VietNamNet Bridge - On the morning of January 9, white lather which looked like soap suds suddenly pushed up from a manhole at the Lac Long Quan - Binh Thoi junction in Ward 10, District 11, HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Unsatisfied with the compensation rates for land and crops, farmers in Vinh Phuc province blocked the newly-inaugurated Noi Bai-Lao Cai highway in protest.

After guards threw the rice box of a worker to the ground and knocked down another for entering the factory through a wrong gate, hundreds of workers burned motorcycles and houses of guards and attacked mobile police with stones and bricks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – “As stupid as in-service courses’ students” is the saying which shows the low quality of the in-service training provided by universities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese tend to buy the latest and more expensive products, not to utilize the advanced technologies of the products, but to show them to friends

 Deputy PM praises Vietnam-IAEA cooperation; Party commission to accelerate trial of serious corruption cases; Viet Nam, Algeria to boost co-operation

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) recently sent a letter to labour-export companies requesting a reduction of fees for Vietnamese workers before their departures to Taiwan.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many enterprises, restaurants and supermarkets in Ha Noi and HCM City need more seasonal workers as the Lunar New Year holidays are approaching.

 An Indian diplomat whose arrest in the US sparked protests from India has been formally indicted by a US grand jury.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 200 households living in floating villages in Ha Long Bay will be moved inland before Tet, according to Pham Hong Ha, Vice Chairman of Ha Long City People's Committee.

 VietNamNet Bridge – La Residence Hotel & Spa, run by Vietnamese staff, has been listed as one of the world’s 500 best hotels in 2014 – a prestigious honor in the travel industry.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam faces an urgent need to become a more competitive global economy or risks being left behind, according to a statement from Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A painting exhibition introducing artworks on spiritual and cultural activities of Vietnamese during the lunar New Year by eight artists opened at the Tu Do Gallery, HCM City on January 5.

 Australia funds 11 small projects in Vietnam; Eight students to attend Global Young Scientists Summit; HCM City closes illegal parking lots; Drug precusor detained at airport; Metro line 3 deadline extended

 Vietnam becomes world’s No1 pepper exporter; Vietnam toasts trade surplus with Japan; Decree lifts foreign ownership cap; JBIC opens representative office in Hanoi; Foreign currency account opening regulated

 VietNamNet Bridge – A businessman from the northern province of Thai Binh has announced to test his submarine, named Truong Sa, next week. The submarine has been put into a big tank, to get ready for the test.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese advertising market grew strongly in 2013, with television channels still dominating the market, although they are competing with one another fiercely to lure customers,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Singapore has announced 30 sports for competition at the 28th Southeast Asian Games scheduled for the summer of 2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With a highly skilled labour force, Vietnam is leading the markets of Japan and some European countries,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s first cartoon-only cinema opened on January 9 in a state-of-the-art facility located in the downtown of capital Hanoi.