Standing Deputy Minister of Public Security, Sen. Lieut. Gen Dang Van Hieu hailed Vietnam’s working visit by Director General of Security of the Ministry of Defense of Israel Amir Kain as an important landmark in bilateral defence ties.

 The Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) on January 6 voted to introduce additional candidates to the Politburo and Secretariat for the 2016-2021 term at its ongoing 10th meeting.

VietNamNet Bridge – Instead of enrolling students through the national university entrance exam, universities now require candidates to sit entrance tests.

At a recent conference to review the operation of the finance and banking sector in 2014, Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung said that Vietnam would issue an additional $1 billion of government bonds to the international market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – If tourists come to Viet Nam with hopes of experiencing something truly special they should design their own tours, says Tran Dan, a tour guide and founder of Art Tour Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge - With a record length of three caves in the lava cave system recently discovered in Dak Nong Province, Vietnam has five longest lava caves in Southeast Asia. Previously, Hang Doi 1 and 2 (Bat Caves) in Dong Nai held the top spots.

VietNamNet Bridge – Director of the Ministry of Planning and Investment's Foreign Investment Agency Do Nhat Hoang spoke to Dau Tu newspaper about how the new national information system for foreign investment would benefit investors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The One Roof Temple, Duoc Temple and Hue Quang Tower Garden, important works of the special national-level monument of Yen Tu in Quang Ninh Province, are being demolished for reconstruction.

VietNamNet Bridge - Ha Noi - Lao Cai Highway, National Assembly House, Nhat Tan Bridge, Vo Nguyen Giap Road, and Terminal T2 at Noi Bai Airport are the monumental works of Hanoi that were inaugurated in 2014.

 New road project proposed to ease HCM City congestion; Manufacturing sector enjoys strong growth; New FDI approvals in 2014 double in HCMC; Mekong Delta’s rice output increases six times; Vietcombank posts impressive results by reducing NPLs

 Hong Kong surpassed major investors like Japan, Singapore and Taiwan to become the second biggest investor in Vietnam in 2014 when its enterprises registered huge investments in the property and textile-dyeing sectors.

Along with the worldwide success of Flappy Bird, a 100 percent Vietnamese-created game, and new policies set up by watchdog agencies in 2014, the industry is set to develop strongly in 2015.

 The most recent communiqué from Plum Village, the spiritual community of the venerated Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, announced that the venerable monk had emerged from his coma, which was brought on by a severe brain hemorrhage in November.

Broadway satire Birdman and coming-of-age tale Boyhood are among the 10 films up for the Producers Guild of America's version of a best picture prize. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Parkson, a Malaysian invested shopping mall in Hanoi, has released a notice that it would be closed until January 7, but sources say that the closure is rumored to be permanent.

 The Prime Minister has approved an overall plan for development of concentrated information technology (IT) parks by 2020 with a vision to 2030.

VietNamNet Bridge - Supermodel Tran Ngoc Lan Khue won the Miss Ao Dai Vietnam – Road to Miss World Crown at the contest's glitzy final in HCM City last night.

Indonesian officials have expanded their search area as the hunt for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 goes on.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After working in Europe for a period of time, Khieu Thi Huyen Trang - the winner of the Vietnam’s Next Top Model, first season – has gradually strengthened her profile in the international fashion market.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The famous 130-year-old central post office of Saigon is being repainted in yellow, at a cost of up to billions of dong.