VietNamNet Bridge – More than 100 domestic and overseas Vietnamese artists, beauty queens and models will appear at the 26th Duyen Dang Viet Nam (Charming Vietnam) gala to be held at Hoa Binh Theatre in HCM City on January 10 and 11.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s rubber output may rise 1.5 percent to 995,000 tonnes in 2014, after climbing 14 percent to 980,000 tonnes in 2013, beating Malaysia to become the third largest grower,

 VietNamNet Bridge - Tying his life with an anonymous cemetery and salvaging unknown bodies in the Red River, Mr. Nguyen Van Dung is called by locals the "Red River knight."

 VietNamNet Bridge – The situation of Vietnam football in 2013 was that of a ‘colourful picture’. Home fans were happy with the success of the national U-19 men’s football team, but also felt disappointed at the failure of the national team

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of students living in HCM City suburbs will not have shuttle buses to access school on January 1 as owners of bus transport companies have decided to suspend operations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s exports are forecast to enjoy a good year in 2014 thanks to the country’s efforts to expand markets and new opportunities generated from trade deals that are expected to be concluded next year.

 Early start urged for new airport; Cement sector grows while steel market stagnates; Exporters target EU quality standards; HCM City has 26,000 new businesses in 2013; Vietnam looks to attract ODA capital to agriculture

 VietNamNet Bridge – Telcos scored a spectacular goal when they got the operation licenses for pay-TV services, despite the strong protest from existing televisions. However, they are meeting a new barrier in the market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two-time V-League champions Hoang Anh Gia Lai have signed a one-year deal with Nigerian Timothy Ajembe from the Ninh Binh team after a two-week trial,

 VietNamNet Bridge – A serious dispute among officials at a HCM City private university has led to a deadlock, following a decision by its management board to transfer the school to another site.

The government has successfully controlled the inflation and ensured the macroeconomic stability. However, Vietnam has to pay a heavy price for this – the low GDP growth rate and the death of tens of thousands of businesses.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An exchange between Mikhail Samarsky and visually-impaired students at Nguyen Dinh Chieu Blind School on Friday was the first of several activities of the 17-year-old Russian writer during his first visit to Viet Nam.

 Visiting Yen Bai Province in early summer, we saw immense yellow fields of hybrid corn, which were ready for harvesting along highway 32 from the city of Yen Bai to Suoi Giang Commune, Van Chan District.

 Drivers of cyclo rickshaws (or pedicabs) in Hue have been trained in communication skills to improve satisfaction among passengers who use this means of transportation in the former imperial city.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has highlighted the perfection of institutions and promotion of people’s right to mastery and successful implementation of 2014 tasks, laying foundations for the country’s rapid and sustainable development,

VietNamNet Bridge – It is a custom of the Dao Tien ethnic group in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang that married men will be recognised as mature by the community following the “Cap Sac” ceremony, whereby he will be given a new name.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experiencing the difficult period in economic development, Vietnamese still spend billions of dollars on luxurious cars and smart phones.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The lunar New Year (Tet) will come in one month but many peach trees in the Nhat Tan flower garden, Hanoi, begin blooming, even in the cold weather.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is the unreasonable legal framework which has made the environment pollution in industrial zones (IZ) and export processing zones more serious.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The life of a writer is difficult at the best of times, requiring discipline, dedication, passion and perseverance, as a number of talented young scribes have come to realise.

VietNamNet Bridge – For the ICT sector, 2013 was a highly eventful year. The ICT Press Club, which comprises 50 leading ICT journalists from across the country, on Monday, chose the top 10 events for the sector this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A national survey conducted by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry has revealed growing business confidence for the new year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While Viet Nam is reported to be in a process of rapid urbanisation, many experts have expressed concern that urban development in Viet Nam is not following earlier plans.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has left a diplomatic imprint on the international community in 2013, elevating the country’s role and position globally.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Heavy lift vessel Rolldock Sea, carrying the first Kilo submarine Russia is building for Vietnam, arrived at the Cam Ranh Port in central Khanh Hoa Province, after a one-and-a half month voyage from St Petersburg.