VietNamNet Bridge – As the busiest seaport in Cochin since the Champa age, Cua Dai beach in Quang Nam province, central Vietnam, is becoming severely eroded.

 New Zealand officials have warned of the danger of aftershocks after a strong earthquake hit the South Island on Tuesday morning.

VietNamNet Bridge – The entrance fares of the three most famous caves in the National Park of Phong Nha - Ke Bang - a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Quang Binh province - increased on January 1, 2015.

 Ministry urges bank listings to boost transparency; MSN sells Masan Agri, divests from Mivipack; Domestic firms brace for tough competition; Leaders insist public debt increases no cause for alarm

 Highlights for the week 5 – 10 January 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Northern central Thanh Hoa Province is speeding up preparations for “Japan Cultural Days in Thanh Hoa” programme, which is part of a series of events to kick off the 2015 National Tourism Year.

VietNamNet Bridge - "Into the Woods", "Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere " and "Taken 3" are just a few of the great films lined up for January.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phuong My Chi has won VND1 billion (about US$ 47,500) for her performance in Bai Hat Yeu Thich (Favourite Song), a music programme broadcast by Viet Nam Television.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A festive atmosphere filled stadiums across the country as the Toyota V-League 1-2015 commenced on January 4 with seven first-round matches. Let’s take a look at some of the major talking points in this round of competition.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of candidates registered to take the competitive examination to teach at general schools in HCM City in 2014, but the schools recruited only 500 people.

Russian band to perform this week; Heritage Journey contest 2015 opens; Traditional artists nominated for prize; Photography project launched to promote child pedestrian safety; Trang An to get UNESCO world heritage status

 Transport Minister Dinh La Thang issued a warning to the Cat Linh–Ha Dong train project's principal EPC contractor, China Railway Sixth Group (CRSG), following a series of construction and traffic-safety violations.

 Goat-related items hot as 2015 Lunar New Year approaches; Minister warns train project's contractor over safety violations; Int’l workshop highlights Vietnam’s sea, island cultural values; Guests flee HCM City hotel fire

Cosmetics manufacturers are expected to import products to sell in the domestic market instead of producing goods in factories in Vietnam, as import tariff barriers will be removed next year.

Nguyen Son Lam, a 19-year-old popping/hiphop dancer and student of FPT Arena, was named winner of So You Think You Can Dance at Maximark Cong Hoa Sports Hall in HCMC’s Tan Binh District last Saturday.

 Passengers on SE trains plying the north-south route can stay connected to the Internet late this month when the Vietnam Railway Corporation launches free wifi.

 The Ministry of Transport is considering a plan to build the first 47 kilometers of the long-planned Bien Hoa-Vung Tau expressway to make it easy to call for investors.

 Flappy Bird, the mobile game that became a global phenomenon last year, is now available on smartwatches running Google's Android Wear operating system.

Nearly 1,000 climbers from 20 teams nationwide will participate in the national mountain-climbing tournament, "Conquering Ba Ra Mountain 2015", tomorrow in Phuoc Long Town, Binh Phuoc Province.

 The number of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) set to be equitised during the 2014-15 period will increase from 432 to 532 companies.