VietNamNet Bridge – Competition is getting tougher for domestic brewers as foreign rivals are increasing their share of the country’s output.

VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Quang Ngai has decided to establish the Ly Son marine reserve of nearly 8,000 hectares in order to preserve marine resources and biodiversity and improve livelihoods for local people.

 The People's Court in Ha Noi yesterday sentenced a foreign teacher to four years in prison for sexually abusing teenagers.

 Military authorities transported a bomb, discovered in My Duc District, on the outskirts of Ha Noi, to Mieu Mon Military Airfield yesterday to safely destroy it.

 An international workshop was opened in the central city of Da Nang on January 14 to gain an insight into the Asia-Pacific Regional Initiative on Energy, Environment and Ecosystem (3E) Nexus for Sustainable Development.

 Vietnam’s Open Budget Index (OBI) has not been substantially improved but is ready to be changed, Joel Friedman, a senior fellow at the International Budget Partnership (IBP), said at a workshop revealing the index on January 14.

 Customs officials at Noi Bai International Airport are strengthening inspections of passengers, luggage and cargo from all flights arriving at the airport.

 No Vietnamese were killed or injured during a series of bomb attacks and gunfight in downtown Jakarta, Indonesia on January 14, the Vietnamese Embassy to Indonesia has confirmed.

 The Prime Minister has issued a directive on elections for deputies to the National Assembly and the People’s Council in the 2016-2021 tenure, urging relevant ministries and agencies to well prepare for the country’s major event.

 The 44th session of the 13th National Assembly Standing Committee opened in Hanoi on January 14.

 The cast of NBC's hit sitcom "Friends" is scheduled to come together next month for the first time on the network since the series ended in 2004 for a tribute to TV comedy director James Burrows,

 Militants launched a gun and bomb assault in the center of the Indonesian capital on Thursday, killing at least six people, police said, in an attack on a country that Islamic State had threatened to put in its "spotlight".

Deputy Minister of Construction Pham Hong Ha, former Party Secretary of Nam Dinh, said that the election of young provincial Party Secretaries like Da Nang and Kien Giang is the result after implementation of personnel planning.

 Work to start earlier on Nguyen Hue Flower Street, Contemporary art fair to promote local talent, 2015 Zing Music Awards announced, Kumquat bonsai festival opens, Hydration inspires fashion show winner

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi authorities are aiming to alleviate 44 hot spots of traffic congestion, the city transport department said in a meeting on Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's leading internet security firm, Bach Khoa Internetwork Security Centre (BKAV), announced on Monday (Jan 11) Vietnamese users lost some VND8.700 billion in 2015 due to computer viruses.

 VietNamNet Bridge – These timeless photos taken by photographer Lonnie M Long in 1964 provide some fascinating insight into Saigon from another era long gone by.

 VietNamNet Bridge – When we think about travel, we tend to imagine ourselves lying on a beach in glorious sunlight, swimming in transparent blue water or breathing fresh mountainous air.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has issued Decision No. 89/QD-TTg appointing Mr. Nguyen Quoc Khanh, General Director of PetroVietnam, as its new Chairman.

 Since its establishment, the Communist Party of Vietnam has held 11 Congresses. Each Congress is considered an important historical milestone in recognising the Vietnamese revolution’s victories, achievements and lessons.