VietNamNet Bridge – The three largest mobile networks in Vietnam – Viettel, MobiFone and Vinaphone – are fined VND30 million ($1,500) each. More than 37,000 subscribers in HCM City who supplied false information have been suspended.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Maritime Administration says that the number of waterway accidents increased greatly in 2011. Before the Vinalines Queen case, 22 people were reported dead and missing in waterway accidents.

Airports expected to handle 600,000 tons of cargo this year; Banks still charging high lending rates; Milk products of dubious origin rampant in Vietnam; PetroVietnam produces 30 per cent above target; Mobile phone exports to reach $12 billion  

VietNamNet Bridge – By noon of December 29, the bodies of all five soldiers who were missing in the capsized boat accident off Cua Dai beach, Hoi An city, in the central province of Quang Nam, were fished out.

Pho Hien is a historical site in Hung Yen Province, about 70 kilometres southeast of Hanoi.  In the 15th to 18th centuries it was a famous merchant port in Vietnam and it was a small historic town on the banks of the Red River.

The World Bank announced Wednesday that Hasan Tuluy, a Turkish national and a strong supporter of inclusive growth, will become the new vice president.

VietNamNet Bridge – Message from Saadi Salama, ambassador of the State of Palestine to Viet Nam, on the 47th anniversary of his country's armed struggle on January 1.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on December 27, organized a conference on "Improving aesthetics in performing art" in HCM City, which discussed typical problems in this area, such as skimpy costumes and lip syncing by singers.

VietNamNet Bridge – As of January 9, 2012, many activities will be held in HCM City to welcome overseas Vietnamese who return home for the lunar New Year (Tet holiday).

VietNamNet Bridge – Half of the wild elephants in Dong Nai Province have been wiped out in recent years, despite steps taken by the Prime Minister to save them.

DJ Ronski Speed set for New Year's countdown in Hanoi; Jazz queen Loan pays tribute to immortal melodies; Hue Royal Antique Museum reopens in New Year; Project preserves Sa Huynh cultural relic site    

Viet Nam Social Insurance Agency funds will be boosted by VND1.5 trillion (US$71million) to subsidise examination and treatment fees for those using health insurance cards, according to a Government's newly-signed decision.

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has projected that approximately 600,000 tons of cargo will have been cleared at the country’s all airports by the end of this year compared to 460,000 tons last year.

Vietnam’s Vinalines Queen cargo ship was still missing since it disappeared off the Philippines on Dec. 25, the Vietnam Maritime Rescue Cooperation Center said Wednesday afternoon.

VietNamNet Bridge – Head coach of Viet Nam's U23 football team Falko Goetz was fired yesterday just six months after being appointed for failing to lead the team to SEA Games glory.

Managing tight monetary and financial policies to reign in inflation remained a key task for 2012, Minister of Finance Vuong Dinh Hue has said.

Study society helps disadvantaged pupils; Nearly 25,000 drug-related cases discovered; Mass grave of war martyrs unearthed in Quang Ngai; Airport fined over man sleeping in plane engine hold

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Hong Quyen, a graduate of the accountancy faculty at the HCM City University of Economics, says she has lost many opportunities to get a good job because of her low English proficiency.

The 2011 VNR 500 shows the profitability level of the private economic sector in the top 500 Vietnamese enterprises keeps decreasing. Pham Chi Lan, a well known economist, explains why.

Vietnam has been listed among developing countries expected to lead the region in transport infrastructure growth next year, according to a report from Construction IQ, a division of the New-York-based International Quality and Productivity Centre.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City Public Security Department will prosecute two men for allegedly violating regulations protecting rare and endangered wildlife.

A national memorial service was held in the capital city on Thursday to mourn late leader Kim Jong Il.

A total of 54 people will be punished for the fatal high-speed train crash in July, the State Council announced at an executive meeting Wednesday.

Global coffee prices may surge early next year as tighter bank lending in top robusta producer Vietnam chokes off cash to exporters, cutting supply and pushing up premiums even as the harvest rolls in.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 1,600 female partners of drug users in Ha Noi have been protected from HIV infection thanks to a three-year project that ends this month.