VietNamNet Bridge - "Chopping a live healthy pig is cruel behavior, and it hardens the feelings of viewers, especially children," said Nguyen Thanh Tam, of the Animals Asia Foundation (AAF), in an interview with VNE.

US helps Vietnam enhance capacity for disaster response; Romal Vietnam investigated for distributing fake appliances; Nearly 1,000 OVs to attend 'Homeland Spring'; Technical problems cause military helicopter crash

 Domestic demand for U.S. apples drops; JICA provides additional JPY36.4 billion to improve power supply; Export turnover hits nearly 13 bln USD in January; Vietnam trade deficit swells in January

VietNamNet Bridge – Many Vietnamese believe that creating a closed production line is the only effective solution to confront foreign competitors in the domestic market.

 The first large-scale trials of an experimental vaccine against Ebola are due to begin in Liberia.

Teenage Vietnamese-German opera singer honoured in Germany; Danang to host 7th int’l firework competition; Display features the best of Red River Delta pottery; Vietnamese architectural works among top five finalists

 Dragon Adventure Race Events (DARE) will launch Dragon Dash, an obstacle race designed to test the mind and body of contestants, in Phu My Hung urban area in HCMC’s District 7 on April 5.

  Saigontourist Holding Company and Saigontourist Travel Service Company are preparing procedures for equitization this year.

 The European Union expects it and Vietnam can soon conclude negotiations over a free trade agreement, and this will make it possible for the EU to recognize Vietnam as a market economy, said the Head of the EU Delegation to Vietnam.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a master project worth around 7.368 billion (US$345 million) on the construction of a Wildlife National Park in Ninh Binh province.

  New policies include regulations on re-arrangement of agriculture companies, sanctions against irresponsible cadres and public employees, foreign langue teaching, technology transfer, banking system safety.

MobiFone was separated from Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications last year. This has created a tripodal position in the mobile phone market and is expected to cause many changes this year.

 Abbott Nutrition Vietnam, a subsidiary of one of the world’s largest healthcare companies, has denied allegations that it has been holding a monopoly in distributing a certain type of liquid milk in Vietnam.

 Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of late US singer Whitney Houston, is in hospital in an unknown condition after being found unresponsive in a bathtub.

Phan Ha Phuong, representing Vietnam at the 2014 Supermodel International modelling contest, placed second on January 31at the competition’s finale in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK).

 Vietnam will field nine teams at the 2015 Shell Eco-marathon Asia competition taking place February 26 to March 1 in Manila, the Philippines.

As the flow of the Red River changed due to the impacts of climate change and socio-economic development, the Red River Delta region would face problems.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Overseas Vietnamese will be welcomed back to the HCM City for Tet (Lunar New Year) with Xuan Que Huong 2015 (Homeland Spring 2015) cultural programme.

VietNamNet Bridge – Big fortunes can be made through small investments, and this is  especially true in the distribution sector.

 The economist-turned-finance minister seeking to renegotiate Greece's huge debt obligations says his priority is the well-being of all Europeans and has ruled out accepting more bailout cash.