Vietnam and China held their fourth round of negotiations on an agreement regarding free navigation at the Bac Luan river mouth in Beijing from January 27-29.

Hundreds of people recently began hunting rare turtles in the forests and streams in the hills of Hoa Vang District of central city of Da Nang. The search started after a rumour was spread that the turtles could be sold at sky-high prices.

VietNamNet Bridge - A 26-year-old Czech girl, Alena Novotna, is in search of her Vietnamese father, Nguyen Trong Vinh, who had been working in the Czech Republic under a labour export contract.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Animal Asia Foundation (AAF) has launched a campaign calling for an end to the pig-chopping festival in Nem Thuong village in Bac Ninh province, which is usually held on the sixth day of the lunar new year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Minh Phu Seafood Group is expected to complete a transaction this year to generate capital for its planned expansion abroad. It has withdrawn from the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange.

VietNamNet Bridge – The franc surged after the Swiss central bank abandoned its bid to artificially keep its value down, a move which has taken a profound toll on a number of Vietnamese residing overseas, especially those in Eastern Europe.

VietNamNet Bridge – Blankets of cloud and midst covering mountain ranges and beautiful valleys in winter entice both domestic and foreign travelers to the northwestern region of Vietnam. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A stone stele dated back to the Nguyen Dynasty in the 19th century was discovered at a temple in Duc Dong commune in Duc Tho district of Ha Tinh province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Russian man was found dead in a hotel room at Malibu Resort in the resort town of Mui Ne in Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan province on Wednesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi police on Wednesday detected 20 dried primates on a coach running between Hanoi and Cao Bang province that was was stopped for a traffic law violation.

Russia has played a significant role in Viet Nam's war victory as well as its post-war reform success, says Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

The highest bonus planned by a enterprise for an employee during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) is VND482 million (US$22,567), according to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many foreign investment funds and real estate traders are looking for land to enter the HCM City real estate market in 2015.

 Nineteen banks in HCMC will lend nearly US$6 billion to local companies, family-run businesses and individuals this year, double the target set by the city government for the year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Non-infectious diseases, such as high-blood pressure, pulmonary ailments, asthma, diabetes and cancer, make up two thirds of the total incidence of diseases and health-related deaths in the nation,

 VietNamNet Bridge – A concert featuring Japanese and Vietnamese opera singers will be held on February 7 at 27, Quang Trung Street, Ha Noi.

HCMC taxi firms say to cut fares; Bach Dang Wharf to close in April; Ha Noi opens rehab centres for drug addicts; Residents suffer alum-water supply; HIV project targets at-risk population; Illegal quarry harrasses village

Nearly 7,000 businesses established in January; TISCO to get $63.2 million to expand production; State Bank calls for lending interest rates to be lowered; Vinamilk announces export plan; 41 Vietnamese firms join billion dollar club

 While many countries have prohibited the use of white asbestos, it is still in use in Vietnam, Vietnam’s Evidence-based Health Policy Development Group (EBHPD) said at a conference in Hanoi last week.

 The Ministry of Health’s Preventive Health Department has warned of a high risk of avian influenza A/H7N9 outbreaks in Vietnam.