VietNamNet Bridge - A number of districts in HCMC will face a running water shortfall in the next two weeks as the supplier is working on a plan to move a key water pipeline to make way for an environmental cleanup project.

“I think there are big opportunities for Vietnam with the climate finance coming available for both adaptation and also for mitigation, by which I mean cleaner energy technologies “

VietNamNet Bridge – Experts have proposed to issue bonds in gold in order to use the huge capital now kept among people.

The authorities of the ancient town of Hoi An, a world cultural heritage, announced the exemption of entrance fee to the town for Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, war invalids, handicapped people, journalists, children and students of less than 16.

East-West Corridor seeks publicity; Deposit interest rates drop, but lending rates remain high; Ca Mau seafood exports to reach $850 million in 2011; Agriculture sector keeps to a stable growth rate 

“Vietnam year in Germany” organised successfully; Young traditional music exchange with China; Painting exhibition opens on Christmas; Ho Chi Minh inspired TV shows win golden awards; Oriental medical books reveal secrets

VietNamNet Bridge – Defending V-League champions Ha Noi T&T are ready for a tough season opener against Song Lam Nghe An in the Super Cup at the Hang Day Stadium next Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Sailor Le Quang Ruc provided the local media with pictures of the Antarctic shipwreck taken by the rescue team in early December. three Vietnamese sailors died in the accident.

VietNamNet Bridge – Twelve sailors remained missing after a Vietnamese cargo vessel sank in the southern area of East Sea yesterday, the Viet Nam Maritime Search and Rescue Co-ordination Centre reported.

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite a decline in road deaths in 2010, an average of 32 people died every day in Viet Nam through traffic accidents, the National Traffic Safety Committee's office chief Than Van Thanh said at a conference in Ha Noi

VietNamNet has reviewed 2010, the year of great cultural events inVietnam, to choose the top ten events.

VietNamNet Bridge – The municipal administration plans to shut down petrol stations that fail to meet safety standards and other criteria set by the HCM City authority.

Credit institutions would be asked to retain a ceiling interest rate of 14 per cent per year on dong deposits to stabilise the country's monetary market and reduce the risk of inflation, said State Bank of Viet Nam Governor Nguyen Van Giau.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi's construction department has proposed a five-year, VND3.3 trillion (US$165 million) beautification plan to the municipal People's Committee.

VietNamNet Bridge – Members of HCM City Police's drug squad (PC47) claim to have broken a large drug ring running ecstasy pills from Cambodia.

VietNamNet Bridge – It took every ounce of a mother's strength, love and patience for Lan (not real name) to ensure that her HIV-infected daughters could attend school like normal children.

VietNamNet Bridge - The 2010 revenue of the tourism sector is estimated at VND96 trillion ($4.8 billion), up by 37 percent from last year, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

VietNamNet Bridge – The Competition Law, which became effective in 2004, should contain more specific language about penalties and fines, experts said.

VietNamNet Bridge – Mangrove forest plantation has made remarkable contributions to preventing calamity, improving ecological environment and reducing poverty.

VietNamNet Bridge - Viet Nam needs more than VND2.2 trillion (US$110 billion) in the next five years to develop housing, according to a report recently released by Ministry of Construction.

VietNamNet Bridge – Seven HCM City artists born in the 1970s display their artistic evolution in a group show of paintings and installation works at the Dau Thang (Sharp) exhibition at the HCM City Fine Arts University Applied Arts Centre.

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of travelers booking tours for the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday has increased by some 30%, though prices this year are also some 30% higher, tour operators said.

The Viet Nam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) continues to dominate the market for internet service providers, claiming over 75 of subscribers, with the remainder going to military-run provider Viettel and FPT Telecom.

VietNamNet Bridge – The folk singing of the San Diu ethnic group in the northern province of Tuyen Quang is fading with time, worry local elders.

Dr Le Xuan Nghia, Deputy Chair of the National Finance Supervision Council believes that if drastic measures are taken, the foreign currency market will be stabilized by the first quarter of 2011.