A lot of new policies set up in 2010 by the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) has had big impacts on the telecom market.

VietNamNet Bridge – Wearing a beard and red clothes, this Santa Claus drives a motorbike to deliver gifts to kids from the morning until midnight.

VietNamNet Bridge - With just a few days to go for Christmas and then New Year, festive cheer is blanketing the nation.

Relevant authorities in Vietnam are finding it hard to help HIV/AIDS-infected children go to schools despite great efforts to thwart public prejudice.

The apricot and peach prices are believed to be higher than during Tet 2010; however, it is still too early to say how high the prices will be because everything still depends on the gods.

Telecom companies have kicked off their plan to apply 4G/LTE technology right after they get the license from the Ministry of Information and Communication MIC.

VietNamNet Bridge – Young lecturers complain that the current system does not encourage them to conduct scientific research.

Experts say there are still many things private airlines need to learn in order to fly.

Eleven years have passed since Hanoi was conferred the title “City for Peace” but the city is still struggling to meet the standards of a “City for Peace”.

VietNamNet Bridge – Dozens of holes which are called “death holes” have appeared on HCM City’s roads recently,making locals worry about geological problems, especially landslide and sinking.

VietNamNet Bridge – Miss Vietnam World 2010 Luu Thi Diem Huong has finished in the top 20 of Miss Grand Slam, at the 17th position.

While the failure of the national football squad at AFF Cup has not been analyzed, VFF Chair Nguyen Trong Hy told the local media that the team needs to have naturalized foreign members.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) has officially announced the 10 highlights events in information and communication of 2010.

To have a broad view about the thinking, morals and lifestyle of a group of young people in Vietnam, VietNamNet reviews “trends” and scandals caused by youngsters who were born in the 1990s (9x) in 2010.

VietNamNet Bridge – The trying of civil cases saw positive progress this year and made a significant contribution to the development of the nation, said permanent Deputy Minister of Justice Hoang The Lien.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will need to employ about 265,000 labourers next year, according to the Centre for Labour Market Information and Human Resource Forecast.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Science and Technology has fined property developer Vincon VND14 million (US$700) for violating intellectual property law by using a brand name that could be confused with another, more famous developer.

VietNamNet Bridge – There was no legal basis to affirm that four homeless children had been tortured and abused before running away from a children's home in Bien Hoa City, southern Dong Nai Province, municipal police said.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi People's Committee Vice Chairman Nguyen Huy Tuong has ordered six districts to monitor, and where necessary, shut down traditional slaughterhouses that don't adhere to hygiene and safety standards.

VietNamNet Bridge – The country's Health Insurance Fund was expected to run a surplus of VND3.5 trillion (US$175 million) this year, said deputy general director of Viet Nam Social Insurance Nguyen Minh Thao.

VietNamNet Bridge – Foodstuffs sold at markets are a serious concern in terms of food hygiene, said Deputy Health Minister Trinh Quan Huan at a recent conference on food safety.

Vietnam reviews international human rights treaties; Meeting marks Vietnam-RoK diplomatic ties; ActionAid International former General Director honoured with Friendship Order

VietNamNet Bridge – The 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) will open at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi on January 12, 2011 and is expected to last for nine days.

VietNamNet Bridge – Efforts to preserve and secure UNESCO recognition for don ca tai tu, a form of music performed by amateur artists in the south, are gathering pace.

VietNamNet Bridge – Female students Tran Nguyen Uyen Linh and Van Mai Huong will vie to be crowned Viet Nam Idol in the finale of the series' third season on Saturday night.