VietNamNet Bridge - The budget deficit is higher than the permitted level, while the public debt nearly has reached an alarming rate. But huge projects capitalized at trillions of dong are still proposed.  

HBSO holds New Year Gala Concert, Huong releases two albums, New music school for children opens in HCM City, Russian DJ Vadim to perform at ATK, Danish-Swedish duo to interact with local musicians

 A tank containing hundreds of cubic metres of wastewater and lead and zinc waste from a factory in this northern mountainous province split, spilling its contents into Gam River.

 Ellen DeGeneres, Johnny Depp and hit film "Furious 7" were among the top winners at Wednesday's People's Choice awards, which featured an on-stage incident that recalled Kanye West's Video Music Awards antics seven years ago.

 Dong Nai People's Committee yesterday disapproved the construction of a road that would cut through Cat Tien National Park, at a meeting with concerned departments and park officials.

 Hanoi has been selected as one of the four happiest cities in the Asian-Pacific region by MasterCard – a global leading company in payment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) officially kicked off the 2016 Sao Khue Awards yesterday, Jan 6.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City’s annual spring flower festival will be held at Tao Dan Park and on Cong Truong Quoc Te Street from February 3 (the 25th day of lunar December) to February 14 with a myriad of activities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese athletes will compete at various tournaments in January with the ultimate goal of earning at least 15 tickets to the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Star- a Malaysian online newspaper- has cited Hanoi among top 10 cities for holiday shopping in Asia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A best-seller novel by Nguyen Nhat Anh is listed among books to read outside studying hours at secondary and high schools in Thailand.

 China accelerated the depreciation of the yuan on Thursday, sending regional currencies and stock markets tumbling as investors feared the Asian giant could trigger competitive currency devaluations from trading partners.

VietNamNet Bridge - "Joy," "The Revenant" and "The Danish Girl," starring  many big names such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence and others will screen at local cinemas this month.

VietNamNet Bridge - The warming up of the real estate market has helped a businessman expand his property assets by nearly 150 percent.

 Strikers Nguyen Anh Duc and Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet have won the Golden Ball Award for the best footballers of 2015 in the men’s and women’s categories.

 The Ho Chi Minh City Book Street will be officially opened on Nguyen Van Binh street, District 1, on January 9.

 The Vietnam Federation of UNESCO Associations presented its certificate of patronage of the “Son Nam – Ba Chua Vuc Temple”, part of the Pho Hien relic complex in northern Hung Yen province, on January 6.

 Myanmar has introduced the Vietnamese martial arts Vovinam into the curricula of two national sport academies in Yangon and Mandalay, according to Quan doi Nhan dan (People’s Army) newspaper.

 The Prime Minister has appointed Nguyen Duc Chi as the new chairman of the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC).

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