VietNamNet Bridge – After weeks of wide scale promotions for the upcoming Tet holiday, bookings have suffered a marked decline from last year with travel companies noting a poor response from customers,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Lunar New Year 2014 is coming in 20 days. At this moment, a lot of peach trees in the Nhat Tan flower village, Hanoi, have bloomed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese smart phone users have been told to be more vigilant over the spyware which may attack at any time to steal information and rob users’ money.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Selling cakes together with coffee proves to be the best way for pastry chains to exist and develop in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Diplomatic activities in December 2013 have promoted strategic partnership, enhanced relations with border-sharing nations and strengthened bilateral relationship with potential partners in the Asia Pacific region.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Last week, Viet Nam News asked readers for their opinions about Ha Noi's recent plan to install cameras in large hospitals to supervise their operations. Most of the readers supported the idea.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In everyday life, stilts help people in Quan Vinh Village, Nam Dinh Province, to earn their living and people in Jun Village in Gia Lai province to travel in the flood season.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of communes throughout the country have not been recognized as new-styled rural areas because of the … local industrial production development.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After the Ministry of Education and Training announced a reform of high school graduation exam which may be applicable to 2014’s exam, educationists, teachers and students voiced their concern about the issue.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HSBC Bank in a report recently released said that improved demand from the European Union (EU) and the U.S. will lift Vietnam’s exports in 2014.

 Hue Festival 2014's organization board expects to be received around 100,000 international visitors, up 20 percent over 2012.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Originating from the conception that everything has holy characters, worshipping water god is an early custom popular in water areas in the Red River.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Chess Federation enjoyed a remarkable 2013, with many local players claiming victories at regional and international competitions.

 A commercial spacecraft operated by U.S. space company Orbital Sciences Corp. blasted off on Thursday, flying its first cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station, NASA TV showed.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly half a year since the Vietnam Asset Management Company was established to restructure the Vietnamese banking system’s bad debts, VAMC chairman Dang Thanh Binh spoke with VIR about the company’s achievements

 HCM City rated 174th most expensive to live; Hanoi officials visit Hanoi-named submarine; Cold weather covers Northern provinces; Overseas Vietnamese gather for Tet Meeting; 2 kilos of drugs confiscated at airport

 Industrial production up 5.9% annually; Harsh year from Korean labour market; Banks to face uncertain growth in lending; Lixil Vietnam opens Dong Nai factory; Economic growth still depends on capital, resources

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite 2013’s economic difficulties, Vietnam attracted more than US$21 billion in registered foreign direct investment, a 54.5% improvement on 2012.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Installation and sculptural works in the exhibition ‘Venus in Vietnam’ by Vu Dan Tan and Nguyen Nghia Cuon, focusing on the image of femininity, will open at HCMC Museum of Fine Arts on today.

 A new air route connecting Da Nang city in the central region and Can Tho city in the Mekong Delta will be launched in 2014, according to Vice Chairman of Can Tho People’s Committee Dao Anh Dung.