Viet Nam will set up offices in several promising markets including the Middle East this year to promote its goods and also attract investment.

Piano Recital of Marie Vermeulin; Screening of “Madamoiselle Chambon”; Exhibition “One Corner of France”; Music Night with Alex Millan; Exhibition “Vietnamese Barons”; Cabaret Night in February; Rock Show with Ngu Cung and Thrasher

VietNamNet Bridge – The name plates of ten streets in Hanoi like Le Thai To, Le Thach, Le Lai, Phan Boi Chau, etc. now includes brief introduction of these national heroes and well-known men.

In Duyen Yet Village, Hong Thai Commune, Phu Xuyen District of Hanoi, a festival named chay lon (running the pig) is held on the seventh day of the first lunar month in memory of a banquet that happened over 2,000 years ago.

VietNamNet Bridge – Le Muu, 90, from Huong Son district in the central province of Ha Tinh province, is the owner of a unique collection of dragon-shaped bamboo feet.

Vietnamese businessmen welcome the new year 2012 with a cautiousness. They have to explore and situation and get ready to quickly respond to all possible happenings in the national economy.

The U.S. Congressional Budget Office (CBO) predicted on Tuesday that the federal government would run a budget deficit of around 1.1 trillion U.S. dollars in the 2012 fiscal year.

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of international tourists in Ha Noi during Tet soared by 16 per cent against the same period last year to some 183,000, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism reported yesterday, Jan 31.

Egyptian locals have freed the 25 Chinese workers they held on Tuesday in Arish, North Sinai, an official with the Chinese embassy to Cairo said early Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Dragon Years are a busy time for babies. Every parent hopes to have a child, especially a son, born in the year of the dominant animal in the oriental pantheon.

Borrowing money in foreign currencies, especially in dollars, would still be the attractive choice for the businesses in 2012, analysts say.

VietNamNet Bridge – President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations Vu Xuan Hong on Jan. 31 received a delegation of the Soldier’s Heart Initiative, led by President Edward Bryan Tick in Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge – Mai Duc Chung has been appointed manager of the national U19 football team who will compete in an international tournament to be held in Brunei from February 25 to March 5.

VietNamNet Bridge – Police in central Da Nang City launched a campaign on Monday to pull over overloaded and speeding coaches.

VietNamNet Bridge – A traditional festival to pray for peace and happiness began yesterday at Huyen Tran Cultural Centre in Hue.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many private studios that spent a fortune on trailers and TV and newspaper advertisements before they released films for Tet (Lunar New Year holidays) have hit the jackpot.

French DJ Alex Millan performs in Hanoi; Vietnamese student crowned Miss San Diego 2012; Hue Festival features foreign performers; Hanoi does a HCMC as movie fans flock to cinemas during Tet    

Public urged to avoid using fuel additives; Daring thieves made off with truckload of scooters; 600,000 rural labourers to receive training this year;  Cops assaulted in 3 provinces; 17 people seized

VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem defeated Israeli rival Tamir Nabaty in the seventh round at the ongoing Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival in the UK on Monday.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday approved Erivedge (vismodegib) to treat adult patients with basal cell carcinoma, the most common type of skin cancer.

It is high possible that no investor would pour money into the steel production since the production has far exceeded the demand. Steel manufacturers have tasted the bitterness from the overinvestment in the sector.

More than 2 million residents in the capital city start their new work hours on February 1 following a Government decision to stagger start times in a bid to ease traffic congestion during rush hour.

Brunei police have arrested a fishing vessel from central Binh Dinh province with nine fishermen on board due to fishing in its waters, according to the Vietnamese Embassy in Brunei.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of historical objects and paintings from collections nationwide are on display at a new exhibition in Ha Noi.

Vietnam, which once had to rely on urea imports to develop agriculture, now can satisfy the domestic demand itself. Especially, it is considering exporting urea from this year.