VietNamNet Bridge - Located to the north of the Truong Sa (Spratly) island district (Khanh Hoa province), Nam Yet Island is the home to papaya and coconut, which are planted by soldiers.

 Heavy snow that blanketed eastern Japan over the holiday weekend left one man dead and injured 900 others, as Tokyo commuters on Tuesday took to the slippery streets.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Both vehicle owners and fee collectors are encountering difficulties in the past nearly two weeks since road-use fees were imposed on all motor vehicles.

  Dr Kim Hong awarded First Mrs. World; Vietnamese Week promises exhibitions and excitement; Hoi An Lantern Festival to light up Lunar New Year nights; Vietnam Week in Italy

VietNamNet Bridge – The Performing Arts Agency has stated that the victory of “Chiec Khan Pieu” (Pieu Scarf) at the 2012 Favorite Song competition is completely fair and clear.

 Oracle on Monday was distributing a patch for Java software flaws deemed so dangerous that the US Department of Homeland Security said that people should stop using it.

 Decree aims to help human trafficking victims; Prospects for labour export; Girl wins wildlife protection award; Hospital offers free cancer treatment

  Defence delegation meets US counterparts; Opportunities for Vietnam-Italy cooperation; Party head to visit European partners; Meeting marks Vietnam-UK diplomatic ties anniversary

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on January 13 visited missile battalion 64 of the Air and Air Defence Force’s Division 361 calling on officers and soldiers to stay prepared for combat in any situation.

A lot of huge projects which were halted due to the foreign investors’ financial problems, have been restarted, which is believed to help warm up the national economy.

Recent activities by the Chinese side have seriously violated Vietnam’s sovereignty, sovereign right and jurisdiction in the East Sea and Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos,

After two days of examination, Quang Ninh has become the first province in Vietnam sucessufully choosing the Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Communication and the Head of the Management Board of Ha Long Bay from 11 candidates.

Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

The Standing Committee of Hai Phong City Party Committee has decided to transfer Mr. Bui The Nghia--Party Secretary of Tien Lang District, to the post of Deputy Director of the Department of Science and Technology of Hai Phong.

The International Federation of Football History & Statisticshas announced the ranking the world's top leagues in 2012. Accordingly, La Liga took the lead, while Vietnam's V-League ranked 87th in the world and third in Southeast Asia.

VietNamNet Bridge – With the theme “Vietnam’s Heart,” the Nguyen Hue flower road in HCM City will highlight the idea of popularity and the country’s position.

 President Barack Obama warned Republicans against using the debt ceiling as a "bargaining chip," saying a failure to raise it would sow financial chaos and send markets into a tailspin.

VietNamNet Bridge - From July 2011 to April 2012, a family from HCM City produced about 100 kg of narcotics in the southern province of Long An to sell to drug addicts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pre-tax profits of Vietcombank and VietinBank, two large banks with majority State ownership, rose slightly in 2012 despite tough challenges facing the banking industry.

VietNamNet Bridge - More than 100 people from 12 famous calligraphy clubs throughout the country grouped up in the southern coastal city of Vung Tau on January 12.