The HCM City People's Court sustained the original custodial sentences given to Nguyen Van Hai and Ta Phong Tan for "conducting propaganda against the State of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam" at an appeal court held on Friday, Dec 28.

The Ivory Coast on Wednesday began three days of national mourning after a stampede among crowds gathered for celebratory New Year's Eve fireworks in Abidjan left at least 60 dead and dozens injured. 

For the first time, the sanction of banning artists from performances has been included in the draft decree on sanctioning of administrative violations in cultural activities, physical education, sports and tourism.

VietNamNet Bridge – The price ranges from a few million dong to several hundreds of million dong or even a billion dong, but these products are still sold well because decoration patterns are drawn with 24K gold.

 British Prime Minister David Cameron called on his fellow G8 leaders on Wednesday to start work now on agreeing "bold steps" to help boost global economic growth, ahead of a summit he will host in June.

On the occasion of the new year, PM Nguyen Tan Dung, who is also a Politburo member, has written an article voicing the nation's resolve to overcome weaknesses and challenges, curb inflation and promote growth and sustainable development.

Vietnam-Japan growing ties - inevitable process; Breakthrough needed in theoretical work; Vietnam-Laos friendship further highlighted; NA Chairman meets Bac Kan ethnic minority voters

 VietNamNet Bridge – External activities in 2013 will continue to play a part in maintaining a peaceful and stable environment for national development, said Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

A record 40,000 people braved icy temperatures on the Netherlands's North Sea coast Tuesday to take a cold plunge, setting a new record for the traditional New Year's Day dip, organisers said. 

Mekong Delta farmers eager for Gov’t to stockpile rice; Agro-aqua-forestry exports increase in 2012; Banks to charge on-us transaction fee from next March; Major solutions to defuse sluggish real estate market

A group of scientists from the Hanoi University of Natural Resources has invented a technology allowing filtering polluted water to get drinkable water. However, people still keep doubts about the startling information.

This morning, Jan 1, the civil and military rescue team continued to the search for 13 missing fishermen in the sinking of the ship QB 93 714 TS of fisherman Nguyen Quoc Phong.

Several provinces have reported that they are confused on how to organize the collection of road maintenance fee from motorbikes, even though the Ministry of Transport has said that the fee will officially be collected from January 1, 2013.

Seventeen banks and 14 companies will be granted licences to trade gold bars from next year, when the country implements tightened regulations to better manage the gold market.

While the government weighed and measured out every dong of the bailouts to businesses, ministries tried everything they could to impose higher charges and fees on enterprises, which were nearly at the point of death.

President of Vingroup, Pham Nhat Vuong, has become the 2012’s richest Vietnamese stock millionaire after the last securities trading session on December 28.

Wikipedia showed a result that Vietnamese student Tran Nhat Quang won the special prize for the best candidate from very far countries at the 1984 International Physics Olympiad.

On the first day of New Year 2013, thousands of international visitors greeted Vietnam's tourism and enjoy many programs awarded to welcome international units by HCMC tourism sector.

The Hanoi-Dien Bien Phu in the Air battle victory is a great historical event encapsulating the triumph of brainpower and revolutionary heroism.

Gymnast Phan Thi Ha Thanh has been selected as 2012’s most outstanding athlete (scoring 1570 points), followed by swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien (1020 points).

Despite chilly temperatures, thousands of Hanoians converged on August Revolution Square at midnight to celebrate the New Year. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of people flocked to the road to welcome the New Year 2013.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thot not (coconut palm) trees are an integral part of the Khmer community in Van Giao Commune, Tinh Bien District, An Giang Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s agro-forestry-aquatic sector continues to spread its roots despite turbulent economic times.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi has been rated as the best destination for city life in Vietnam by Lonely Planet Traveller, the world’s leading tourist magazine.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Among 878 small-scale industrial zones nationwide, there have been 412 zones which are slow-moving or deliver low investment efficiency due to capital shortage, site clearance problems and few tenants.