The Japanese government has decided to provide funding for developing countries’ space satellite projects under its official development assistance, government sources say.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam had 170 million phone subscribers by December 2010, according to a new report from the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Construction has made an adequate suggestion of allocating the country’s land fund to apartment buildings and limiting the amount of houses in an attempt to cope with the overpopulation, property experts said.  

Farmers guaranteed minimum price for rice; Developers shun public houses; CMC Group to pare stake in BaoViet Bank; Tough times to persist for banking sector; Shrimp shipments hit $2 bln

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi-based singer Nguyen Thi Minh Chuyen was named best singer at a young talent quest in HCM City on Sunday titled Morning Star-A Rendezvous.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese lenders achieved its pretax profits in 2010 despite of the government’s tightening monetary measures.

VietNamNet Bridge – Recently revised criteria for awarding prestigious titles such as People's Artist and Meritorious Artist are stirring controversy among performing artists.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam and the US have signed a memorandum of intent (MOI) which will pave the way for the cleanup of dioxin in Da Nang.

Despite the existing worries about high inflation, trade gaps and macroeconomic uncertainties, the big economic achievements in 2010 allows Vietnam to confidently start 2011 and enter a new period of development.

VietNamNet Bridge – The education budget will be 2.9 per cent higher this year at VND5 trillion (US$256 million), according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training will closely monitor admissions by universities and colleges this year, especially new ones that lack facilities, to ensure their intake does not exceed their allotted quota.

VietNamNet Bridge – Kindergarten principals in big cities say the quality assessment standards drafted by Ministry of Education and Training last month are nice in theory, but unworkable.

VietNamNet Bridge – The prices of Tet (Lunar New Year) tours have increased by 15-30 per cent over normal days but many of them are fully booked and cannot accept more customers.

Over 11,000 tourists visit Ha Long Bay at New Year; Tourists to Hung Kings Temple at New Year increase by 30 percent; Vietnam, South Africa cooperate in tourism; Hai Phong welcomes 450 New Year foreign visitors

VietNamNet Bridge – World No 8 Nguyen Tien Minh kicks off his 2011 at the Victor-BWF Super Series Final in Chinese Taipei on January 5-9.

Icy winds isolate Phu Quy Island; HCM City generates 275,000 jobs in 2010; VND1.6 trillion for building new rural areas; Illegal businesses take over HCM City riverbanks; Charity event raises $315 million for impoverished

VietNamNet Bridge – No child abuse, no violence at school, no traffic jam, more places for amusement, less heavy school curriculum. These were among the demands children and teenagers made to the HCM City authorities at a meeting

VietNamNet Bridge – Traditional markets in HCM City are badly polluted due to lack of wastewater treatment systems and deteriorated infrastructure facilities, according to the city Environment Protection Sub-department.

VietNamNet Bridge – A reported 700 people were hospitalised because of food poisoning last week in HCM City, raising fears about hygiene in the run-up to the Tet (Lunar New Year).

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreigners should enjoy simplified administrative procedures when it comes to obtaining residence permits from early April thanks to a new Government resolution.