VietNamNet Bridge – Pop star My Tam scooped the prestigious Artist of the Year gong at the Lan Song Xanh (Blue Wave) Awards 2012 on Thursday. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Many roads amid the heart of Hanoi, the capital city, are even sleazier than rural markets.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will actively contribute to boosting the ASEAN – India partnership in the coming years as it is strategically important to peace, stability and development in the region.

The Ministry of Health on December 20 asked the World Health Organization (WHO) and the manufacturer to verify the safety of the vaccine Quinvaxem and polio, after three babies in Nghe An province died after vaccination.

VietNamNet Bridge – The banknote market has warmed up as the 2013 Tet nears. Vietnamese people rush to hunt for original banknotes to give to relatives and friends as gifts on Tet days.

VietNamNet Bridge – Referees of the first ADC Tour, a week-long event endorsed by the International Cycling Union, have suddenly changed the results of the second stage and Vietnam’s Mai Nguyen Hung lost his yellow jersey.

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The software pieces and devices allowing to bug phone calls, read others’ messages or record sounds from a distance have been available in the open air.

“Instead of giving us money, please give us forests. We will help elephants reproduce,” said an elephant breeder in Dak Lak.

VietNamNet Bridge – It’s not easy for anyone to squeeze into commercial hubs, even though he has a lot of money.

It’s nearly impossible to book economy class air tickets for the flights on Tet holiday, though Tet comes only in two months.

 A man's lifetime risk of developing cancer is set to reach one in two by 2027 according to new figures released by the Cancer Research UK on Wednesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three hotels in Vietnam have been named in the 2012 T+L 500 list following the selection of readers of the Travel + Leisure magazine, the biggest tourism publication published globally.

Ministry eyes new fuel tax scales; Seafood firms ask for extension; Sugar smugglers sour local market; Regulations fail to increase supply of low-cost housing; S-Fone crushed by debt;

 VietNamNet Bridge – Forty years ago these days Hanoi, Haiphong and many other cities in North Vietnam were severely devastated by relentless aerial bombardments of the US.

 The Lobby Lounge will be beautifully decorated in the entranceway with the sound of classic carols performed by the Saigon Children’s Charity Choir ringing out in the hotel lobby every afternoon between tomorrow and Tuesday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training has banned schools and universities from hosting or co-organising Miss Teen and other beauty contests for students.  

VietNamNet Bridge – A secret war bunker used by leaders of the Viet Nam People's Army between 1965-75 has been opened to the public for the first time. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has vowed to develop supporting industries, but it still does not know what it should do to obtain that goal.

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 Solo rock stars are twice as likely to die prematurely as counterparts who perform in groups, a study published in the journal BMJ Open said.

VietNamNet Bridge – Poor people can get free meals in many places in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. This form of charity has recently attracted the attention of the public.

VietNamNet Bridge – Twins born joined at the abdomen and chest were successfully separated by doctors at Ho Chi Minh City Paediatric Hospital No.2 in co-operation with the City Heart Institute on December 19.  

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The Deputy Head of the Hanoi Party Committee’s Information and Education Department said that the information on paying VND100 million ($5,000) to become a public servant is grounded and the city would inspect it.