Foreign buyers continued to increase their holdings of U.S. Treasury securities for a fifth straight month in December, even though the two largest holders of U.S. public debt trimmed their shares, U.S. Treasury Department said Tuesday. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – World recognition is being sought for a vast archive of administrative documents, many of them signed by the Nguyen kings from 1802 to 1945. Some of them record Viet Nam's ownership of islands in the East Sea.

 Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem Beblawi has said Islamist militants in the Sinai peninsula are becoming a threat to foreign tourists, state TV reports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietsov Petro women’s volleyball club was officially dissolved yesterday, February, after a scandal related to the hand-over of this team to Saigon-Pacific Beer.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After more than three hours being blocked by local residents, traffic congestion on Highway 24 in the central province of Quang Ngai was several kilometers long.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Moody’s maintains the "negative" outlook on Vietnam's banking system. It also said that the non-performing loan ratio is much higher than the official figure of 4 percent reported by the State Bank of Vietnam in October 2013.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Doctors of the Da Nang Obstetrics - Pediatric Hospital has saved a boy from the central province of Quang Ngai with over 100 stings from hornets.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At 10.30am on February 18, a cruise ship of the Bai Tu Long Hung Nguyen Company Limited was on fire during its test trip near the Ti Top Island in Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Snow began falling from the Hoang Lien peak to O Quy Ho Pass and spilling down to the town of Sapa today morning, February 19. Snow on O Quy Ho Pass is thickest at about 5-7cm.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Ba Be Lake in Bac Kan Province has entered MSN’s list of 16 most beautiful lakes in the world.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Malaysia expects at least 1,000 Vietnamese fans to attend its annual single-seater auto race by world-class racers in Kuala Lumpur from March 28-30.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Educators and parents now feel worried as more and more video clips show the rude behaviors committed by teachers towards students.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The rapid-fire bad news has come recently, leading to the pessimistic forecasts about the future of the Vietnam’s catfish industry.

 Politburo member receives French party delegation; Viet Nam speaks out over latest terror attacks in Iraq; Indonesian Assembly Speaker to visit Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has always appreciated its ties with Australia and wants to boost this partnership for better results, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Ha Noi yesterday, Feb 18.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Public Security’s draft regulation proposes that traffic police collect fines from traffic violations has caused public uproar over its high probability of fostering endemic corruption.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Party Central Committee's Commission for Home Affairs has vowed to strengthen efforts to report on the nation's 20 most significant corruption cases this month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A storm of goals recorded; Thanh Hoa firmly on top; Becamex Binh Duong snatch first win are three of five main highlights of the V-League Eximbank 2014 Round 5.

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite ever-growing special consumption taxes on alcoholic beverages and the economic slump, across the country, the number of beer factories keeps on growing.  

VietNamNet Bridge – The Supreme People’s Procuracy has laid charges against nine executives from Asia Commercial Bank for their alleged involvement in an enormous financial scandal.