VietNamNet Bridge – The national target program on pollution mitigation and environmental improvement will get over VND 5.8 trillion (US$281 million),

Businesses in frenzy to complete orders for Tet; Overseas remittances pour into real estatel; State-owned firms under public scrutiny; Shrimp export up five-fold in Bac Lieu

VietNamNet Bridge – Five beauty queens from the U.S. were busy preparing for the award ceremony of the title First Mrs. World to Dr. Doan Thi Kim Hong, who won the Mrs. Congeniality.

VietNamNet Bridge - Credit Suisse has sent a letter to 20 other creditors of Vinashin, informing them that it will approve the Vinashin restructuring plan and suggesting they follow.

VietNamNet Bridge - As usual, on the last days of the year, many streets of Hanoi are in serious congestion.

 VietNamNet Bridge – People with monthly taxable incomes of VND5 million (US$240) or less will be exempted from personal income tax for the last six months of last year.

VietNamNet Bridge – This market only operates once a year, before the Lunar New Year, in HCM City’s center.

 The US Justice Department plans to sue Standard & Poor's over its rating of mortgage bonds prior to the 2008 financial crisis, S&P said Monday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It promises to be a profitable Tet (Lunar New Year) for tour operators who said they are fully booked thanks to a longer than usual holiday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The traditional flower market of Hang Luoc in Hanoi opened on February 3, attracting Hanoi residents and foreign tourists.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will classify areas for wastewater discharge at 97 rivers, streams and waterways in an effort to prevent further pollution of the city’s clean water supply,

VietNamNet Bridge - Former Ambassador Ngo Quang Xuan said that under the time of the US Secretary of State John Kerry, Vietnam in particular and ASEAN in general will have favorable conditions to build the strategic partnership with the US.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The sale of tickets for the first game of the Vietnamese national team at the Asian Cup qualifier round on February 6 is modest though the price is reasonable.

Copies of four old maps testifying to Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes in the East Sea were on display at many public places in the central coastal province

The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) has reported an impressive business result for 2012. However, experts still can see big problems of the state’s super-power.

 Samsung announced Monday it was pumping more than $1 billion into research and venture capital funding efforts that will be led by a new hub for the South Korean giant in Silicon Valley.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The week-long trial of 22 people charged with plotting to overthrow the people’s administration concluded on February 4 at the People’s Court of central Phu Yen Province.

PM meets Cambodian, French leaders; Sympathy sent to Mexico over explosion; Conference on implementation of NA resolutions; Leaders pay New Year visits to armed forces, farmers

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Politburo on January 31 assigned some officials for the newly-established Central Committees on Internal Affairs and Economics.

Though the demand and consumption level dropped dramatically in 2012, Vietnam still witnessed a big gap between steel imports and exports in the context of the domestic oversupply.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three forest rangers in the central province of Ha Tinh have been sentenced to between two and 12 years in jail for colluding with wood loggers to illegally cut down trees,

The Party Central Committee formally established its Anti-Corruption Steering Committee in Hanoi on February 4, pursuant to Politburo Decision No. 162-QD/TW issued on February 1.

VietNamNet Bridge – We came to Ba Chuc Commune on the afternoon of New Year's Day 2013 at the suggestion of a friend who knew we would pass through An Giang Province on our trip to Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta.

VietNamNet Bridge – The New Year is coming but many workers are still not paid. Hiring gangsters to acquire wage debts, threatening to sue or even beating employers are tragicomedies about workers’ claim of wage these days.

 Supermarket chains in Argentina agreed to freeze their prices for 60 days in an attempt to rein in inflation, officials said.