VietNamNet Bridge – Artist Nghiem Diep Anh displays nearly 20 dragon paintings to welcome the New Year 2012, the Year of the Dragon, at an exhibition at 3D building, Duy Tan Street, Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge – Up to 35,000 mobile subscribers in HCM City have been detected to give false personal information. HCM City authorities have stated to punish violators.

VietNamNet Bridge – This year Vietnam ranks 112th out of 183 countries in the Transparency International (TI) ranking list on corruption, with 2.9 points, said vice chief government inspector Tran Duc Luong.

VietNamNet Bridge – Dr. Pham Cao Thanh Tung from South Korea’s Sogang University is the first Vietnamese whose research work is published on the American Science AAAs journal.

What to buy for Tet gifts to bosses is now the headache of many office workers. Expensive “royal food” which is good to human heath is the choice of many people.

The Vietnamese entertainment industry has experienced quite a vivacious year, with several scandals, the most of which is rumoured to have been a stunt.

VietNamNet Bridge – Chess grandmaster and world number 25 Le Quang Liem is among the seven people named for this year's HCM City Outstanding Young Citizen Award by the awards council on Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Joining Saigon Heat club for less than a month, an American former professional basketball player was fined for indiscipline.

Donation okayed for vocational centre; Tet ban on taxis in five Ha Noi streets; 2 tons of wild animals seized in Ha Tinh; Young entrepreneurs praised for efforts in nation's development

Manchester United speeded up in the Premier League's title race after a convincing 5-0 victory over Wigan on Boxing Day when upset draws were seen for Manchester city, Chelsea and other rivals.

Pham Nhat Vuong is still the richest investor on the Vietnamese stock market, with assets of more than VND17 trillion (USD808.71 million) this year.

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.