VietNamNet Bridge – Mobile service providers have launched a lot of promotion campaigns, hoping to increase the numbers of subscribers and to satisfy the demand which is believed to increase sharply on Tet.

The decision by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) to increase the “quota” for university education by 6.5 percent compared to the last academic year has surprised many people.

Right after the State Bank of Vietnam granted quotas to import gold late last week, a lot of gold trading companies said that they are considering importing gold immediately, when the prices are good and promise profitable deals.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has urged the government to instruct relevant ministries to support EVN to complete legal procedures soon, so that EVN can issue one billion dollars worth of international bonds.

VietNamNet Bridge – The volume of imported wine going through the ports in HCM City is soaring these days, just three weeks before Tet. The Tet wine market has been dominated by hundreds of imported wine products.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Registration Department said about 70,000 automobiles had passed their expiry date since the beginning of this year and were no longer considered road worthy – but that the majority were still in use.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong River Delta city of Can Tho's Women Union yesterday, Jan 10, opened a consultation centre for those who marry foreigners.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has proposed the Government spend more than VND309 bil on those who had made a contribution to the country's reunification to enjoy the traditional Lunar New Year Festival.

VietNamNet Bridge – The first dormitory of the HCM City student housing project was completed on Thursday, after being behind schedule for several months.

Apple is expected to release a new generation of its popular tablet computer iPad in the next “three to four” weeks, according to Kevin Rose, the founder of content-sharing website Digg.

China's foreign trade last year jumped 34.7percent year on year to more than 2.97 trillion U.S. dollars while its trade surplus fell 6.4 percent to 183.1 billion U.S. dollars, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) said Monday.

England soccer star David Beckham and his wife, former Spice Girl singer Victoria Beckham, are expecting their fourth child in summer, media reports said Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam wants Oman to invest in its oil and gas, infrastructure and industrial zones, said State President Nguyen Minh Triet.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 400 buffaloes in the northern mountain provinces have frozen to death due to damaging cold weather, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

VietNamNet Bridge – Untreated waste water from the industrial zones has been discharged into the canal serving as the main sewer gate of Hai Duong City. The water then flows to the Thai Binh River.

VietNamNet Bridge – The President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations, Vu Xuan Hong on January 10 received a delegation of 13 professors, and experts from New York University on an official visit to Vietnam from January 3-17.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Department of Student Activities has asked teachers to keep a close watch on students in danger of dropping out of school after Lunar New Year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Primary schools and kindergartens in the capital are struggling to maintain normal operations during the current cold spell.

VietNamNet Bridge – A special book exhibition has opened at HCM City's Nguyen Hue Bookstore to welcome the 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam that officially begins in Ha Noi today, Jan 11.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Nguyen Mai Hung claimed the top spot at the International Chess Tournament – HD Bank Cup which ended in HCM City on Sunday.

VN coach, referee win golds; Gia Lai adopt new sponsors; PetroVietnam to train in China

VietNamNet Bridge – Two-time V-League champions Becamex Binh Duong have made their title aspirations for this season clear, revamping the team with some good players and working hard on the training pitch.

"True Grit" has walked off its third weekend run at the North American box office triumphantly, gaining an upper hand over its celluloid arch rival, "Little Fockers," to be the top player, preliminary statistics suggested on Sunday.

Lingering security concerns in the region seem to be bringing South Korea and Japan closer despite their long-standing animosity, with their defense chiefs Monday agreeing to work on pacts aimed at boosting military ties.

Australia's Queensland flood crisis has escalated as many towns in southern Queensland have been devastated by Monday's unprecedented flash flooding.