VietNamNet Bridge - Over 75 percent of respondents said that the homosexuals have the right to pursue happiness, the right to adoption, but only 36 percent supported same-sex marriage.

VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has signed a decision to not re-appoint Deputy Minister of Health, Cao Minh Quang, who was appointed to this position for a term of 5 years from 2007.

 Italy's economic recovery is likely to begin in the third or fourth quarter of 2013, the central bank governor said on Sunday, urging any new government to continue reforms and cut red tape for businesses.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has ordered provincial and municipal People's Committees to re-examine the granting of permits for groundwater use.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A book on legendary General Vo Nguyen Giap written by French philosopher Georges Boudarel has been translated into Vietnamese and released nationwide.

 A series of blasts rocked Iraq's northern city of Kirkuk on Sunday night, killing at least 11 people and wounding 50 others, a local police source told Xinhua.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Artist Nguyen Ngoc Dan depicts the corners of Ha Noi with tangled electric wires in Pho (Streets), an exhibition that opened last Friday, Dec 14.

 VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang announced nine laws, three resolutions and one ordinance last Friday, Dec 14.

With the current export growth rate, the garment export turnover would be 13 billion dollars by 2020. However, with the Trans – Pacific Partnership agreement TPP, the figure would be as high as 22 billion dollars.

  Visiting Haitian PM looks to boost ties; Filipino fisherman handed over; Phu Quoc urged to become a special administrative EZ; Thai Senate’s Vice President visits HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge - A family in the central province of Quang Binh while digging a foundation, discovered an ancient tomb with a stone stele engraved with five ancient Chinese characters, translated as "Princess Ly Kieu Oanh."

 Tokyo stocks soared 1.62 percent at the open on Monday after Japan's conservative opposition swept to victory in national polls, with promises from its leader to press for more central bank easing.

VietNamNet Bridge - Massive retreat of football investors in a short time has made Vietnamese football fall into a severe crisis.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A delegation from the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has attended a conference on international communist movements in Moscow, Russia.

The earthquakes in Song Tranh 2 hydropower area, the collapse of Dak Mek 3 dam or the dam of Dakrong 3 hydropower plant bursting after rains... have made the public extremely upset about the hydropower sector in 2012.

VietNamNet Bridge – On the morning of December 14, rangers of the Yok Don National Park, in Ea Sup district, Dak Lak province, cooperated with the local authorities to examine the scene where a baby elephant was dead.

VietNamNet Bridge – The inscription carved on a cliff recording the victory of the King’s father Tran Minh Tong is one of the most special epitaphs of feudal historians. Seven centuries have passed but the rock inscription still looks fresh.

Healthcare stations in HCM City, small and big, all have been told to build waste water treatment systems, which is a big waste of money.

The owners of well known brands have been flocking to the central area of HCM City, thus making the war for retail premises in the area scorching hot.

The competition between Vietnamese and foreign enterprises on the online ad market has been described as the fight of David against Goliath. In order to survive, Vietnamese need to apply their own tactical principle.

Organizations and individuals can submit comments on the revised Land Law to the National Assembly's Economic Committee and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Some people are worried about a Mayan prophecy that predicts the world is going to end before the year is out, possibly after being struck by a rogue asteroid.

VietNamNet Bridge – More domestic publishing houses are replacing printed works with e-books. 

Farm produce exports rise on volumes; Eight border-gate EZs get development priority; Online shopping doubles in 2012: Visa; Huge funds needed for irrigation development in Delta; Travel agencies benefit from long Tet holiday

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) would maintain healthy competition in the telecoms market, but would not step in to save struggling firms that were unable to compete.