A wind power plant is expected to be built in the central province of Binh Dinh in the first quarter of 2012.

VietNamNet Bridge –  Hundreds of primary school students in Chu Van An Primary School in northern Hai Phong City will no longer have to carry heavy bags to school this year when an initiative to stop homework for students begins.

VietNamNet Bridge – The incidence of smuggling and other customs fraud acts has almost doubled since last year, customs authorities in HCM City said.

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg visited some Tay ethnic villages in Thanh Phu and Ban Ho communes, Sapa district, Lao Cai province on December 26. 

VietNamNet Bridge – The Phu My Hung Spring Flower Festival this year hopes to bring a richer assortment of blossoms to attract more residents and visitors during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Expensive Kobe beef sold in Viet Nam was either illegally imported or not the real deal, director of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's Animal Health Department Hoang Van Nam has said.

VietNamNet Bridge – A foreign-invested enterprise in Ho Chi Minh City will pay a New Year bonus of VND700 million (US$33,300) per employee this year, the highest rate among the businesses that have announced their bonus plans,

The Vietnam Banking Card Association has predicted that about 40 million cards would be issued by December 31, 2011.

The Palace Museum unveiled a monitoring center Monday that will coordinate the management of cultural heritage and provide a systematic database for the protection of the museum.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam Football Federation general secretary Tran Quoc Tuan has resigned and the search is now on for a replacement.

VietNamNet Bridge – Friends gathering for a cup of coffee is the theme of a writing and photography contest dubbed Coffee on a Winter's Morning, which opened today, Dec 27, for coffee lovers and artists alike.

Nui Chua National Park in the central coastal province of Ninh Thuan is considered “a desert” thanks to its dry conditions and low rainfall.

VietNamNet Bridge – The fourth meeting of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) opened in Hanoi on Dec. 26, to discuss fundamental and important issues.

HCM City's Le Van Duan won the second stage of the ADC-Vinh Long television international men's cycling tournament yesterday, Dec 26, with Vinh Long's cyclist Bui Minh Thuy keeping the overall lead with four hours 41 seconds.

As per the request by the State Bank of Vietnam, commercial banks have to mobilize capital at the interest rates no higher than 14 percent per annum. However, the lending interest rates still have been kept sky high at over 20 percent.

VietNamNet Bridge – A woman who lost both her kidneys by mistake in an operation at Can Tho General Hospital early this month has been offered one from a man with the same blood group.

A teenager was stabbed to death in one of the busiest streets in downtown London on Monday, the traditional Boxing Day, while another man was injured in a similar case later in the afternoon.

Here under are Vietnam’s top ten events in 2011 selected by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA):

VietNamNet Bridge – From the first to the third day of the lunar New Year 2012, all relics in the complex of Hue ancient citadel will open for free.