According to Decision 1789/QĐ-TCTDTT issued by the General Department of Sports and Physical Training, as many as 17 outstanding male and female athletes will team up for the national archery squad in 2013.

Eleven projects on exploiting minerals have been licensed in Hung Thinh, a small poor commune in Tran Yen of the northern province of Yen Bai, which threatens the living environment of local people.

The VIP speed boat eventually glided into the wharf, it was forty-five minutes late, and we had been waiting impatiently  for it to arrive so that we could begin our journey along the Saigon River to the Cu Chi tunnel historical site. 

Answering the question whether the state’s policy to survive the estate market is to protect "group interests," Minister of Construction - Trinh Dinh Dung - affirmed that protecting the interest of enterprises is protecting the interests of people.

Commercial banks keep offering high interest rates to attract more deposits from the public. The business circle affirms it is thirsty for capital, while workers complain about modest Tet bonuses. Where has the cash gone, then?

 Women smokers are at a greater risk than at any time in recent decades from lung cancer and other ailments linked to their tobacco use, according to a study.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Traffic police in the capital have begun a serious crackdown on coaches that are operating illegally around major stations to cheat passengers, ahead of the Tet festival which falls on February 10.

Phu Quy wind farm opens; Exports soar 43 percent in January; Real estate absorbs 23 percent of FDI; Cell phone buying energy not as strong as expected; Sanyo layoffs part of wider unemployment problem

VietNamNet Bridge - Famous singers and actresses performed the special collection designed by Ly Quy Khanh at the Dep Fashion Show 11 in HCM City on January 24.

The amended Anti-Corruption Law will take effect from February. However, the standing agency – the Central Commission on Internal Affairs cannot operate immediately.

VietNamNet Bridge – Students find literature a boring subject, while teachers feel tired of teaching because there is no room for their creativeness.

VietNamNet Bridge – Chinese businessmen have been going to every corner in the Vietnamese land to collect all the things that Vietnamese think are useful and throw away, thus raising doubts about the machinations behind this.

VietNamNet Bridge - Following “The Voice 2012” for adults, Cat Tien Sa Company and the Vietnam Television (VTV) will organize a similar reality show for children from 9 to 15 years old, named “The Voice Kids”.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Paris Agreement on ending the war and restoring peace in Vietnam, signed on January 27, 1973 marked an outstanding historical period and the peak of Ho Chi Minh era diplomacy,

VietNamNet Bridge - Answer the questions of National Assembly deputies at the hearing on January 24, Minister of Construction--Trinh Dinh Dung, affirmed that removing difficulties for the real estate market is very difficult.

President urges greater judicial reform; Paris Agreement signing marked in France, Vietnam, Singapore boost defence ties; India’s Republic Day celebrated in HCM City

According to reports of enterprises, the lunar New Year (Tet) bonus this year increases from last year. In particular, the highest Tet bonus belongs to a company in the southern province of Dong Nai, with VND650 million ($32,000).

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of business associations have proposed to set up the corporate income tax rate at lower than 23 percent, the threshold suggested in the draft tax law.

Vietnam’s consistent position on East Sea-related issues, is that they should be resolved by peaceful means in accordance with international law, especially the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

VietNamNet Bridge – Party Secretary General Nguyen Phu Trong on January 23 arrived in London to pay an official visit to the UK at the invitation of Prime Minister David Cameron.