Tien Minh named 8th seed at Yonex All England Open 2014; Amateur cyclists get set for Binh Duong race; Domestic football league loses footing on home-ground

 VietNamNet Bridge – Defending champions Ha Noi 1 beat Ha Noi 2 4-1 in the opening game of the National Women's Football Championships that kicked off yesterday, Feb 20, at the Thong Nhat Stadium in HCM City.

 The Chinese capital on Thursday issued a yellow alert for heavy air pollution over the next three days, with children and the elderly being advised to stay indoors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Cinema Association and the Center for assistance and development of movie talents (TPD) plan to launch a project under the sponsorship of the US Embassy in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Star Academy, a highly successful television talent show based on a Spanish format produced by Endemol, will be produced in Viet Nam by BHD under the title Hoc Vien Ngoi Sao.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Drug Administration of Vietnam on February 20 approved the Vaccine and Biological Production Company No.1's proposal to import 77,600 doses of Varicella Vaccine - GCC to tackle the rapidly spreading chickenpox epidemic.

After Russia warned of the risk of terrorist by handmade explosive devices hidden in containers of liquid, the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam says it will strengthen security control for flights from Vietnam to Russia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Spanish royal football team is considering opening a football academy in Vietnam in 2015, revealed Mr. Manuel Parreño Rodriguez, international cooperation and training manager.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On February 20, Pham Cao Cuong, who ranks 9th in the World Junior Ranking, won the third consecutive game to enter the quarterfinals of the U19 Asian Championships.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The new coach of the national chess team, Mr. Dmitriy Kayumov arrived in Vietnam on February 18.

 VietNamNet Bridge – From April 1, all officials and government employees of Hoi An ancient town will have to go to work by bicycles, said Hoi An Party Chief – Mr. Nguyen Su.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang authorities have said to take the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment nd the Dak Mi 4 Hydropower Plant to the court if these agencies do not revise the draft regulations on operating hydropower reservoirs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesman said yesterday that Vietnam had asked the Cambodian authorities to investigate the death of a Vietnamese in a free-for-all fight in this country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese designer Nguyen Minh Giang Tu is Viet Nam's representative at the ongoing International Fashion Showcase (IFS) taking place in London.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese and Chinese experts discussed the sea area off the Tonkin Gulf during the fifth expert-level round of negotiations in Ha Noi on February 19 and 20.

 Review of social welfare policies recommended; Australia aids restructuring effort; VN, US boost humanitarian ties

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of outlets quietly disappeared from the market in 2012-2013, which made people think that the business mode “died young” in Vietnam. However, it is now recovering.

 Brazil has announced a security boost of around 70,000 officers to police this year's football World Cup.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Almost 500 stalls by travel agencies from 25 countries and territories will be set up at the second Viet Nam International Travel Mart.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An 11th grader in Hanoi has been expelled from a high school because he is not a permanent resident of the capital city.