VietNamNet Bridge – Although state management of water resources has improved, it has still not reached an adequate level, according to HCM City officials.

The investor of Thach Khe iron ore mine, the biggest of its kind in Southeast Asian region, has decided to double investment in the project to ensure it is completed on schedule.

Vietnam’s population is predicted to reach over 96.2 million in 2020, with more 63 million in working age, or 9.5 million higher than the current figure.

Michelle Williams, who starred in "My Week With Marilyn," and Madonna are the early winners at the 69th Golden Globe Awards held Sunday evening at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy would present in March his candidacy to extend 5-year-mandate at the Elysee Palace, French Interior Minister Claude Gueant said Tuesday.

Iranian Majlis (parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani said Monday that the Islamic republic has arrested several suspects over the assassination of its nuclear official, the Arabic Language Al-Alam TV reported.

A raging dispute over apartment management fees at Keangnam Palace climaxed last week when the developer faced heat from Hanoi authorities for cutting its services and facilities.

The costs of domestic tourism rose dramatically last year, causing more Vietnamese to book tours in neighbouring countries and having an impact on inbound arrivals, according to the HCM City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Japan's core machinery orders rose a seasonally-adjusted 14.8 percent in November from a month earlier last year to 788.9 billion yen (10.25 billion U.S. dollars), marking the first increase in three months,

VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue still plough, sow seeds and transplant rice seedlings for the fifth-month crop in very cold weather. Many people have to wear raincoats or drink hot tea to keep their bodies warm.

China's economy expanded by 9.2 percent in 2011 from a year earlier and 8.9 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Tuesday.

S&P revises Vietcombank’s outlook to stable; Firms issue shares under face value; Vietnam raises 1.88 trillion dong in its first auction in 2012; Local products target overseas supermarkets; Firms struggle to pay workers Tet bonuses      

VietNamNet Bridge – One who used to carry a nearly 90kg tumor, one whose face was covered by a tumor and one with thousands of tumors on her body are recovering well after their surgeries.

Parkson hosts Tet lion dance contest; Tet flower markets open in HCM City; My Tam and Karik top music video award; Photo exhibition focuses on sea and island tourism; MoU signed on setting up Laos Records Book Centre; 

VietNamNet Bridge – Doctors of Hanoi’s Vietnam-Germany Hospital on January 15 successfully conducted four organ transplantation surgeries at the same time, using organs donated by a man of nearly 30.

The death toll from the wreck of an Italian cruise liner rose to six on Monday as another body was found, Italy's ANSA news agency said.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training plans to ask the Government to allocate land and funds from the State budget to develop preschool education in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta.

Lunar New Year parties in HCM City.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organizations met on January 16 to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and China (January 18, 1950).

Four Vietnamese crewmen who suffered from severe burns after their fishing vessel Jeong Woo 2 caught fire offshore New Zealand waters on January 1, have underwent surgeries and are now in stable health conditions.