Buying a monkey to make bone glue, a man in Quang Tri discovered that the monkey is an endangered Douc langur which is named in the Red Book of Vietnam. The man gave the langur to the authorities to release it back to the forest.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Health Ministry has instructed localities to be vigilant over the spread of a potentially fatal virus that is similar to SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome).

Guard force awarded Ho Chi Minh Order; Sovereignty exhibition attracts visitors; Vietnamese diplomat presents credentials in Laos

 VietNamNet Bridge – Proposed constitutional amendments need to expand the concept of direct democracy, said deputy Lu Van Que,

3D movie theaters will be built at the Children's Houses of the districts of 5, 6, 8, 9, Go Vap, Binh Tan, Thu Duc, Cu Chi, Binh Chanh and Can Gio. The construction is expected to start in the second quarter of 2013.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has approved the plan to launch the mini satellite VNREDSat-1A, the first remote sensing satellite of Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 28-year-old striker will join the Vinh City-based Song Lam Nghe An FC (SLNA), his hometown club, this football season.

VietNamNet Bridge - Canal Plus, the French co-owner of K +, has just announced to buy some exclusive packages of the Premier League (EPL) broadcasting right for $40 million.

On the flight from Da Nang to Khanh Hoa, a Vietnamese American forgot her purse with around $7,000, six Visa cards and some personal documents. A lieutenant in the immigration department sent the money and documents to the victim.

As part of the New Year celebration of 19 ethnic groups in the Vietnam Ethnic Culture Village in Son Tay, Hanoi, the fire jumping ceremony of the Pa Then people took place on the evening of February 20, with the participation of hundreds of people.

The first lunar month is the month of festivals. Everywhere in the country, festivals are held to commemorate those who contributed to the country and the people and to pray for peace and prosperity in the new year.

TrustBank has “opened fire,” kicking start a new merger and acquisition (M&A) wave in 2013. What are the next?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese air carriers cancelled and delayed departure schedules of at least 546 flights during Lunar New Year holiday, better known as Tet,

 Italian iconic fashion house Prada transformed 1950s American housewives into would-be Bond girls on Thursday, with a lethally seductive look which gave a powerful twist to the classic hourglass dress.

A school has been offered for sale since the investors cannot enroll students, cannot afford the high land leasing fee and the high bank loan interest rates.

Nearly one million US dollars, or over VND20 billion, would be disbursed from the state budget in a program to help software firms obtain the CMMi (capability maturity model integration) and ISO27001 certificates

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many comedic plays have aired on television in recent months, but audiences have not been satisfied with the quality of scripts and actors’ performances.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in the Tay Nguyen region are struggling to find water to irrigate their crops as a drought that hit them early this year has caused many rivers and reservoirs to dry up.

The dollar price has been fluctuating so heavily since the market re-opening after the Tet holiday. However, experts believe that this does not mean the start of the dong depreciation wave.

VietNamNet Bridge – The year’s most-anticipated poetry festival takes place at the Temple of Literature in Ha Noi this weekend, when the 11th National Poetry Day coincides as usual

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ensconced in Dong Thap Province, Lang Sen Wetland Reserve is already a destination for people who love nature and could soon become a hot-spot for couples as well.

VietNamNet Bridge – After spending a long Tet holiday at ease, people have returned to the normal life with the permanent worry about the unemployment and low pay.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists from the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology's Institute of Marine Biochemistry have identified many valuable compounds in the luoc vang plant,

 Bullied children grow into adults who are at increased risk of developing anxiety disorders, depression and suicidal thoughts, according to a study led by researchers at Duke University.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi seems to be more romantic with the emerging hobby of cycling and the return of bicycles on the street.