VietNamNet Bridge – Duong Van Kien, 32, a teacher of Hoang Hoa Tham high school in Da Nang city has created thousands of sculptures on pencils and entertains the idea of turning them into tourism products.

 The U.S. Treasury Department said Tuesday it was disappointed by Congress' failure to include a plan that would help the International Monetary Fund (IMF) carry out its quota and governance reform package.

 VietNamNet Bridge - According to Bloomberg, Rose Rock – a company of tycoon Rockefeller will invest $2.5 billion into an apartment – resport project in Tuy Hoa city, the central province of Phu Yen.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The seventh ASEAN Para Games officially opened yesterday (Jan 14) at the Wunna Theikdi Sports Complex in Nay Pyi Taw, the capital of Myanmar.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi T & T and Ninh Binh football clubs may have to pay huge compensations for foreign footballers owing to the change of rules by football management agencies.

 While some of the many compounds in green tea confer health benefits, others may impede drug action

 Condolences collected for Sharon; Viet Nam, Spain enhance bilateral ties; Dominicans hope to deepen ties; Vietnam pursues self-reliant foreign policy

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has closely co-operated with countries in the Gulf of Thailand in navigation security, the commander of Viet Nam Marine Police,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam always treasured and fostered sound neighbourliness, traditional friendship and comprehensive, sustainable and long-term co-operation with Cambodia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City prosecutors on January 13 demanded life imprisonment for Huynh Thi Huyen Nhu, former deputy chief of the Risk Management Department of the Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade,

 VietNamNet Bridge – A notice appeared on a website, called the “forum for the parents,” last week: “Bitcoin accepted here,” with the symbol showing that bitcoin is the acceptable payment currency.

Scientists have warned that “Co kim tuyen” as called by local people, or Anoechilus roxburglihayata, a kind of precious herb, may get exhausted in Vietnam, if drastic measures are not taken to prevent local people from picking immoderately.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Too many big mistakes were found in the educational books published in 2013. The irresponsibility of the editors and publishing houses is feared to spoil the next generations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese still have been hunting for the versions of South Korean smart phones designed for the domestic market, despite a lot of inconvenience.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sales of domestically assembled cars in Viet Nam rose 19 per cent in 2013, the Viet Nam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA) said last Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Business Insider magazine of the US has announced the list of the 12 most spectacular caves in the world, including Son Doong in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Inadequate facilities and a lack of police dogs have been blamed for customs officials failing to prevent drug trafficking at the Noi Bai International Airport in 2013.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While people vote against the Long Thanh airport project, the Ministry of Transport has been insisting on the development of the project, saying that this would be the optimal solution for the future.

 The European Central Bank (ECB) on Monday unveiled new 10-euro banknotes which will enter into circulation on Sept. 23 this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is hard to believe that there is a “beach for nude bath” in Hanoi, especially in the city’s center. But it is real.