VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung ordered that the Tam Dao Bear Rescue Centre remain open, ending a months-long controversy that generated international exposure.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Sports Administration yesterday, Jan 16, announced the 26-man national squad for two Asian Cup qualifying games which will take place later this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged relevant ministries, agencies and localities to check all hydroelectric power projects across the country to repair those with shortcomings as soon as possible.

 Unprecedented progress against 17 neglected tropical diseases has been made due to new global strategy and regular supply of quality assured, cost-effective medicines,

On January 16, Quang Nam province’s officials met to discuss the evacuation plan in case the dam of Song Tranh 2 hydropower plant is broken in earthquakes. Experts estimated that more than 62,000 people would have to evacuate if a disaster occurs.

On January 16, the Police Investigation Department of Social Security Crime said that the agency, in collaboration with the Police Department Against High-tech Crime, discovered an online gambling ring worth hundreds of millions of USD.

VietNamNet Bridge - When dozens of construction workers were building a church, suddenly the roof collapsed, killing at least three people and injured around 40 others.

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign-invested enterprises have been dominating the soap powder market, putting domestic manufacturers at a disadvantage.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem will open the 2013 season by participating in the Gibraltar Festival Tradewise 2013.

On January 16, the National Assembly Standing Committee agreed on the resolution guiding the implementation of the vote of confidence on the titles elected or ratified by the National Assembly and the People’s Council.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The demand for cash during the Lunar New year holiday, or Tet, is forecast not to  be as high as that of last year and the central bank has already prepared a large volume of cash accordingly,

VietNamNet Bridge – Salination has appeared earlier than usual this year in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta and is also expected to go farther inland than last year. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Japan plans to create a US$500 million assistance package to fund three Vietnamese development projects, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in talks with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Ha Noi yesterday.

Once the State Bank tightens the management over the gold market by setting higher requirements on gold trading entities, a black market would be established.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With more than 2,500ha of woodlands illegally destroyed in the last six months, Ea Sup District has suffered the most deforestation of all 15 districts in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

 VietNamNet Bridge –  The old Dong Van Market in the Dong Van Karst Plateau of Ha Giang Province has reopened for tourism after a new market was built for locals 500m away,

VietNamNet Bridge – The General Department of Anti-crime Police has instructed relevant police agencies to combine with the General Department of Customs to prevent smuggling of cars and motorcycles across the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's largest telecom services provider VNPT said it has incurred large losses due to the decreasing demand of its fixed line telephone services.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Yuzuru (Twilight Crane), a famous Japanese opera adapted from its folk story will be staged at Hanoi Opera House on March 29-30, announced Norio Hattori, Japan’s former Ambassador to Vietnam on January 15.

A lot of students now have the “hobby” of speaking ill of their teachers on Facebook, because they know that the information on the social network would be spread out very quickly.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) is considering laying down a new policy, forcing groupon websites to pay a deposit and take insurance policies in order to protect consumers’ rights.

The Community Integration and Development Foundation (CIDEFO) in conjunction with the artists of the HCMC Arts Association last Saturday held Xuan yeu thuong (Spring of Affection) at the City Exhibition Hall in District 1. 

Vo Van Chung is called the King of Rice Seeds in southern Vietnam. He is the most famous “king of seed rice” in the region since 1975. The story about the process to become a king of this man is very thrilling.