Nearly 4 million visitors to Hanoi flower festival; Wine gala night closes Da Lat flower festival; Hanoi Goethe Institute to host Germany film week; Dao Hoa Nu launches photography club

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese weightlifter Tran Le Quoc Toan has ranked in the top three of the men's 56kg division following the latest rankings issued by the International Weightlifting Federation.

Situated 1,000m above sea level, the old cafe in Dong Van town is a favourite spot for visitors. It lies 150km northeast of Ha Giang City and 500km north of Hanoi. 

From young to old, every local of Thai Hoa Commune's Cay Vai Village (about 35 kilometres from the centre of Tuyen Quang Province), knows the name of Ong Dat Co (Dat "Stork").  

Farmers living in suburban districts of Ha Noi have taken measures to prevent freezing and diseases among animals and poultry during cold weather.

Dat Viet Newspaper reported Tuesday that a beauty pageant held in Ho Chi Minh last month had its contestants serve wine to rich men at a dinner party against their will.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Food Safety and Hygiene Department will increase inspection over the use of spices containing cancer-causing agent RhodamineB in food production, said head of department Nguyen Cong Khan.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Writers Association announced their annual awards early this week for 2010-11, recognising the best literature works of the year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Some international awards and new records in revenue are a little solace of the movies industry in the year that the movies were under heavy impacts after the loss of VND38 billion ($2 million) of the Vietnam Cinema Agency.

Industry and trade sector urged to restructure; NA Standing Committee sets up science council; Traffic safety measures to rise; Political training course for Lao lecturers ends

To promote the summer Olympic to take place in London this year, as well as the 60th anniversary of the coronation of the Queen, British Deputy Ambassador to Viet Nam Kate Harrisson yesterday presented gifts to the first baby to be born this year

Retailers have launched noisy sale promotion campaigns which are considered the biggest of the year in order to boost sale which has been going slowly over the last whole year.

VietNamNet Bridge – On the 10th day since Vinalines Queen disappeared, January 3, 22 out of 23 sailors were still missing. The search for the lost ship has been expanded to small islands of the Philippines.

An armed "terrorist" group on Tuesday targeted a gas pipeline near al-Rastan town in central Syria that feeds two power stations, the official SANA news agency reported.

VietNamNet Bridge – About 20 paintings and installation pieces displayed on the footpath in Ha Noi's Ly Thai To Street are a symphony of different tones.

VietNamNet Bridge – Kids will compete in the first ever National U-10 Football Championship in May, organised by the Nhi Dong (Children) newspaper.

VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang yesterday, Jan 3, asked the judiciary to further improve its performance to help ensure the people's rights, and the country's socio-economic development.

Twin U.S. spacecraft to study the moon from crust to core put themselves into the lunar orbit on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, the country's space agency said.

State Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan says she hopes the SOS Children’s Villages International will continue to support Vietnam in the future, especially in building the two villages in Thai Binh and Gia Lai. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Doctors of the France Vietnam (FV) Hospital in HCM City and American doctor McKay McKinnon will perform operation on the 90kg tumor of Nguyen Duy Hai, 31, from Da Lat city, Lam Dong province.