VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Finance is collecting public opinion on the rates of personal income taxes so that they can be adjusted to suit the current economic situation. The survey will be completed by the end of March.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on February 11 announced to depreciate Vietnamese dong by 9.3 percent against US Dollar and cut down the gap of rate fluctuation to 1 percent from 3 percent.

VietNamNet Bridge – A football game gathering of Korean and international stars to raise fund for charity in Vietnam is the first project of a charity foundation formed by South Korean football star Park Ji-sung.

Difficulties may bring successes to investors; Gas smuggling rampant, authorities turn blind eye; Vietnam’s pharmaceutical market to top regional growth by 2013; $259 mln to develop machinery industry

VietNamNet Bridge – A kissing competition will be held at 2 pm, February 13 in the northern port city of Hai Phong on the occasion of the Valentine Day.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam's foreign exchange reserves were "more than US$10 billion" at the end of last year, a senior minister said, a remark that may increase concerns about the dwindling level of reserves.

VietNamNet Bridge – A trap of iron nails spread on the road makes some major roads in HCM City dangerous for travelers.

VietNamNet Bridge – Canada-based Olympus Pacific has announced to invest an additional $25 million in gold mining projects in Vietnam, $75 million less than its commitment last year.

The 21 performers who danced the One Thousand Hands Buddha are admired by the Chinese people because they succeeded in spite of being deaf.

VietNamNet Bridge - The elections of deputies to the National Assembly and representatives to the people’s council at all levels offer the people an opportunity to exercise their constitutional rights.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese Ministry of Defense denies the information that Vietnam has sent three military officers to join the Cobra Gold military exercises in Thailand, the largest drill in Southeast Asia.

Early Tuesday morning, police officers in five countries took action against a number of sophisticated criminal networks involved in the smuggling of illegal immigrants, mainly of Vietnamese origin.

VietNamNet Bridge - A Russian professor has proposed the Vietnamese novel “Cô gái đến từ hôm qua” (The girl comes from yesterday) be included in official curricula at the Moscow State University.

The three largest mobile networks in Vietnam said that the telecom market has become saturated. This year they will not concentrate on attracting new subscribers but develop services and increase the profit.

VietNamNet Bridge – Families of State employees presently occupying an average house area of more than 5sq.m per person will now be eligible to buy a low-income house, according to a draft plan covering the period from 2011 to 2020.

VietNamNet reviews some outstanding faces who brought fames to Vietnam in various fields in 2010.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 2,000 foreign tourists on three international cruise ships arrived in Nha Trang City on February 9.

VietNamNet Bridge – Permanent Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Quan spoke to a Vietnam News Agency reporter about solutions to develop key laboratories.

VietNamNet Bridge – Power cuts will start next Tuesday across Viet Nam in a bid to cope with the country's electricity crisis, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said.

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People's Committee has asked the Department of Health to appoint a new board of directors for the city's Preventive Health Centre after an inspection uncovered violations of Health Ministry regulations.