VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has sent an express message to the four Ministries of Public Security, Transport, Industry and Trade and Science & Technology asking these agencies to urgently investigate vehicle fires.

 Northern areas to have a cold Tet; Hydrofoil bursts into flame; Man kills wife then attempts suicide; Driver trapped in burning taxi dies

VietNamNet Bridge – My Tam and Karik walked away with the Favourite Singer awards at the Viet Nam Music Video Competition (VMVC), held yesterday at the Nguyen Du competition hall in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – Five projects by Vietnamese artists have been awarded grants from the British Council Arts Fund.

The Standard & Poor's downgrading of nine eurozone nations, on first impression, might sound like a heavy blow towards eurozone market sentiment. But analysts believe its follow-on effects may be limited.

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of passengers using HCM City's two inter-provincial bus stations for Tet (Lunar New Year) has begun to increase sharply since last weekend.

VietNamNet Bridge – Marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh has been named the sixth Vietnamese athlete to earn an Olympic ticket to London this summer.

Ha Noi will deal more strictly with land-related violations this year in an effort to ensure proper city land management and compliance with the Land Law, the city's Department of Natural Resources and Environment has announced.

VietNamNet Bridge – Senior officials of ASEAN member countries and China gathered in Beijing on Jan. 14 for their fourth meeting (SOM) on the implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC).

Chan May – Lang Co has been well known in Vietnam and in the world as one of the most beautiful bays with its untouched beauty and natural landscapes. However, scientists have warned that the sea area is facing the environmental damage.

The best way to travel in Vietnam is renting a motorcycle and taking a trip from the north to south,” an odd advice.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nigerian striker Anjembe Timothy scored twice from the penalty spot and Dinh Thanh Trung added two more goals to help Ha Noi FC crush Khanh Hoa 4-1 in the Super League on Saturday.

Though the national economy has experienced a very difficult year, the retail market in 2011 still grew well with the total revenue of 90 billion dollars, making up 15-16 percent of Vietnam’s GDP.

When declaring the standard quality of graduates, all schools mention the standards on soft skills. However, in fact, the schools have not paid attention to teach soft skills to students.

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign pharmaceutical companies who register their drugs or pharmaceutical products will get licensces within 30 working days if files are legal and valid, says a new circular from the Ministry of Health.

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite cold weather and rain, more than 1,000 overseas Vietnamese gathered at a special event at Ba Dinh Square in Ha Noi yesterday evening to celebrate the coming Tet (Lunar New Year) Festival.

Former South Korean prime minister Han Myeong-sook was elected chairwoman of the liberal main opposition Democratic United Party on Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Schools, offices, state agencies and shopping centers in 10 inner and 2 suburban districts of Hanoi will change their official working hours after the lunar New Year holiday, starting from February 1, 2012.

VietNamNet Bridge – Accusing center referee Vu Bao Linh of giving favor to the guest team Hanoi T&T, thousands of football fans of the central province of Nghe An surrounded the referee and threatened to kill him after the match.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of people flocked to Hanoi’s Hang Ma and Hang Luoc streets in the weekend to buy offerings and votive papers for the Land Genie and Kitchen God Day, which is today, January 16.

Hue – Exhibition “Number 1″; Exhibition “Vietnamese Barons”; New Year Program at Vietnam Museum of Ethnology; Future Shorts Screening in Jan; Piano Recital of Marie Vermeulin; Exhibition of Book Illustrations

The General Taxation Department (GDT) has decided to reduce the domestic tax liabilities. However, it has been warned that this would be not an easy task because of the current big difficulties in production and business.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry sent a protest letter to the U.S. government in which it said that the U. S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is behind the recent terrorist attack which led to the assassination of an Iranian nuclear official,

VietNamNet Bridge – Experts have asserted that the smart phones would be more powerful and have more applications. Especially, low cost smart phones would be available on the market.

Up to 53 people were killed and some 137 others wounded in a suicide bomb attack targeting Shiite pilgrims in Iraq's southern city of Basra on Saturday as hundreds of thousands of Shiites converge on the holy city of Karbala.