Hanoi Youth Union honoured with ASEAN TAYO Award; Vietnam improves quality of population; Vietnam to boost statistical research; Two men arrested for illegal video post; Premature baby given clean bill of health

VietNamNet Bridge – Auctioneers are able to sue winners for refusing to pay their promised bids, according to lawyers after learning that auction winners at a recent charity auction for flood victims in central Viet Nam turned out to be fake.

VietNamNet Bridge – High demand for tickets is already becoming a headache for bus station owners in the run up to Tet (Lunar New Year), leaving some companies in HCM City concerned that they won't be able to cope, despite

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Public Security has warned of the increase in hi-tech crimes, particularly in the financial sector, in recent times.

VietNamNet Bridge – Phacoemulsification surgical technology has failed to eradicate cataract-caused blindness in Viet Nam because not enough people have access to it.

Lao art troupe to perform in Ha Noi; 36 art works depicting Hanoi streets; 30 new Vietnamese Guinness records set; City to host “Welcome New Year 2011” festival; Writer donates books to museum; Binh Thuan to host int’l yacht festival

VietNamNet Bridge – Artists from around the country participated in formulating a long-term strategy for the development of cai luong (reformed opera) at a recent conference in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 30th National Television Festival kicked-off yesterday in the southern province of Can Tho, showcasing the best television works produced by State-owned television stations and private studios.

VietNamNet Bridge – Representatives from schools for the gifted are concerned that they will not be able to properly teach mathematics and computers in the English language in the 2011-2012 school year,

VietNamNet Bridge – A lack of facilities and a shortage of qualified teachers have adversely affected the Ministry of Education and Training's pilot English language teaching programme for primary school children.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese wartime posters featuring President Ho Chi Minh or heroic images of liberation fighters have become popular souvenirs for tourists.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has finished top of the medal table at the World Martial Arts Pencak Silat Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia after bagging eight gold, eight silver and three bronze medals.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Netherlands has overtaken the US as Vietnam’s top source of foreign direct investment this year, the Foreign Investment Agency said.

Overnight snow from Sunday to Monday morning stopped large numbers of passengers on the way, with many flights and trains delayed or canceled.

Hexavalent chromium, a cancer-causing chemical, is found in the tap water of 31 cities out of a total of 35 tested by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), it was reported on Monday.

David Beckham wants to play for a European club this winter in a bid to win back his England place, English news agency English PA said.

Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange gained on Monday, as tensions on the Korean Peninsula and European debt concerns continued to bolster the metal as a safe-haven investment.

At least 27 people were killed when a tour bus hit the road divider and overturned on Monday morning here in Perak, a northern state in the west coast of Peninsula Malaysia.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's elimination from the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2010 capped a significantly unsuccessful year for national football in the regional arena.

VietNamNet Bridge - Exports are likely to be worth $71 billion this year, a 23 percent year-on-year rise, the Ministry of Industry and Trade's Planning Department said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Over 7,200 public and private hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City do not have standard wastewater treatment systems, the Department of Health has reported.

VietNamNet would like to introduce the strangest services which were marketed in 2010.

VietNamNet Bridge – Every morning, people in Phu Duong commune, the central province of Thua Thien – Hue, see Mr. Dang Huyen, 98, ride a cyclo to the local market to earn his living.

VietNamNet Bridge – The sharp increase in the number of tourists visiting Vietnam is good news for hotel developers. Real estate developers, anticipating the new wave of tourism development, have been rushing to build more hotels.

Just once in her long career as a painter has, Toba Mika felt truly stuck.