VietNamNet Bridge - At the awards ceremony on January 27, film producer Ross Stewart announced the project 48 hours film making in Vietnam will be paused for a period of time.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In recent years, the house owned by Huynh Thuy near Tien River in Sa Dec in Dong Thap Province has become a popular destination for both domestic and foreign tourists.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mobile service providers will focus on preventing a 3G network overload due to huge levels of use during Tet.

Realty market witnesses many projects change hands; Japanese contractor requests compensation for slow Nhat Tan Bridge project; More state-owned companies to go public this year; HCM City offers incentives for agriculture

VietNamNet Bridge – Five years since the Government established the Dong Nai River Environment Protection Committee to tackle the water pollution in the river, there is seemingly no improvement in the quality of the water so far.

HCMC will sign a cooperation deal with Danang City, Quang Nam, Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Ngai provinces to develop tourism products, attract investments and engage these provinces in this year’s travel stimulus program. 

The signing ceremony of the EPC contract for the Nghi Son oil refinery project with a total investment of $ 9 billion took place this morning, January 27, in Thanh Hoa province, in the presence of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although the Lunar New Year 2013 is drawing near, the cell phone buying energy remains mild, contrary to expectation of retailers.

The authorities of Thua Thien–Hue province will position maps demonstrating Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes at famous and crowded places across the former imperial city of Hue.

Approximately 100 CEOs or Chairs of 90 listed companies were forced to remove from the office in 2012.

A series of events will be held during 2013 as part of the Italy – Viet Nam Programme, to celebrate 40 years of friendship and co-operation between the two countries.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s tour of Belgium, the EU, Italy and the UK from January 17-24 has created strong momentums for Vietnam to foster its comprehensive relations with important partners in Europe.

Preservation of ‘Gong’ faces challenges in Central Highlands; Documentary film on 1968 Tet offensive on VTV1; Hanoi ready for spring flower festival 2013; Intangible cultural heritage performed in Da Lat

A drought that began unusually at the end of September last year in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) region has destroyed thousands of hectares of crops.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Karaoke parlours in HCM City are set be bunched together in designated streets, and authorities will not issue licences for opening them anywhere else, a senior culture official has said.

Top Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh has fallen two notches to 8th in the Badminton World Federation’s most recent weekly rankings.

VietNamNet Bridge – A sua tree (Dalbergia cochinchinensis – Alstonia) tens of years old in the National Park of Cuc Phuong have reportedly been chopped down and sold for money by the No. 9 forest rangers.

Two overseas players have slotted well into the national team set-up after their first training sessions with their new teammates ahead of the Asian Cup qualifiers.

Shrines and altars honouring studying and education are being displayed at an exhibition organised at Hanoi's Van Mieu (Temple of Literature), which also houses motifs of Confucius and other learned scholars.

Sea smuggling rises during Tet; Prolonged drought increases forest fire risks; Quarantine official suspended from work; Ha Noi pharmacists fined for violations; Sound land policies to improve lives; Dak Lak suspends wood processers