Saigontourist offers yacht tour; Special Tet tours for visitors; Cebu Pacific adds VN flights; Cham culture to go on display; A toast to beer drinking record

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's first eight day Tet ( Lunar New Year) holiday has created favourable conditions for local and overseas Vietnamese to enjoy the longest Tet, starting on February 3.

Deputy Foreign Minister Ho Xuan Son, Head of Vietnam’s National Border Committee and Var Kim Hong, Head of Cambodia’s Border Committee and a representative from Blom Info AS of Denmark on January 13 signed a contract . . .

Photos recall events of 1945; Artist shows love for Mong people; Zing Music Awards honour pop singers; Show pays tribute to late songstress; 8th century coins discovered in Vinh Phuc; Museums eye preservation methods

VietNamNet Bridge – As usual, a slew of films are ready for release during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays, including Viet Nam's first 3-D flick, and studios are hoping to part young moviegoers and their money.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's leading fine porcelain maker Minh Long No 1 yesterday, Jan 13, opened a new showroom in HCM City that displays exclusive products it has made over the last five years.

Denmark is at the risk of an H1N1 outbreak as more Danes are getting infected with the influenza, said the National Board of Health on Wednesday.

Colin Firth, a favorite in the run-up to the 83rd Academy Awards, has been honored with a star on the famed Walk of Fame on Thursday, cementing his achievements on big and small screens.

Tunisian Interior Ministry announced curfew in Grand Tunis region starting from 8:00 p.m. (1900 GMT) Wednesday to 5:30 a.m. (0430 GMT) Thursday following unrest spread to the capital on Wednesday.

A ship carrying 2,400 tons of sulfuric acid capsized on the Rhine River in Germany early Thursday, causing two crews missing and a halt on vessel traffic, authorities said.

The death toll in the storms that hit Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state this week has reached 444 as rescue workers continued to search for survivors in debris Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Central Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) has described the 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) as an important political event to Vietnam’s Party, State and people.

VietNamNet Bridge - Financial experts are confident that the foreign exchange rate will be stable in 2011 thanks to the huge foreign currency supply and the central bank’s more flexible monetary policies.

VietNamNet Bridge - Tour operators in HCMC have said they have missed a great business chance for launching more tours for the Lunar New Year (Tet) as the long holiday schedule was announced a little bit so late.

VietNamNet Bridge -  Vietnam is rated the world's 139th freest economy in a 2011ranking released Wednesday by the U.S.-based Heritage Foundation, up from 144th last year.

Unilaterally breaking his contract with Nam Dinh club, Hoang Danh Ngoc, a member of the national football team for the less than 23 years old (U23), was suspended for 18 months and has to pay VND2.4 billion ($120,000) to Nam Dinh.

Garment sector looks to boost world export standing; Tariff rules stir auto industry optimism; Aluminium project to begin production; Labor strikes increase before Tet; Footwear industry needs leg-up

Female stars of the Vietnamese showbiz reaped both sweet and bitter fruits in 2010.

VietNamNet Bridge – In several days, the number of dead cattle in northern Vietnam has rocketed. By January 12, nearly 4400 buffaloes and cows were dead, up by nearly 2000 heads over January 11.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many private-owned enterprises are seeing the country’s economic picture this year through rose-coloured spectacles.

VietNamNet Bridge - Delegates to the ongoing 11th National Party Congress in Hanoi held a plenary session on the afternoon of January 13, during which they heard a number of presentations.

Vietnam hosts eighth Asia Media Summit; Orphanage worker cleared of child abuse; Man gets two years for motorbike scam; Data warehouse opens; Unlicensed boat tragedy kills two

The best ten contestants of the Hot VTeen 2010 competition have been chosen. They will show their talents in the final night in HCM City tonight, January 14. The winners will be honored at the Gala Hot VTeen, also in HCM City, on January 22.

VietNamNet Bridge – A fierce fire broke out in the old quarter, built under the French rule period, in HCM City in the morning of January 13.

VietNamNet Bridge - The consumption of steel and cement is expected to grow 10% this year as economic recovery will drive up the construction sector, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade.