VietNamNet Bridge – The collection of annual road-use fees from motorists began in a few big cities yesterday, Jan 2.

 Cuba's Center for Molecular Immunology (CIM) has patented a new lung cancer vaccine, CIM researcher Ana Maria Vazquez said Monday.

 Shwaas band rocks Da Nang; Test your skills with the Ha Noi Pub Quizzers; Improve your Vietnamese with classes at Puku; VietClimb Gym to build bouldering team; Experimental music show to hit HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge - On the final day of 2012, the Asian kickboxing championship ended in India, with three gold medals for the Vietnamese team.

  Water prices rise in City; Tet gifts for Truong Sa island district; Da Nang welcomes first int’l flight in 2013; Former Hai Phong leader on trial over land seizure; Robbers arrested in Tuyen Quang Province

The Politburo has decided to set up the Central Internal Affairs Commission and the Central Economic Commission with Nguyen Ba Thanh, Party Secretary of Da Nang City, and Minister of Finance Vuong Dinh Hue as the chiefs.

  Liem pulls out of Asian chess event; Dong Luc inks a $200,000 deal with VPF; Thien to train in Taipei; Viet Nam win three kickboxing golds; Nam beats Mexican rival in tennis clash

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced a list of 33 examples of intangible cultural heritage according to Cultural Heritage Law.

  Vietnam-China border committee meets for third time; Chinese surveillance vessels patrol near Tonkin Gulf; Vietnam, RoK see cooperative prospects in 2013; VUFO leader receives US guests

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 1992 Constitution revision draft was made public on January 2 for public feedback, in line with Resolution 38/2012/QH13 adopted by the National Assembly on November 23, 2012.

Violence intensified on Wednesday across war-torn Syria with reports of shelling in several areas and military showdown at a military airport in the north, as the United Nations put the death toll of the 22-month conflict at more than 60,000 people.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been officially discharged from a New York hospital after she was treated for a blood clot, the State Department said on Wednesday. 

Ly Hoang Nam ranked 276th on the ITF’s young rankings so he was not selected as a seed in the Copa de Cafe tournament in Costa Rica. However, he played very successfully.

The government has vowed to obtain a higher GDP growth rate in 2013 and lower inflation rate than in 2012. However, economists keep doubtful about the feasibility of the plan.

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite the prolonged freezing weather, flower gardens and parks in Hanoi are still crowded in the early morning with those who come for morning exercises.

The State Bank of Vietnam has, for the first time in history, has set a cap on the commercial banks’ gold position, an action that aims to restrict the gold speculation.

VietNamNet Bridge – This morning, January 3, policewomen began control traffic at major T-junctions in Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of great ideas were initiated by watchdog agencies in 2012. However, many of them died prematurely because they faced the strong opposition from the public.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Music Together – a collaborative project between the Australian National University and the HCM City Conservatory of Music – will be performed at the HCM City Conservatory on Friday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The director of the Hanoi International Film Festival 2012’s opening movie has been condemned for his product.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has stated that it would restructure the training establishment network and stop the “university bubble.”

In late afternoon on August 4 of over two years ago, along with the public's coil on the arrest of the Vinashin's Chair - was the government's regular press conference, a special one because it was chaired by Deputy PM Nguyen Sinh Hung.

It is highly possible that Vietnam would retain only one state owned enterprise (SOE) in the telecom sector, while others would be equitized in order to ensure the healthy competition in the telecom market.

While inner Vietnamese scientists have very few articles published on international scientific journals, overseas Vietnamese have many. How can this be explained?

 VietNamNet Bridge – "This doesn't feel like a resort," my friend Amy says, sipping her glass of hibiscus juice. "It feels like we're in the middle of a forest."