VietNamNet Bridge – Young parents complain that they don’t have anyone or any school taking care of the children. A lot of private and household run schools may have to shut down after the child abuse cases were discovered.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese dream of bringing Vietnamese products into the US Walmart’s chain is turning into reality as Walmart now officially considers collecting goods from Vietnam for the distribution within the chain.

A business cooperation agreement has been signed for the development of a cable car system to Cam Mount in southern An Giang Province.

  VietNamNet Bridge – There are the bright parts in the grey picture of the 2013 Vietnam economy, painted by the leading economic groups in every business field.

The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs has received the request for food aid during the Lunar New Year 2014 and the pre-harvest season from 11 provinces. The government has decided to provide 20,000 tons of rice to them.

 Indian, Vietnam children paint closer relations; Rock Storm heats up Hanoi; Japanese culture fair to be held in Hanoi; HCM City festival praises island soldiers; UNESCO Commission elevates Vietnam’s image

 SBV releases new circular on overseas investment; Award honours best company reports; Viet Nam improves global rank in licence procedures; Walmart targets Vietnam as fruitful product source; Keeping market prices under control in 2014

 Gov't makes plans for pension fund; Hanoi builds school for Phnom Penh; Vietnam ranked 2nd worldwide in Australian government scholarships; 2013 drug statistics a cause for concern; Vietnam readies for 2014 int’l Chemistry Olympiad

 The South African health organization on Sunday warned people against contracting the Congo fever.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tanaka Koji, a Japanese specialist, has met with leaders of the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF) before signing a contract soon.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – SHB Da Nang started the V-League season with a 3-1 home victory over Dong Tam Long An yesterday, January 12.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Russia is scheduled to hand over its second Kilo-class submarine named Ho Chi Minh City to Vietnam later this month.

 Nhat comes second at Sabah Masters; GM Thong clinches gold at Australia blitz competition; Athletes head for Myanmar Paralympic Games; Tien Minh knocked out of Korea Open; Japan win under-19 tournament

 New tropical low pressure system enters East Sea; Hospital director accepts responsibility in baby kidnapping; Leading EU surgeon works in Vietnam; Ha Noi police arrest credit card forgers; Report: drug crimes, prostitution on the rise

 VietNamNet Bridge – Veteran musician Vu Huy Tien has spent 30 years writing Vietnamese lyrics and the music score for the contemporary opera Notre Dame de Paris, based on the French author Victor Hugo's classic novel.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Professor Phan Quoc Khanh and Hoang Xuan Phu are the two Vietnamese scientists who have been elected as academicians in the field of mathematics by the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS).

 American Hustle has been honoured at the Golden Globes in Los Angeles, winning three awards.

 VietNamNet Bridge – 2013 was a horrible year for some state owned conglomerates which were considered the “iron fists,” or the “motive force” of the national economy.

In a report to PM Nguyen Tan Dung, Thai Nguyen Province confirmed that the incident that happened at the factory of Samsung on January 9 was ignited by the clash between the workers who went to work late and guards.

 VietNamNet Bridge - While illegally mining gold in Phuoc Hiep commune, Phuoc Son district, the central province of Quang Nam, three men were buried beneath hundreds of cubic meters of rock and soil after the mine collapsed at night.