PM Dung visits Air Force Regiment; Finnish Minister visits Danang; Ecuador seeks close ties with Vietnam; President receives Paris Agreement’s guests; Lao defence ministry officials visit Vietnam

UK Defence Under Secretary of State Lord Astor of Hever began a five-day visit to Vietnam on January 26 at the invitation of Deputy Minister of Defence Nguyen Chi Vinh.

VietNamNet Bridge – Under a hot afternoon sun in December, dozens of motorbikes carrying pieces of wood descend to the Huoi Long ferry in Tua Chua District's Huoi So Commune.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – A sea tourism route connecting the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang with Cambodia’s Sihanoukville and Thailand will be launched this year,

 VietNamNet Bridge – General Department of Taxation deputy chief Vu Van Truong talks about the tax sector’s achievements in 2012 and ways to complete the government’s tasks for 2013.

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism is considering the violation against Vietnamese law of the artists who participated in the music DVD produced by the US-based Asia Music Center.

The PM has recently requested the employment of specific measures to realize the Party Central Committee’s Conclusion 51-KL/TW on a decisive overhaul of Viet Nam’s tertiary education to meet requirements

VietNamNet Bridge - Economic crisis does not affect the need for New Year or Tet gifts in Vietnam. Luxury Tet gifts are still available on the market.

The number of Vietnamese millionaires has been increasing rapidly, while the rich businessmen tend to be younger in recent years.

VietNamNet Bridge introduces the collection "Back from London" by Giao Linh, which was performed at the Dep Fashion Show 11 in HCM City on January 24.

 The number of Americans initially applying for unemployment aid reached a five-year low last week as the U.S. jobless rate continued to decline, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. Tran Thanh Toan, who exports Vietnamese banh chung to the U.S. looks like an artist rather than a businessman, with bald head and moustache.

VietNamNet Bridge - Former Chair of the HCM City People's Council Pham Phuong Thao proposed to consider setting up an independent Constitutional Council to handle unconstitutional issues.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For years, Tet Lunar New Year Festival has been peak business season for film production companies, with turnover in tens of billions of dong.

Your kids' cravings for yet another burger and fries meal could come with a side order of severe asthma, eczema or rhinoconjunctivitis, New Zealand researchers warned Tuesday. 

VietNamNet Bridge – This Committee is responsible for researching, proposing to the Prime Minister the policy to attract, effectively manage and use ODA capital and preferential loans of international donors.

Imports undercut sugar mills; CEO confidence in growth down; Tourism sector works out development plan to 2020; State firms increase investment for development; Banks look to cash in on higher credit growth; Seafood processor kicks off M&A season

 VietNamNet Bridge – More work needs to be done to train and attract highly qualified teachers, particularly at the kindergarten and primary levels, representatives from pedagogy universities and colleges have told

VietNamNet Bridge - Young designer Truong Thanh Long introduced his collection named "Ocean Treasures" at the Dep Fashion Show 11, in HCM City on January 24.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Model/singer Ho Ngoc Ha was named the Beautiful Woman of the Year 2012 at a Stars of the Year awards ceremony in HCM City on Wednesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Animals Asia Foundation (AAF) has just announced that to protect two rare bear species, it will organize an event “Ride for the Bears” on January 26.

 German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday warned of bubble driven by improper regulations on financial institutions.

 Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins on Thursday admitted he has no sympathy for Lance Armstrong and slammed the disgraced rider's claims that he was clean when he returned to the sport in 2009.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem defeated French Kevin Roser in his second match at the Tradewise Gibraltar Festival 2013 in the UK yesterday, Jan 24.

 South Korea's Samsung Electronics said on Friday net profit soared 75.6 percent to a record 7.04 trillion won ($6.6 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2012, driven by strong smartphone and memory chip sales.