VietNamNet Bridge – Singers Phuong Dung and Giao Linh and many other Vietnamese overseas artists are travelling back to Viet Nam for Tet (Lunar New Year) this year, and are set to perform in HCM City and elsewhere.

 The smart phone boom has brought the golden opportunity to enterprises to polish their images at reasonable costs. Analysts believe that it is now the time of mobile marketing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After five years of implementing the Party Central Committee's Resolution No 7 on agriculture, farmers and rural development, weaknesses remain in the agricultural sector,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of foreign investors opening accounts for stock trading in Viet Nam is growing, indicating that Vietnamese equities continue to attract foreign investors.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Health Ministry was at the bottom of the ministerial-level public administration reform index 2012 with 64.78 percent, announced the Ministry of Home Affairs.

 Saxophonist Tran Manh Tuan has spent more than 30 years playing the saxophone and he now is one of the most successful saxophonists in Vietnam. He has performed at many great events and music festivals both at home and abroad.

More and more Vietnamese have got keen on luxurious goods and willing to pay money on branded products, even though they are much more expensive than the average income.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Huu Thanh is part of a social revolution. Like many other parents in Viet Nam, he and his wife have only given birth to daughters. What sets them apart from more traditional couples is that they don't despair . . .

Being present at roll call or attending exams under the names of other students have become very popular services. Other supporting services, including the student card or doctor’s certificate forging, have also mushroomed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The management of mineral exploitation in Viet Nam has led to a situation where the miners are said to get the best part of the deal.

 VietNamNet Bridge – FPT Telecom and Viettel as the only two telecom enterprises licensed to offer cable television services but both bemoan hardship in securing contents for their channels.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nui Coc Lake, which was created from a dam built in Cong river in Dai Tu District, northern Thai Nguyen Province, is well-known for its spectacular and legendary beauty and the romantic love story of a young couple.

 Despite the changes of over 200 years, the bronze casting of incense burners has been preserved and developed by the people of An Hoi Village in Go Vap District, Ho Chi Minh City.

 A study confirming a link between atmospheric pollution and heart-attack risk strengthens the EU case for tougher clean-air targets, experts say.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung paid an official visit to Japan and attended the ASEAN-Japan Commemorative Summit and the Fifth Mekong - Japan Summit in Tokyo from December 12-15.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Facing capital shortages, Electricity Viet Nam (EVN) has asked national coal group Vinacomin and PetroVietnam to invest in power plants, EVN deputy general director Dinh Quang Tri tells Vnexpress.

 The island district of Ly Son in Quang Ngai is known as not only the homeland of the Hoang Sa Flotilla, but also the kingdom of onions and garlic which have distinctive delicious tastes that other products of its kind can not compare with.

 VND80 bln presented to poor people across Vietnam; ADB helps improve Grade-II Cities' infrastructure; Action programme on land renovation issued; Hunting for highland peach trees; New Year get-togethers bring festive cheer to OVs

 Honda, Mazda, Ford post sharp sales growth; U.S. dollar weakens against Vietnam dong; VRA says rubber price stable but low this year; VND500 bil. for Da Nhim hydropower plant expansion; Imports of confectionery decline

 The festival which best epitomizes Vietnam's cultural identity is Lunar New Year or Tet, with a lot of meaningful customs and traditional special foods.