VietNamNet Bridge – Model/singer Ho Ngoc Ha was named the Beautiful Woman of the Year 2012 at a Stars of the Year awards ceremony in HCM City on Wednesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Animals Asia Foundation (AAF) has just announced that to protect two rare bear species, it will organize an event “Ride for the Bears” on January 26.

 German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday warned of bubble driven by improper regulations on financial institutions.

 Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins on Thursday admitted he has no sympathy for Lance Armstrong and slammed the disgraced rider's claims that he was clean when he returned to the sport in 2009.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem defeated French Kevin Roser in his second match at the Tradewise Gibraltar Festival 2013 in the UK yesterday, Jan 24.

 South Korea's Samsung Electronics said on Friday net profit soared 75.6 percent to a record 7.04 trillion won ($6.6 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2012, driven by strong smartphone and memory chip sales.

While the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) tries to think of the measures to stop private tutoring, a National Assembly Deputy admits that private tutoring is the main source of income for her and her family.

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of big names have appeared in the Vietnamese F&B (food and beverage) market, kicking start a new combat for the retail premises.

VietNamNet Bridge - Fans have called for boycotting two contestants of The Voice 2012, Bao Anh and Bui Anh Tuan, for promoting a chat application named Wechat, which uses China’s illegal U-shaped map.

VietNamNet Bridge - VTC began to close the VTC6 channel from January 23, two days after the Saigontel accused this broadcaster of breaking the business cooperation contract and appropriating nearly $4 million.

The self-regulating kidney dialysis machine created by Dr. Vu Duy Hai from the Hanoi University of Technology and his research team, is believed to help Vietnam save VND700 billion a year.

VietNamNet Bridge – The domestic aviation market has turned out to be not lucrative as thought.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources has concluded that the biological samples in the ready-made clothing of a woman in the northern province of Phu Yen are the larvae of two species of hoverflies.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of people taking social and healthcare insurance amounted to over 60 million in 2012, equivalent to 68% of the population, according to the Viet Nam Social Security.

It is expected that the electricity price needs to be raised by 40 percent by the end of 2015 in order to offset the losses EVN incurs when it has to sell electricity at the prices lower than the production costs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Artists and craftsmen will decorate two lamps with Phap Lam art at Hue City's Tu Tuong Park on the occasion of the traditional crafts festival in April, project manager Do Huu Triet said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hiep Thanh Seafood Joint Stock Company has commissioned a line to produce diesel oil from tra fish.

VietNamNet Bridge – The investment rate per 1km of four-lane highway in the northern and central plains is $10 million and $17.2 million in the southern delta. In particular, the cost for the Ben Luc - Long Thanh highway is up to $28 million.

According to Decision 1789/QĐ-TCTDTT issued by the General Department of Sports and Physical Training, as many as 17 outstanding male and female athletes will team up for the national archery squad in 2013.

Eleven projects on exploiting minerals have been licensed in Hung Thinh, a small poor commune in Tran Yen of the northern province of Yen Bai, which threatens the living environment of local people.

The VIP speed boat eventually glided into the wharf, it was forty-five minutes late, and we had been waiting impatiently  for it to arrive so that we could begin our journey along the Saigon River to the Cu Chi tunnel historical site. 

Answering the question whether the state’s policy to survive the estate market is to protect "group interests," Minister of Construction - Trinh Dinh Dung - affirmed that protecting the interest of enterprises is protecting the interests of people.

Commercial banks keep offering high interest rates to attract more deposits from the public. The business circle affirms it is thirsty for capital, while workers complain about modest Tet bonuses. Where has the cash gone, then?

 Women smokers are at a greater risk than at any time in recent decades from lung cancer and other ailments linked to their tobacco use, according to a study.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Traffic police in the capital have begun a serious crackdown on coaches that are operating illegally around major stations to cheat passengers, ahead of the Tet festival which falls on February 10.