VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam wants Oman to invest in its oil and gas, infrastructure and industrial zones, said State President Nguyen Minh Triet.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 400 buffaloes in the northern mountain provinces have frozen to death due to damaging cold weather, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

VietNamNet Bridge – Untreated waste water from the industrial zones has been discharged into the canal serving as the main sewer gate of Hai Duong City. The water then flows to the Thai Binh River.

VietNamNet Bridge – The President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations, Vu Xuan Hong on January 10 received a delegation of 13 professors, and experts from New York University on an official visit to Vietnam from January 3-17.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Department of Student Activities has asked teachers to keep a close watch on students in danger of dropping out of school after Lunar New Year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Primary schools and kindergartens in the capital are struggling to maintain normal operations during the current cold spell.

VietNamNet Bridge – A special book exhibition has opened at HCM City's Nguyen Hue Bookstore to welcome the 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam that officially begins in Ha Noi today, Jan 11.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Nguyen Mai Hung claimed the top spot at the International Chess Tournament – HD Bank Cup which ended in HCM City on Sunday.

VN coach, referee win golds; Gia Lai adopt new sponsors; PetroVietnam to train in China

VietNamNet Bridge – Two-time V-League champions Becamex Binh Duong have made their title aspirations for this season clear, revamping the team with some good players and working hard on the training pitch.

"True Grit" has walked off its third weekend run at the North American box office triumphantly, gaining an upper hand over its celluloid arch rival, "Little Fockers," to be the top player, preliminary statistics suggested on Sunday.

Lingering security concerns in the region seem to be bringing South Korea and Japan closer despite their long-standing animosity, with their defense chiefs Monday agreeing to work on pacts aimed at boosting military ties.

Australia's Queensland flood crisis has escalated as many towns in southern Queensland have been devastated by Monday's unprecedented flash flooding.

Real estate players explore new strategies; Coffee export value declines 4% in 2010; State Bank denies increased capital reserve ratio rumours after shares slide; Interest rates expected to drop in 2011; Banks plug cards, but consumers prefer cash 

200 escape death as floating restaurant sinks; Two fires cause loss of US$512,000; Nghe An fisherman catches endangered green turtle; Police cracked major drug rings; Hanoi police seize dried monkeys from bus

VietNamNet Bridge - Many motorbike stores have raised their prices to squeeze more money out of customers, as the demand for motorbikes has increased sharply as the year ends.

VietNamNet Bridge - Smugglers have been capitalising on the duty-free store at Moc Bai border gate with Cambodia to traffic a variety of products to nearby HCM City while officials struggle to check the situation.

Watercolor painting exhibition to be held to support poor people; International seminar on “The art of Đờn ca tài tử”; Vietnam’s Symphony Orchestra to perform in New York; Book exhibition in celebration of National Party Congress    

VietNamNet Bridge – Rushing to the border province of Lang Son to buy cheap Chinese goods is a popular activity, just three weeks before Tet.

In many cases, using Chinese contractors is the only choice for Vietnam, because it uses Chinese loans for the projects. And if problems are found where Chinese enterprises are EPC contractors.