VietNamNet Bridge – On January 16, the 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam fixed the list of candidates for the election of the Central Party Committee.

VietNamNet Bridge – A woman on January 16 delivered a 2.5kg boy in an aircraft of Jetstar Pacific Airlines (JPA) when the aircraft was running on the runway of the HCM City’s Tan Son Nhat Airport.

Tea-coffee cultural week opens in Can Tho City; HCM City to host youth Tet Festival 2011; Vietnamese Entrepreneur Festival to welcome 11th National Party Congress; Art performances welcome 11th National Party Congress    

A café in Tokyo, Japan, is selling a kind of coffee called “miraculin” which does not use sugar or any kind of genetic sweeteners. Miraculin is the main element of a tree called “miracle tree” which has been growing in Vietnam for the last 10 years.

VietNamNet Bridge – By the end of November 2010, the subprime loans of the whole banking system had reached 51.085 billion dong, accounting for 2.42 percent of the total outstanding loans.

By 2014, Viet Nam will become the world's third fastest-growing market for international passengers and freight, and the second-fastest in the number of domestic passengers.

VietNamNet Bridge – Old peach trees with trunks eaten by worms have become special products for the upcoming lunar New Year. Gardeners call these peach trees as trees that are turned into dragons.

The majority of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) should be transformed into joint stock companies in order to reduce state subsidies while sharpening their competitiveness, the Vietnam Association of Financial Investors (VAFI) has suggested.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam will focus on developing hi-tech industries such as information and communication technology (ICT), biotechnology, automatic technology and new material technology. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Pope Benedict XVI Thursday appointed Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli as a non-resident representative to Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - The extremely cold weather affecting the northern region has caused 9,200 cattle to die and it is likely the figure will increase, said a spokesperson from the Livestock Production Department. 

50 luxury flats to be sold in Hanoi; Cement firm to build green power plant; Vietnam Airlines told to focus on core business; Individual investors to drive Vietnam stock market; Finance ministry looks into Vinamilk’s price hike     

VietNamNet Bridge - Nearly 24,000 multi-purpose vehicles (MPV) and sport utility vehicles (SUV) were sold in Vietnam in 2010.

Known MSG brands faked in Hanoi; Officials stand trial in Dien Bien Phu corruption case; Luggage rummaged through in Dong Hoi airport; HCMC fake medicine ring to be indicted; Man jailed 2 years in first flat tire scam bust

VietNamNet Bridge - Several high schools are conducting career counseling for 12th grade students in universities and colleges to help students make suitable career choices before their entrance exams.

VietNamNet Bridge - A vacation in the historic town of Hoi An in Vietnam’s central region is not complete without a foodie fiesta. Among the many mouthwatering delicacies dished out in the town is the elegantly named white rose.

HCMC to host book road fest during Tet; Ha Long Bay needs more votes to secure World Wonder title; Exhibition of Vietnam’s artistic works held in France; Guidebook captures Can Tho spirit

Pre-Tet days are not only the profitable season for traditional retailers, but also for online supermarkets. The markets have been mushrooming to satisfy the demand of the busy people, who do not have time to go to traditional markets.

VietNamNet Bridge -  On January 12, CMC Distribution unveiled the company’s first series of locally-made mobile handsets under the brand-name Bluefone, which is aimed at the medium- to low-end market segment in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Tan Trao banyan tree has recently come back to life, said the deputy director of Tan Trao Cultural, Historical and Ecological Tourism Area, Ly Manh Thang.  

Party committees and organisations have been asked to have specific leading and directing plans and prepare for the elections of the 13th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2011-2016 term.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s property market is ranked fourth in the most attractive emerging countries for real estate investment in 2011.

VietNamNet Bridge - Human resources development is one of the three key elements incorporated into Vietnam’s overall social and economic development draft strategy for 2011-2020 now under review at the National Party Congress XI.

International integration contributes much to the country’s industrialisation, modernisation, construction and defence in the new stage, said A Party Central Committee member at the ongoing 11th National Party Congress in Hanoi on January 14.

Interest rate for US$ mobilization amounts to 6 percent/year; Japanese investors praise Vietnam’s renovation achievements; Vietnam’s monetary market to face difficulties in 2011; Waste energy to be used for cement production