels worth trillions of dong have become scrap iron and left useless in the East Sea, turning the sea into the trillion-of-dong refuse tip.

 VietNamNet Bridge – E-Commerce on mobile phones is forecast to see strong growth next year, allowing customers to easily make online purchases, according to Bizweb Viet Nam.

 Harsh sentences for human trafficking criminals; Woman dies in Ha Noi house fire; Former forest rangers, deforesters jailed; Illegal ads just won't go away, officials rue; Northern provinces brace for cold weather

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VietNamNet Bridge – Eighteen enterprises using imported stainless steel in production have proposed the Prime Minister not to approve the Vietnam Competition Authority’s initial conclusion on cold-rolled stainless steel being dumped in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – The chill in the Central Highland city of Da Lat will be warmed by flowers and festivities this New Year holiday, during the Da Lat Culture Tourism Week 2013.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A man was arrested in HCM City on Tuesday, Dec 24, after taking two people hostage and holding the police at bay for two hours.

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People's Court yesterday sentenced Ho Duy Truc, 20, to death for the attempted theft of a luxury motorbike from a woman whose arm he slashed with a knife during an incident last year.

 Twitter founder, Jack Dorsey, has been nominated as an independent board director at Walt Disney.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese manufacturers and suppliers have been trying every possible way to approach to the US biggest retail chain in an effort to boost exports to the market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Fashion Week Spring Summer 2013 took place in Hanoi from December 22–25.

 The Central Highlands city of Da Lat launched free wifi service on December 25 with the installation of 24 wireless base broadcasting stations in its downtown areas.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists are concerned about the negative impact of hydro-power plants on people's lives in areas hit by extreme weather, while rivers in the South become critically polluted by industrial waste.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The organizers refused to grant a visa of the UAE to Nguyen Anh Khoi’s father and coach, so the 11-year-old chessman could not compete at the U12 world competition.

The Russian Ambassador to Vietnam confirms that nuclear energy is one of the important areas of cooperation with Vietnam, and Russia will transfer advanced technology for the nuclear power plant 1 in Ninh Thuan, which is about to be launched.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Football Federation split with Italian coach Sergio Gargelli and is about to sign a three-year contract with the Spanish coach Bruno Jose Garcia Formoso.

"Previously our slogan was each couple should have one to two children; our current message is let’s have two children, having two children is the best,” said the chief of the General Department of Population – Mr. Duong Quoc Trong.

Many public hospitals in Hanoi will install CCTV in the emergency and examination wards to supervise health workers and to facilitate management, said the Director of the Hanoi Department of Health.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Heavy lift vessel Rolldock Sea is transporting Vietnam’s first submarine Kilo named Hanoi HQ 182 from Russia’s St Petersburg to Vietnam’s Cam Ranh Port.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many people living near the intersection of Nguyen Thi Minh Khai - Cong Quynh in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City were in a panic when they discovered a crocodile of nearly two meters long struggling on the road.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung asked relevant bodies to compile the revised Housing Law in the direction of making it more convenient for foreigners and overseas Vietnamese to buy houses in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Not long after returning home from the 27th SEA Games, many sports stars have received huge bonuses for their success in Myanmar.

 The death toll from heavy rain-caused disasters in Brazil's southeastern state of Espiritu Santo rose to 18 after authorities confirmed the death of the latest victim,

 Music gala to usher in 2014; Champa Journey show celebrates cultural influences; American book translator to talk in Ha Noi; HCM City hotels host New Year celebrations; French institute hosts charity flea market