Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat has urged relevant agencies to tighten inspection and control over food products, particularly vegetables and meat, to ensure safety and hygiene during the coming Tet holiday.

Temperatures continued to plunge in the central and northern regions from a lingering cold spell for the last two days across most of north Thua Thien-Hue Province.

VietNamNet Bridge – A team from Ha Noi National University's College of Technology finished second in the final round of the international programming contest (PROCON) held in Japan on December 23.

The nation's two stock exchanges will be merged in accordance with a Ministry of Finance plan for restructuring the securities market that is supported by the Viet Nam Association of Securities Businesses.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Folklore Arts Association has conferred the title of Folklore Artist on nine people for their contribution to folklore literature and arts.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Prime Minister has approved the proposal submitted by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) on a nine-day holiday for the upcoming Lunar New Year festival (Tet).

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese swimmers Hoang Quy Phuoc, Pham Thanh Nguyen, Nguyen Thi Anh Vien and Nguyen Thi Kim Tuyen will be sent on a training course under the guidance of Spanish coach Sergio Lopez in 2012

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has stressed that reducing traffic accidents and traffic jams is the responsibility of every person.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam, Ukraine and Georgia shared third place with eight points after the 7 th round of women’s world chess team championship in Turkey.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Monday urged localities involved in highway construction projects from Noi Bai to Lao Cai, Cau Gie to Ninh Binh and HCM City to Dau Giay via Long Thanh to complete land clearance

VietNamNet Bridge – About 4,300 people of 897 households living in central Ninh Thuan Province's Phuoc Minh Village have been affected by salt-water intrusion caused by the Quan The salt-making centre.

VietNamNet Bridge – Laos's Vincent Ang finished first in the third stage of the ADC-Vinh Long Television international men's cycling event yesterday, Dec 27, to claim the overall lead with a time of 7hr, 9min and 22 sec.

VietNamNet Bridge – Lt General Nguyen Tuan Dung, deputy chairman of the Political General Department of the Viet Nam People's Army, welcomed Maj General Liu Ding Xin, Political Commissar of China's Hainan province Military Zone,

VietNamNet Bridge – Betting up to VND5 billion ($240,000) for a game of chess, with several games of failure, the deputy director of the Department of Transport of the southern province of Soc Trang had to entreat help from police.

Experts believe that the government needs to impose heavy tax on luxury imports in order to reduce the trade gap and encourage Vietnamese people to use domestically products.

The purpose of organizing national tourism years in different localities is to advertise the hosting localities as the tourism destinations, which serve as the key events of the years to popularize Vietnam tourism images.

The demand for web designing has been increasing rapidly, since businesses now think that they need eye-catching websites with friendly interfaces which can help them boost e-commerce and popularize their products.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday appointed Vladislav Surkov, the presidential administration's first deputy head, as a deputy prime minister in charge of the country's economic modernization.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has ratified the country's mineral resources strategy for 2020 with a vision to 2030.

An earthquake measuring 6.6-magnitude on the Richter scale jolted Russia's southeastern Siberian republic of Tuva on Tuesday, said local emergency center.