VietNamNet Bridge – A tax management crackdown was thought to have resulted in higher tax contributions from foreign-invested enterprises.

 Humble aluminum's plasmonic properties may make it far more valuable than gold and silver for certain applications, reckons a new research done by scientists with Rice University of the United States.

 VietNamNet Bridge – PepsiCo Vietnam, a giant in Vietnam’s soft drink market, has become embroiled in a tax scandal.

 Ukrainian authorities on Monday urged demonstrators to abide by the law during mass protests, promising to further the country's European Union (EU) integration efforts.

 French artist Laure Prouvost on Monday won Britain's Turner prize for contemporary art for her video installation set among a mock-tea party setting,

 The Thai Criminal Court on Monday issued an arrest warrant for protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban on rebellion charges.

 The Vietnamese sporting delegation is expected to reach the top three of the medal tally at the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar this December, said Hoang Vinh Giang, Deputy Chairman and Secretary General of the Vietnam Olympic Committee.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi’s Department of Education and Training has proposed that the municipal People’s Committee suspend operations at the University of Technology and Management following violations of the education regulations.

VietNamNet Bridge – A 40-strong pack of wolves thought to be endangered Asiatic wild dogs have come under attack from farmers in northern mountainous Son La Province's Muong Lan Commune trying to protect their livestock.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Skills gaps and shortages plus information barriers are the main challenges to labour mobility in Viet Nam, a development report by the World Bank reveals.

 VietNamNet Bridge – One baby could grip his mother’s finger and the other could cry. Doctors said that these are good signs.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Government has approved the 9-day lunar New Year (Tet) holiday proposed by Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang. The vacation time will last from January 28 to February 2, 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – According to data released by the State Audit Agency, only 49.5 million in the total of over 75.5 million subscribers of Vinaphone and Mobifone were active within 30 days from the time of calculation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The talented photographer explores the wild and mysterious characters of the jade island in photos with the theme "Harmony of Nature".

 VietNamNet Bridge - The firm that performed customs procedures is reputed, so the 12 speakers containing 230kg of heroin was exempted from checking by customs, a customs official told the media yesterday.

Travel operator Saigontourist welcomed US luxury liner, Azamara,and its 750 passengers and crew members to Vietnam, for the first time this year.

President Truong Tan Sang has told US Trade Representative Michael B. G. Froman that Vietnam will exert every effort to push up the signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) that involves both Vietnam and the US .

VietNamNet Bridge - Trung Tuc Vuong Le Lai Temple, part of the Lam Kinh Special National Relic site in central Thanh Hoa Province, burnt to the ground on Sunday morning.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged for balanced supply and demand of goods so as to keep their prices from spiralling, especially farm produce and foodstuff as the lunar New Year approaches.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Digital ads, including online ads and mobile ads, are a growing tendency in Vietnam and is believed to witness high growth in the time to come.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fresh policies shall come into force in December, 2013 including the level of vocational training support for employees, three-level development of electricity market; ceiling level of deposit and labor markets,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several old pieces of pottery dated to around seven centuries ago were recently found in the central province of Ha Tinh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Wrestlers are confident they may pick up six gold medals at the Southeast Asian Games, taking place in Myanmar next month.

 VietNamNet Bridge - As the youngest child in a wealthy family in Da Lat city, Le Duong The Hanh was an excellent students. But her bright future collapsed when she was diagnosed to have a brain tumor.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over the last 20 years Vietnam has signed some US$63 billion in overseas development assistance (ODA), with about two-thirds used for infrastructure projects.