Two murderers receive death penalty; More arrests made in hacking scandal; Japan pledges millions in aid to Vietnam; Australia backs sanitation plan for rural areas; Vietnam anti-corruption initiative programme introduced

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has ordered PetroVietnam to accelerate its divestment from non-core businesses this year to make its operations more effective.

 The duty-free store in Tan Son Nhat International Airport has officially reopened. Customers entering Vietnam through international airports are eligible to purchase items duty-free.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam topped the medal tally after the first competition day of the ongoing seventh ASEAN Para Games in Myanmar with 11 gold, 12 silver and 13 bronze medals.  

 Athletes to be trained in Germany; Tien Minh suffers shutout loss at Malaysia Open; VN meets South Korea Student in football match; National xiangqi masters to compete in Vung Tau; New Vietnamese member appointed to AFC Executive Committee

 VietNamNet Bridge – As in previous years, filmmakers in HCM City are releasing comedies to lure moviegoers to cinemas this Tet (Lunar New Year).

 U.S. economic activity continued to expand across most regions and sectors from late November through the end of December, driven by consumer spending and industrial production,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The most famous football club in the UK has launched its fanpage in Vietnamese on Facebook, alongside other fanpages in 15 languages.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese top models will perform the collections designed by Van Thanh Cong, Viet Hung and Le Thanh Hoa in California, U.S. on March 21.

On January 15, one day after a Quinvaxem vaccination at a local medical station, a nearly 3-month-old boy in Da Lat died. The Lam Dong Department of Health has stopped Quinvaxem vaccinations in the whole province.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The fire emitted from a coal seam at the Dong Vong mine of the Uong Bi Coal Company in Quang Ninh province on January 15 killed six people.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Standing Committee of the National Assembly approved the extra allocation of government bonds for the 2014-16 period, prioritising projects nearing completion, urgent projects,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The consequences of the historic snowfall last month still remain, the new cold spells have come, severely affecting the life of people in Y Ty commune, Bat Xat district, Lao Cai province.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Deputy Minister of Defense and Navy Command Admiral Nguyen Van Hien hosted a ceremony on January 15, to receive the HQ 182-Hanoi submarine at Cam Ranh port in Khanh Hoa province.

 Police in the Indian capital Delhi have arrested two people in connection with the gang rape of a Danish woman.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two mammoth real estate projects were transferred to South Korean investors in 2013. Analysts comment that South Koreans have been, step by step, acquiring all the big projects in Vietnam.

 PM lauds Egyptian ambassador's contribution to relations; PM urges more efforts to tackle ethnic poverty; Viet Nam pledges to use ADB funding effectively; Ministry of Public Security urged to follow Uncle Ho

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first semester of the 2013-2014 academic year has finished. Vietnamese parents now, once again, feel worried about the education their children are enjoying.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The great efforts by the Quang Nam authorities to stop the illegal gold mining have just brought modest effects. More gold diggers have died, while the environment has got seriously polluted.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The three mobile network operators dominating the telecom market, namely VinaPhone, MobiFone and Viettel, have unanimously planned to raise the international incoming call charges to UScent8.1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Developing restaurants is believed to be the most lucrative business field and the quickest way to earn money. This explains why more and more investors have injected money there.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The General Statistics Office released a list of nations and territories having more than 100,000 visitors travelling to Viet Nam.

 The second generation vaccines against rotavirus, the most common cause of severe childhood diarrhea worldwide, are associated with a small increased risk of a rare intestinal disorder called intussusception that may require surgery,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The total expenses paid by Vietnamese on healthcare services in 2013 rose to $12 billion from $6.55 billion in 2008, according to StoxPlus.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Starting from the idea of humanity, the movement called "All people unite to build cultural life in residential areas" has become formalistic.