VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s gross domestic product per capita has reached US$1,890, or a tad lower than US$1,960 estimated by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at the recent Vietnam Development Partner Forum.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The government has decided to spend VND22 trillion, equivalent to $1 billion, to build two hospitals in the north and three in the south, which will be the most modern hospitals in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many bird lovers in the foggy town of Sapa spend tens of millions of VND on luxury bird cages.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After school, a 9-year-old girl played alone on the 2nd floor. By the lunch time, family members found the girl dead hanging.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Following a prosperous year 2013, the e-commerce market is believed to make a big leap in its development in the time to come. The turnover of $8 billion by 2017 is within the reach.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Her poor living conditions do not make her sad, and she has refused to allow her paralysis from stopping her from becoming a success.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An old man passionately plays a three-string lute, while another man beats castanets and a young woman sings classical songs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A long, narrow country squeezed in between the East Sea and the Laos and Cambodia borders, Vietnam is a land of striking landscapes that range from the lush rice terraces and forested mountains in the north

 VietNamNet Bridge - Goldmalt in Van Phuc, first praised and cherished, now only 1,5 years later its closed. What happened?

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ancient capital city attracts tourists with its relics, the magical night in the Royal Palace or sweet lyrics on the Huong River.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi Police have uncovered a gang of thieves who buy credit card numbers from hackers and make phony bookings at hotels, later cancelling the reservations with hotel sales executives who are also part of the scam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The November Market Review by global rice market news provider Oryza has shown that that the price of Vietnamese rice remains the most expensive across Asia.

The three OTT televisions VTV Plus, VTC Play and FPT Play all complain that the piracy has been hindering the development of OTT TV. Meanwhile, the watchdog agency still has not set up regulations on the service provision.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Acrobats from the world-famous Cirque du Soleil will take part in a lavish parade and musical gala at HCM City to count down to the New Year.

 Russian lecture educates Vietnam’s nuclear students; Baby with congenital heart disease saved; Nearly 200 kids hospitalised for suspected poisoning; Increase in farmers annual income in last few years: Minister

 Lexus makes its Vietnamese debut; 2013 - a booming year for Vietnamese exports to US; Amended provisions on construction contracts; SBV looks to increase dong deposits; Vietnamese shipbuilder launches logistics vessel

VietNamNet Bridge – Toyota Japan’s luxury Lexus brand has officially debuted in Ho Chi Minh City on December 26, adding a new member to Vietnam’s high-end car market.

A group of photographers will display and sell their photos of Sa Pa in snow to raise fund for ethnic minority kids in the northern mountainous provinces of Lao Cai and Yen Bai.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese mobile service providers have integrated their content applications with sim cards without revealing their activities to customers.

 International Flower Festival trade fair opens in Da Lat; Classical Vietnamese history published in Russian; Artists feature at ASEAN exhibition; 30,000 year-old stone tool unearthed; Ancient citadel excavated