The list of 200 members of the 11th Party Central Committee

VietNamNet Bridge – Two Vietnamese models, Lan Huong and Quang Thinh,  will leave Vietnam for South Korea on January 19 to join the 6th Asian Model Festival in Seoul.

VietNamNet Bridge – The head of the Institute of Vietnamese Gastronomic Research wants the 23rd of the 12th lunar month to be designated "Ngay Bep Viet" or Vietnamese Stove Day in honour of Ong Tao, the Kitchen God.

The death toll from storms in Rio de Janeiro state has reached 661 as rescue works enter the sixth day Monday, local authorities said.

American Sam Querrey and Russian Nikolay Davydenko crashed out of Australian Open in opening session on Monday, while Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova, Caroline Wozniacki, Venus Williams, Justine Henin and Li Na advanced to the second round

A group of armed men Monday attacked a prison in Aquiles Serdan, Chihuahua state, northern Mexico and helped 12 prisoners escape, the state authorities said.

Pre-menopausal Chinese- American women have far greater bone strength than their Caucasian counterparts, as determined by a breakthrough technological advance.

Tunisian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi on Monday announced the formation of a national unity government after former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was ousted last week.

French monochrome photos connect communities; Ha Noi-based music academy students to perform in HCM City; Project promotes youth's awareness of reproductive health

VietNamNet Bridge - Major telecommunications service providers such as MobiFone, Vinaphone and Viettel have rushed to offer subscriber promotions prior to the Lunar New Year festival.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hotel developers are now beginning to manage properties under their own brand names, setting off a new trend in Viet Nam's hospitality industry.

VietNamNet Bridge - The European Union yesterday officially announced a grant of 11 million euros (US$15 million) to help develop an ‘environmentally and socially responsible' tourism sector, the ever biggest tourism programme in Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Customers should use 3G and fixed phone technology to avoid network congestion during the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) festival, telecommunications companies have said.

VietNamNet Bridge – In the piercing cold, thousands of farmers in central Vietnam still work very hard in the field.

Skyrocketing prices of pork and chicken has prompted some people to illegally transport these animals into the country. The smuggling is rampant at border crossings such as Tan Thanh, Cao Loc and Mong Cai, in Lang Son and Quang Ninh. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign investors are looking to make the most of Vietnam’s lucrative animal feed industry in 2011.

Badminton player Lin Dan and Winter Olympic champion Wang Meng won the best male and female Athlete of the Year honors at the 2010 CCTV (China Central Television) sports personality awarding ceremony here on Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Located on the bank of the Huong River, the 300-year-old Thanh Tien paper-flower making village in the central province of Thua Thien- Hue is busy preparing for the New Year.

VietNamNet Bridge – The first ruby owned by the Vietnamese state was sold to a Thai businessman at the price of $290,000 at an auction a decade ago. The auction is part of the history of Vietnam’s jewelry industry.

Despite a number of obstacles, Viet Nam will continue to be one of the fastest-growing economies in Asia, with the Government targeting a 7-7.5 per cent GDP-growth rate, according to experts speaking at a corporate gathering in HCM City.

Global surface temperatures in 2010 tied 2005 as the warmest on record, according to an analysis released Wednesday by researchers at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York.

VietNamNet Bridge – 1000 people will be invited to a special gala to welcome the Lunar New Year 2011, held by the State Committee for Overseas  Vietnamese Affairs on January 28 in Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge - Viet Nam had a trade surplus of more than US$10 billion with the US for the first 11 months of 2010, according to figures from the US Department of Commerce (DoC).

Vietnam needs big enterprises which can compete on the international market. However, “big” should mean “substantial and sustainable” growth, Tran Si Chuong, Member of the Advisory Council of the VNR500 Club, told Vietnam Economic Forum.

VietNamNet Bridge – After nearly tens of years of developing private airlines, the aviation market still has not seen any considerable improvement. Passengers still cannot fly even though more airlines have been established.