VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s tourism will be promoted on social networks, smart phones and the Internet, according to the national tourism promotion program for the 2013-2020 period recently approved

 HCM City will launch Saigon Big Sales 2013 to promote sales and tourism from December 1-31.

VietNamNet Bridge – A private university in Hanoi has been found using fake documents to enroll 145 students who would not have been qualified because they were unable to attract enough students during the entrance exams.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho started construction of a hi-tech scientific research centre funded by the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s government in Tra Noc industrial zone on November 23.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) with their increasing financial assistance have significantly contributed to Vietnam’s poverty reduction and socio-economic development.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Up to 665 free public internet access points became operational in 16 provinces on November 23 under phase two of a project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tobacco producer Vinataba-Philip Morris has begun legal action against Can Tho Department of Customs after disputing a tax assessment on imports related to licensing rights.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The new season of the nation’s top tier football league, V-League 2014, is scheduled to take place from January 11 to August 31.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four non-government organisations (NGOs) have called on the National Assembly for tighter controls on hydro-power plants to prevent loss of lives and widespread damage during storms.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The beautiful city of Quy Nhon goes into the heart of tourists by its beautiful beaches, sunshine, blue sea and the transformed beauty at special moments of the day.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) is going to buy bullion gold to increase the foreign currency reserves as it foresees the downward trend in the gold price in the next six months or one year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has spent big money to build large scale garbage treatment plants. However, the plants are lacking materials – the classified waste – to run.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Global technology giants such as Microsoft, Intel and Qualcomm have historically hosted representative offices in Viet Nam to boost sales, but their relationship with domestic enterprises has recently deepened.

 VietNamNet Bridge – If counting on the loans of state-owned enterprises’not guaranteed by the government, Vietnam's total public debt would be 95 percent of GDP, far exceeding the safety line of 60 percent of GDP.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's ranking this year in the English Proficiency Index (EPI) rose three positions over 2012, Education First announced recently in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – The total newly-registered and additional FDI capital poured into Vietnam in the first 10 months of this year hit 19.2 billion USD, a year-on-year increase of 65.5 percent, outdistancing this year’s target of 13-14 billion USD.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of boats in the central province of Quang Nam could not enter or leave Cua Dai estuary in Hoi An in recent days because of a buildup of silt in the waterway.

Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam has directed relevant agencies to join in compiling a multi-national dossier of the traditional Tug of war to seek the UNESCO's recognition as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of humanity by 2015.

Authorities have temporarily taken into custody nearly 100 people suspected of using drugs at Feeling Bar in Au Co Road, Tan Binh District, HCM City, early yesterday morning.

 First private Vietnamese investment project in US; Dunkin' Donuts enters Vietnam; Over US$1.4billion for central region expressway; November CPI kept at low level; Gold prices hit record low

 Viet Nam won bronze medals at the Toyota AEC Tennis Championships in Thailand yesterday.

 The Vietnamese telecommunications and technology giant, FPT, signed an agreement with Microsoft on Thursday to allow the use of Microsoft based solutions such as Windows Server and Microsoft Office.

The Consulate General of the Netherlands has inaugurated its 2013 Holland Village at District 1’s September 23 Park, marking the 40th anniversary of Vietnam-Dutch diplomatic ties.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a US$59 million project to get Ha Noi people off their motorbikes and out of their cars.

 VietNamNet Bridge – During a recent visit to Vietnam, Sheldon Adelson, chairman and CEO of US-based LasVegas Sands, expressed his group’s interest in an integrated resort in Vietnam.