VietNamNet Bridge – Encouraging rational decision-making is a strong feature of the 2014 Law on Public Investment, Dao Quang Thu, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment, tells the Viet Nam & World Economic Affairs newspaper.

“Com nam” (a Vietnamese rice dish pressed into cylinder or sphere shape) is sold in small alleys in Hanoi by vendors. This dish is very familiar with Vietnamese people.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hiding under a table in the classroom, Dao Hai Ninh watched in pain and dismay as her three-year-old daughter was subjected to the "special method" used by a centre to teach autistic children.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In addition to famous tourist sites as sand dunes and Bau Sen, Binh Thuan, a province in central Vietnam, is also home to the only multicolored stone ground of Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Preferential tax policies will help enterprises restore production rates, Bui Van Nam, the department's director general, tells Hai Quan Cuoi Tuan (Customs Weekend).

VietNamNet Bridge – Swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien aims to advance to the top eight at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016.

VietNamNet Bridge – Since UNESCO started honouring spiritual and cultural values of humanity with the intangible cultural heritage title in 2003, the official status has been granted to nine intangible cultural heritages in Vietnam,

 Female trafficking a growing problem in Nghe An; Hanoi expands methadone treatment for drug addicts; First EkoCenter launched to promote community well-being; Urban train project creates traffic chaos in Ha Noi

10 products participate in US$3bln export club; Textile firm raises VND119 billion from IPO; HCM City targets 13 percent credit growth rate in 2015; Seafood exports to US hit record high; More conditions for rice exporters

   Updated information about cultural events in major cities of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC Department of Science and Technology said more than VND121 billion (US$5.6 million) was disbursed for scientific and technological research projects last year, which was much higher than in previous years.

VietNamNet Bridge – The first cable car system in the Mekong Delta will be put into service on February 14, making it easier for local and foreign visitors to visit the touristic Bay Nui area in An Giang Province,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The world's longest three-rope cable-car system, extending from Lao Cai Province's Sapa Town to Fansipan peak, is expected to open in April.

A recently-released World Bank report showed that Vietnam’s effective corporate income tax rate stands at 15.7 percent, proving to be more attractive than Singapore (17%), Indonesia (16.7%), Thailand (17.9%) and Malaysia (21%).

The Phat Diem tile-roofed bridge in Kim Son district, Ninh Binh province once appeared on Vietnamese postage stamps, along with the Thanh Toan tile-roofed bridge in Thua Thien - Hue and the Cho Luong tile-roofed bridge in Nam Dinh.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) still has not released the national examination and enrolment regulations for 2015. Meanwhile, many universities have released their own enrolment plans.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The longest vegetable garden in Hanoi can be found along the Thang Long Highway in Hanoi.

Inspectors looking for transfer-pricing cases examined 2,866 enterprises in 2014, discovering that the actual losses incurred by businesses was VND5.8 trillion lower than reported.

 VietNamNet Bridge – H’Mong minority ethnic group in the northern upland province of Son La celebrates the New Year a month earlier than the country’s traditional Lunar New Year, or Tet.

 The interprovincial water supply system project across Mekong Delta is predicted to cost 1.67 billion USD, according to a workshop on the project report held in Can Tho city on January 28.