VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s retail market continues to flaunt its attractions as ten more international brands seek Vietnamese franchise partners.

 Nadarzyn orchestra to bring Polish music space to Vietnam; Bilingual fairy tales published; Magic show appears on TV screens; Annual street book festival reflects city’s cultural characteristics

 Kidnapped infant returned to mother; Smuggled wood seized at Noi Bai Airport; Cold snap kills cattle in Lai Chau; Health Ministry launches action plan against avian flu;Phu Quoc linked to power grid

 Vietnam, EU aim to finalize FTA negotiations; Vinamilk to construct US$23 million facility in Cambodia; US$50 million steel factory inaugurated; MoT requires new funding to upgrade national highways

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Railway Administration has submitted to the Ministry of Transport a statement related to a huge Hanoi urban railway project that would run from south West Lake, crossing Ngoc Khanh and Hoa Lac

 VietNamNet Bridge - William and Alastair Hill, are interested in the traditional New Year of Vietnam. They both teach pupils to make banh chung and teach them the English words on the lunar New Year.

 Put VN-Cuban ties on practical footing: Party leader; Conference of Maritime Law Enforcement of Thai Gulf opens; Popularisation work helps public grasp new Constitution

 VietNamNet Bridge – In 2014, the government will drastically restructure state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and a series of large SOEs will perform initial public offerings (IPO) and listing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many schools in HCM City are facing difficulties in employing foreign English teachers due to the obstacles of high payment, and a lack of teachers and textbooks.

 Top badminton players compete at Malaysia Open; U19 squad to train in Europe, Japan; Friendly hockey match held between Vietnam, Canada;

 Central China's Hubei Province has reported an outbreak of H5N1 in poultry, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) announced Monday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Government agencies and computer users in Viet Nam were warned of the potential loss of data on computers affected by the emerging computer virus CryptoLocker.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Randomly checking toys products in some wholesale toy stores in HCM City, the authorities have detected toxic chemicals that can cause cancer, infertility and affect the brain.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Institute of Geophysics said that at 10.19am on January 12 there was a 2.6-magnitude earthquake in the area of Song Tranh 2 hydropower plant in the central province of Quang Nam.

 Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who died on Saturday at the age of 85, was laid to rest in his ranch in southern Israel on Monday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At around 7.30pm on January 12, a large explosion occurred at the home of Mr. Do Huu Tinh, 31, in Che hamlet, Trung Tien commune, Quan Son district in the central province of Thanh Hoa, killing Tinh on the spot.

 VietNamNet Bridge - From last night, snow fell on a number of communes in Dong Van district, Ha Giang and Y Ty commune in Lao Cai, northern Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The aviation market is at the development stage when the winners are the ones who have lower management costs. Budget airlines have gained the upper hand.

 A Chinese obstetrician has been given a suspended death sentence for stealing newborn babies and selling them to child traffickers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With three new five-star hotels to be put into service this year, the high-end accommodation supply in HCMC will be abundant and the room rates may not increase, according to some experts.