Music book gets place in Vietnam Guinness Book of Records; Hanoi hosts gala to congratulate Party Congress’s success; Hanoi hosts Asian Children's Festa awards ceremony; Saint Giong Festival to receive UNESCO certificate  

VietNamNet Bridge - The country’s third largest mobile operator, VinaPhone on January 20, announced its new registered mobile subscriber numbers had reached 10 million in 2010, posting a growth rate of 30 per cent.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development plans sustainable development of tra fish (pangasius) production, focusing on quality control and efficient economic methods.

The current cold has killed thousands of cattle in northern Vietnam. In Hanoi, people seek ways to protect their pets. Some pay VND500,000 ($25)/day for their pets to stay at Vietnam’s only hotel for dogs and cats, owned by Mr. Bao Sinh.

VietNamNet Bridge – There are two different segments taking shape in the Hanoi hotel market. Businessmen are choosing new hotels in the western area, while normal travelers choose the hotels in the central area.

The year 2010 is the warmest year on record, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said here on Thursday, warning that the warming trend may trigger more extreme weather events.

“India and Sri Lanka have chosen white lotus as their national flower so Vietnam can take pink lotus as its national flower. This flower is appropriate for our standards,” said the Chief of the Art, Photography and Exhibition Department.

Eight-time Grand Slam singles champion Andre Agassi has been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame, officials confirmed on Thursday.

More than 110 suspects, including organized crime members and associates, were arrested on Thursday in one of the largest such operations ever in the United States, officials said.

Forty-five Shiite pilgrims were killed and 110 others were wounded in two suicide bomb attacks in the holy Shiite city of Karbala, south of Baghdad on Thursday, an Interior Ministry source said.

Group to support entrepreneurs; Securities watchdog scraps drug firm public offering; $1.5 billion target set for tra fish exports; Retail chain to boost quality of food, farm produce; Golden Dragon awards laud top foreign firms

VietNamNet Bridge – Two Vietnamese fashion designers introduced their impressive collections to their colleagues from many countries at the Hong Kong Fashion Week from January 17-21.

Washington attracted worldwide attention Wednesday when Chinese President Hu Jintao and his U.S. counterpart, Barack Obama, held talks at the White House.

An old women was found dead in a house explosion in Germering, a town near German city of Munich, police said on Thursday morning.

The death toll caused by the storms since Jan. 11 in southeastern Brazil now stands at 772, the Brazilian Health and Civil Defense Ministry said Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The prolonged and damaging cold spell has attacked the northern and central regions, deeply disrupting the daily life of the local people.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese world No 8 Nguyen Tien Minh easily overcame Kazushi Yamada of Japan yesterday, Jan 20, at the Proton Malaysia Open Super Series in Kuala Lumpur.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City inspectors on Wednesday decided to shut down an illegal orphanage in Binh Tan District for multiple violations in management and childcare services.

VietNamNet Bridge – Lam Thi Hoang Ching, a fourth-year student at the HCM City National College of Education, was all smiles when she received a free bus ticket to go home for Tet from the Student Assistance Centre.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nine more hospitals in HCM City are set to open tuberculosis departments this year to combat the spread of the disease,