Education fund head meets Deputy PM; Deputy PM co-chairs Vietnam-Cambodia committee meeting; President hails PVN staff; Deputy PM visits plant in progress

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday warned food service companies and consumers not to use certain lots of Uncle Ben's infused rice that are linked to "a cluster of illnesses" among students in Texas.

 VietNamNet Bridge - HCM City People's Committee has approved a plan on organizing contests to select heads and vice heads of departments of the municipal and district-level agencies in order to choose qualified officials.

Vietnam has been advised to call for capital from different investment sources to develop waste water treatment projects, or the state will have to pay $780 million a year to cover the economic losses caused by the poor hygiene.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign visitors in farmer clothes participated in a vegetable growing competition in Tra Que village in Hoi An town, Quang Nam province in the Cau Bong traditional festival.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Ha Long Bay - the most famous tourist attraction in northern Vietnam - is selected one of the top 10 Valentine's Day Retreats by the National Geographic's travel site.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Football Federation’s (VFF) Congress is not held yet, but its new chair, vice chair and secretary general have been defined.

 Syrian government and opposition delegates resume the second round of talks Monday morning.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai asked authorised agencies to inspect all inland waterway tourist vessels en route to HCM City and southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province to ensure safety for passengers.

Universities complain that the requirement by the Ministry of Education and Training on having one PhD and three masters for every training major is unfeasible in the Vietnamese conditions.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Being a “big cheese,” McDonald’s has been meeting big difficulties in Asian markets. It is still unclear if Vietnam can save McDonald’s from its failures in Asia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After five years, Tata Steel has pulled out of its US$5-billion steel project in Viet Nam, following delays in approvals and the challenging business environment in the country, according to the Indian website businessworld.in.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's leading internet providers and suppliers of network devices are bemoaning the slow implementation of Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) plans in the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a list of 151 areas where mineral mining rights will not be auctioned.

Researchers from the Commonwealth of Scientific and Industrial Research Organization and Monash University in Melbourne are putting the spending habits of retirees under the microscope in an effort to understand the finer details behind

 VietNamNet Bridge – Facebook has yet to comment since the Government released Decree 185 stipulating fines against e-commerce violations.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Over 100 years have passed, the graceful bridge still reflects on the Perfume River to witness all the ups and downs of history and countless 'scars of time’ and becomes a romantic symbol of the ancient capital.

 Nui Coc, a man-made lake, located in Dai Tu District, Thai Nguyen Province is well-known for its spectacular and legendary beauty and the romantic love story of a young couple.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has submitted to the government the draft luxury tax law, suggesting the 15-30 percent tax increases on wine, beer, and tobacco, which aims to restrict the domestic consumption.

 A team led by astronomers at the Australian National University (ANU) has discovered the oldest known star in the Universe, which formed shortly after the Big Bang 13.7 billion years ago,

VietNamNet Bridge – Businesses are eyeing real estate, securities, pharmaceuticals, and exports as the most attractive investment fields in 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A decision by Fitch Ratings has resulted in a revision of its outlook on Vietnam’s long-term credit rating to positive from stable, affirming its B+ rating.

VietNamNet Bridge – The controversial absence of its top-ranked player has cast a cloud over the Vietnamese team as it prepared to face Pakistan in the Davis Cup qualification Group II Asia-Oceania zone matches on Friday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Health Ministry has ordered all provinces to intensify measles prevention and quarantine measures as the epidemic is likely to spread due to the humid and cold weather and the increase in travel at the beginning of the year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang said he hoped Japan would increase investment in Viet Nam in the coming years, focusing on the six prioritised areas listed in the country's industrialisation strategy.