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 - 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.

A center with geological database and data of underground works is considered the optimal solution to detect and prevent dead holes in HCM City.

Many businessmen complain that at a time when the temperature has fallen to 10 degrees Celsius, they have to queue in front of the business registration agency in the chilling weather to register their business.

The Vietnam Football Federation’s (AFF) Secretary General Tran Quoc Tuan has been elected to the Asian Football Federation (AFC) Executive Board. On this occasion, Tuan talked with a local newspaper about the position of Vietnam’s football in Asia.

Vietnam failed to meet its 10-year target to turn the country's tourism industry into a key sector, although it met two of its goals, achieving 25 million in domestic tourists by 2009 and reaching an annual of US$4 – 4.5 billion in revenue by 2010.

Bullet train gets a second look; Illegal coal barges seized by customs; Exports to Japan increase by 23% to $7.7 billion; Long An exports total $1.4 billion; Military bank opens new branch in Laos  

The national television broadcaster VTV and state-owned digital broadcaster VTC have reached agreement with private group AVG on the copyright of the upcoming V-League.

Truong Tan Sang, Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee (PCC)’s Secretariat presented a report on the Party Central Committee’s leadership.  

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese French Alain Vu is a rare singer in the world who is both a bass and a sopranist.

Taiwanese MSG producer Vedan has already paid out nearly VND220 billion (US$11 million) to farmers in compensation for polluting the Thi Vai River, severely affecting their livelihoods.

The General Department of Qualification, Standards and Measurement has warned consumers of Chinese-sourced glasses in Vietnam which contain toxic chemicals. .

A shipwreck occurred on January 12 in the Lo River in the northern mountain province of Tuyen Quang resulted in two deaths and six missing.  

VietNamNet Bridge – Some experts believe that stocks would be the safe investment channel for 2011, according to Nguoi lao dong.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese rice exporters have been warned that they will meet big difficulties in 2011, because Vietnam has to open the food market to foreign enterprises.

Cities and provinces have also spent a lot of money to organize conferences to call for foreign investment. However, the effects of these campaigns remain far below expectations.

As many people are preparing to travel for Tet, many travel firms complain that they are missing big business opportunities because they are unable to satisfy the demand.

The Ministry of Education and Training has drawn up am ambitious plan to develop the network of gifted schools.

VietNamNet Bridge – Beeline was once considered the guy that roused Vietnam’s telecom market when it launched noisy advertisement campaigns and marketed dirt cheap service packages.

VietNamNet Bridge – While cross-border smuggling in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta's border areas has decreased somewhat, no headway has been made against the trafficking of cigarette, local authorities concede.

The cause of the plane crash that killed Polish president Lech Kaczynski has been attributed to the crew's refusal to divert to another airport under pressure to avoid upsetting the president.