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.

VietNamNet Bridge – Officials and business representatives from 10 ASEAN member countries gathered in Siem Reap, Cambodia on Jan. 16 to discuss opportunities and challenges from free trade agreements (FTAs)

A green rice-field, a blossom maize field, a water-melon field, dishcloth gourd trellis, a country wharf with a bamboo bridge, ferry-boats… are the image of Vietnamese countryside which appear at the Spring Flower Festival held in Phu My Hung.

The Ministry of Finance's Price Management Department has announced that it would continue to control the prices of necessary goods this year in a bid to ensure market stability.

The government seems to be very determined to fine-tune state-owned economic groups, when it hold a significant meeting in December 2011 that focused on these “great businesses” that was presided over by the PM and two Deputy PMs.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam already boasts a thriving merchant ship construction sector, and has also built some coastal paramilitary craft in recent years. Now, the country is emerging as a warship builder.

VietNamNet Bridge – At the end of the lunar year, people rush to see fortune-tellers to know about what will happen in the New Year and to seek suitable people as the first New Year’s caller.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has reaffirmed that there will be a sufficient supply of essential food to meet demand during and after the Tet holiday (Lunar New Year Festival).

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's SaiGon Heat lost to defending champions Chang Thailand Slammers 58-78 in the first round of the AirAsia ASEAN Basketball League Champions on Sunday in Thailand.

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Amid the current big difficulties, when real estate products leave unsold, a lot of real estate developers have unexpectedly decided to spend hundreds of billions of dong to build marinas in their projects.

VietNamNet Bridge – Construction of the Lao Cai Airport in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai's Bao Thang District will kick off this year, according to the Ministry of Transport.

Despite significant growth in disbursement of ODA (official development assistance) loans from Japan in recent years, the work has been hindered by site clearance-related issues, the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) has said.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese teenager Nguyen Hoang Thien will receive financial support of around VND6 billion (US$285,800) this year, most of which will come from his family.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM-based newspaper Nguoi Lao Dong (Labourers) has awarded the Mai Vang (Golden Ochna) to actors and musicians.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of objects dating back to different dynasties and excavated in the northern province of Nam Dinh, along with photos illustrating the history of the area, are on display at the provincial museum

Viet Nam always attached importance to strengthening and developing the traditional friendship and comprehensive co-operation with China for the mutual benefits of both sides as well as peace and development of the region.