Vietnam more selective in FDI attraction: official; Work resumes on upgrades of North-South highway; Year of the Horse hoped to boost leather industry; Farm exports reach 2.32 bln USD in January

 Ho Manh Giang, is the first and sole Pako ethnic minority man in Thua Thien-Hue province, to achieve an MA degree from a big US university.

VietNamNet Bridge – People say ‘All the best things take time but sometimes good things come to those by chance’.

On the morning of February 3rd, the Dong Ky firecracker procession took place in Tu Son district, Bac Ninh province with the participation of hundreds of young men showing the spirit against foreign invaders.

The State Securities Commission (SSC) and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) have urged commercial banks to list their shares on the bourse to make it easier to control the banks’ finance situation.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Firstland, a company from Hong Kong has bought 4.25 million shares of the Bao Minh Insurance Group to become the second largest foreign shareholder of this group.

 Coca-Cola colouring causes no harm: VFA; Express boat salvaged in Binh Thuan; Thanh Hoa woman arrested for explosive trafficking; Hanoi to have 1,500 trade villages by 2015

 VietNamNet Bridge - As of September 2013, Facebook had 1.15 billion users worldwide, including more than 700 million regular users.

 VietNamNet Bridge – These athletes, who are less than 20 years old, showed off their talent in 2013 and they are expected to shine in 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Feng shui experts believe that there are three auspicious days for businessmen to start their business in the year of the horse 2014 – the fourth, sixth and ninth days of the Lunar New Year.

 VietNamNet Bridge - From early January, Hanoi recorded 98 cases of typhus, suspected of measles, of which 30 cases were positive for measles.

 The 18th session of the Human Rights Council UPR working group on February 7 approved the Vietnam National Report 48 hours after it was presented and examined in Geneva.

 VietNamNet Bridge – If you want to see the culture and daily life in Viet Nam's mountainous but spectacular northwestern region, Nghia Lo Town in Yen Bai Province is a must-visit destination.

Many months have elapsed since the day hundreds of tons of toxic pesticide were found in the central province of Thanh Hoa. However, state management agencies still keep discussing about what to do with the chemicals.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese telecom market will improve vastly after its restructuring is complete, said Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son.

Baby salmon with no prior migratory experience are able to orient themselves according to the Earth's magnetic field in the direction of the marine feeding grounds frequented by their ancestors,  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Forget Angry Birds or Candy Crush. The hottest mobile game now is Flappy Bird, a Vietnamese product, which dominated the iOS and Android download market share in January 2013.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Saigon has long been known as a city that never sleeps, with cafes, restaurants, and bars that are never closed.

 Street music performance on the Han River stage; Vietnamese paintings on display in France; Grand ceremony prays for peaceful nation; HCM City to turn Nguyen Hue into pedestrian-only street next year

Vietnam Motorbike Association prepares to debut; Manufacturing PMI zooms up; More Samsung satellite companies invest in Vietnam; SSI forecasts bright future for VN Index

 V-League winners Ha Noi T&T will play Thai rival Muangthong United tomorrow (February 8) in the second playoff match of the Asian Football Confederation Champions League.

Peleg Cohen, who left his home in Israel nearly nine years ago to “live his dream” and travel around the world, is now in Vietnam for a one-month visit.

 McDonald’s inaugurated a restaurant in HCM City on February 7, making its first presence known in Vietnam.

 Australian Governor-General praises Vietnam’s development; President launches tree-planting festival in Thanh Hoa; Ambassador confident of stronger NZ-Vietnam ties; NA leader pays New Year visit to state offices

VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday participated in the inauguration ceremony of the 110KV submarine cable system, which connects the country's largest island to the national grid.