VietNamNet Bridge - End-stage AIDS patients in Nhan Ai Hospital in the central province of Binh Phuoc are as silent as ghosts. Their eyes show excruciating pain as their lives are only measured in days.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A corporate programme gifting cows to poor households as a poverty alleviation measure has done the opposite in four northern provinces.

Divers are hoping improved weather will allow them to reach wreckage of the AirAsia passenger jet that crashed into the Java Sea a week ago. 

 A marketing campaign encouraging Vietnamese to escape the daily grind of day to day living and become a tourist in their own country has been launched by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ASEAN Economic Community in 2015 will allow Viet Nam's agriculture sector to enter new markets, and farmers and producers will need to prepare to face harsher competition from abroad,

 VietNamNet Bridge – For the past two years, hundreds of people resettled due to natural disasters have been forced to use water from stagnant ponds as their resettlement area lacks clean water.

VietNamNet Bridge – Located some 60 kilometers from the coastal city of Nha Trang to the south, Binh Ba Island is a favorite destination thanks to not only beautiful beaches and untapped landscapes but also a lot of gastronomic treats.

VietNamNet Bridge – The ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) is a free trade and investment agreement that has provided investors with a unique set of guarantees designed to stimulate foreign direct investment

 VietNamNet Bridge - Located 30km from the northern port city of Hai Phong, Bao Ha village in Vinh Bao district is well-known for its carved wooden statues. This traditional craft has enabled the village to become a popular tourist destination.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has given the go-ahead to a project on supervising elephants in Dong Nai province, which aims to prevent elephant-human conflict and improve the natural landscapes of the Dong Nai Natural and Cultural Reserve.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In its first match of the Toyota V-League, the Can Tho team is set to perform well and will not be relegated to the lower league.

 Police in Italy believe traffickers made some $3m (£1.9m; €2.5m) from 359 illegal migrants found abandoned on a cargo ship in the Mediterranean.

 As workers struggle to make ends meet, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Pham Minh Huan talks to Thoi bao Ngan Hang (Banking Times) about how employers keep salaries low.

The 2015 exam finals will take place in six months, but things are still in a stir and a jumble. Students disagree about many new regulations the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has attempted to set.

VietNamNet Bridge – 2014 witnessed many outstanding activities in the atomic energy sector, carried out by Vietnam both domestically and overseas.

Vietcombank, one of five Vietnamese largest commercial banks has announced it will acquire another credit institution. Sources say the “other credit institution” could be Saigon Bank.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For artist Nguyen Thuy Tien, playing with food is more than a hobby. By arranging food on white plates, she creates installations that reflect facets of her personality.

An estimated 7,000 properties around England and Wales will be sacrificed to rising seas over the next century, according to the Environment Agency.  

 Private film companies that invested large amounts of money into making comedies for Christmas and New Year holiday releases are laughing all the way to the bank.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many Japanese investors are planning to cultivate hi-tech agricultural projects in Vietnam.