VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s economy may further worsen this year if there are no drastic measures adopted right now, according to the Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences (VASS),

VietNamNet Bridge - By special bending, cutting, grafting and caring techniques, a gardener in Phu Yen province has created unique bonsai trees in the images of animals or human.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Owners and operators of hydropower dams will be fined VND150-200 million if they do not conduct routine safety checks,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viettel has become the first mobile network operator in Vietnam to target ethnic minority people as it introduced mobile phone packages for this group of customers

The merger of the two stock exchanges of Hanoi and HCM City is expected to be decided in 2013, after the State Securities Commission (SSC) submits the merger plan to the Prime Minister.

The northern region will celebrate the Tet Festival in cold weather because a front is likely to move in by February 8.

VN beat Hyundai Mipo Dolphin in friendly match; Vietnam victorious at fencing championship; Binh Duong finish third in Thailand football cup; Disappointing end for Liem in UK chess fest

 Vietnamese ancient lamps on display in Ha Noi at the Viet Nam National Museum of History provide an introduction to the historical significance of the lamp and demonstrations on how to use and make them.

 Wanderlust, the UK's leading travel magazine, has declared Hoi An the world's top city destination in its latest Readers' Travel Awards.

 Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park in Hanoi has been operational for over a decade but it has only attracted 68 investment projects in that time and it is described as a ‘slow investment attraction’

VietNamNet Bridge – Overseas remittance to Vietnam has been increasing steadily. However, the cash flow now does not go into the real estate sector any more. Meanwhile, a lot of Vietnamese are seeking to buy real estate overseas.

In the evening of Feb 1, at the Military Zone 7 Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City the final night Gala awards and Vietnam Idol contest in 2012 took place.

 Unsecured websites and spyware were the two most serious cyber problems last year, the Back Khoa Anti-virus Centre has said in a report.

 HCM City opens free 3D cinemas for children in 24 locations; Viet Nam makes it to Kolkata's International Book Fair; Thai documentary series features Vietnam; 2,000-year-old drum face unearthed in Ha Tinh

 Twenty untitled oil and pastel paintings by artist Nguyen Tu Nghiem are on display at the Eight Gallery in HCM City.

 The UAE national football squad will arrive in Vietnam on February 4 to prepare for their Asian Cup qualifying match against the hosts.

$2b credit for poor students; Bus companies plan to hike festival fares; Vietnam responds to World Wetlands Day; Hanoi reduces jail terms for 386 prisoners; Kidnapped infant rescued at border

As much as VND300 billion (US$14 million) has been collected in road maintenance fees since the regulation on the fee took effect at the beginning of this year.

The Gioi (World) Publishers on Wednesday, Jan 30, issued a new book entitled Arts of Viet Nam 1009-1945, the first history to be published in English of the development of the arts throughout Viet Nam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mui Ne’s strong winds and bumpy ocean conditions have bred some of Asia’s top freestyle kiteboarders.