VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese team is temporarily ranked third in the medal tally of the on-going seventh ASEAN Para Games in Myanmar, with 24 golds, 34 silvers, and 28 bronzes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese weightlifter Le Van Cong reached a world record of 176kg on January 16 at the ongoing seventh Para Games in Myanmar, equalling the weight lifted by a Nigerian athlete

 VietNamNet Bridge - A toy shaped like a grenade exploded, making 32 pupils dizzy, short of breath and some fainted.

 Most tourism companies have suspended tours to Bangkok given their deep concerns over the ongoing complicated security situation in the capital city of Thailand, saying they will have to watch movements there in the next few days.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Centre for Protection of Music Copyright (VCPMC) announced the best selling song of 2013, which brought in around VND164 million (USD7,759) in licensing fees.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A team was set up on Tuesday to inspect land-use activities in Zone 9, a popular entertainment complex on Ha Noi's Tran Thanh Tong Street.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Modern retailing channels make up 20 percent of the domestic retail market, while the proportion keeps rising, expected to reach 40 percent by 2014, a report from Vietnam Report said.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Local and foreign visitors have a variety of domestic tour options during the Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet.

 VietNamNet Bridge – State owned school teachers may feel affected with the modest Tet bonuses of several hundreds of thousands of dong, while their colleagues at international schools can get up to thousands of dollars.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has affirmed that bitcoin is not a legal currency which is accepted in payment in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Another earthquake has occurred, upsetting the life of the people in Song Tranh hydropower plant area.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The legend of the 12 animal designations originated from the East, but so far about 80 countries have issued stamps for the Lunar New Year with more than 1000 designs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – If footballers who are easy to earn a billion VND are not mentioned, badminton player Tien Minh, swimmer Anh Vien and chessman Quang Liem ranked first for income in 2013.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Son Doong Cave in the central province of Quang Binh was placed at the 8th position out of 52 ideal destinations for tourists in 2014, according to New York Times.

 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday urged doctors to discontinue prescribing drugs that contain more than 325 milligrams of acetaminophen per tablet or capsule, to reduce the risk of liver injury.

About 90,000 tons of electronics waste has been discharged to the environment every year. The figure is believed to increase sharply in the future, as more and more global electronics groups plan to set up their production bases in Vietnam.

In many localities, over 90 percent of households are recognized as “cultured family”. Local government cannot afford to print enough certificates, while many households in “cultured villages” have to suffer from ridiculous regulations.

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 Da Nang attracts US$295 million in FDI; Forest product exports exceed US$5 billion in 2013; Vietnam – an attractive investment destination for foreign investors; Shrimp exports projected to rise; Vietcombank unveils online fees

 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.  

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