Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong paid a Tet visit to the Party committee, authorities and people of the central province of Quang Nam on Jan. 13-14.

VietNamNet Bridge – Near the lunar New Year or Tet holiday, la dong growers and traders in Trang Cat village in Thanh Oai district, Hanoi, are hurriedly cutting la dong (leaves used to wrap square glutinous rice cakes) to sell to many provinces.

The latest report of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA) showed a slight drop of 1% in auto sales last year against 2010, with some 110,900 vehicles sold by VAMA members.

VietNamNet Bridge – Saigonese man Nguyen Dinh Ban has world the second prize at a computer case decorating competition held by Bit-Tech, an international IT forum.

NVIDIA, the computer chip manufacturer best known for its high performance graphics processors, is looking to make further inroads with the automobile industry by integrating its new Tegra 3 mobile processors in upcoming vehicle models.

Preliminary statistics show that travel firms have a “bumper crop” this Tet, despite the economic difficulties and high inflation. The number of travelers booking tours for Tet holiday has increased greatly.

A 34-year-old man from Hai Duong Province has been arrested for planting an explosive in a motorbike that later exploded, killing a woman and her 4-year-old daughter last December.

Having realized about the big interests of Japanese enterprises in Vietnam as a potential investment destination, local authorities have got ready to lure the investors from the sun rise country.

The Vietnamese Association in Laos held a meeting to celebrate the 2012 Lunar New Year festival (Tet) in Vientiane on January 15. 

University and junior college lecturers would get several million dong in Tet bonuses this year. Especially, a university offered the Tet bonus of 70 million dong.

People in the Central Highlands believe that when the gongs are played, there is an encounter between the human and spirit worlds, between the worlds of the living and the dead.

ASEAN Foreign Ministers have affirmed the bloc’s common stance on ensuring peace, stability and security in the East Sea as well as maritime safety and security.

A lot of import items can enjoy further tax cuts in 2102, while many of which bear the tax rate of zero percent under the Vietnam’s commitments in the free trade agreements FTAs.

VietNamNet Bridge – A report by Media Tenor 2011, an international media company, on Vietnam’s image on international television channels, shows that Vietnam has to exert effort to be mentioned by the international media.

Three people were confirmed dead and 40 were injured after a luxury cruise liner carrying over 4,200 passengers ran aground off the Italian coast on Friday night, local media reported on Saturday.

The dragon has been a long time symbol of loyalty and power in Vietnamese culture and spiritual life. The sacred creature deeply influences people's activities, particularly royalty of the past.

Experts say economy vulnerable this year; Local businesses allowed to import 2,100 tonnes of gold; Cbank to evaluate local banks credit rating; Ministry initiates securities companies restructuring; Government bans mineral ores exports

A Visa survey on world travel in 2011 indicates 24% of international tourists who plan to visit Vietnam in the coming time come from Singapore and Thailand.

This is the major goal set by more than 200 chief executive officials (CEOs) from governmental agencies, ministries, local and foreign businesses and investment funds at an ongoing international forum in Hanoi.

The cost of a seat for watching fireworks on the Lunar New Year’s Eve is 500,000 dong, which is twice as expensive the last year’s level. However, a lot of people are still rich enough to book the seats at the restaurants around the Hoan Kiem Lake.