VietNamNet Bridge – People living in the Song Hong (Red River) Delta are preparing to celebrate the Huong Pagoda festival 2013, which a local official has promised will be the biggest ever.

Bird-nests prove lucrative swoop; Ministry to introduce new food labelling standards; Sugar makers seek to export 300,000 tonnes; Firm chosen to temporarily import, re-export iPhones; Real estate prices likely to keep falling

VietNamNet Bridge - New Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is coming to Vietnam this week as his first overseas trip after taking office.

Over the last 20 years, even though Vietnam has evolved from a country with food shortages to being one of the world’s top exporters of agricultural produce, the average income of farmers is still lower than other class of society.

  WB-funded Distribution Efficiency Project starts in Thanh Hoa; Salvage vessel saves 15 from fishing vessel; VND2 billion raised for AO victims in Danang; Exams held to fill senior provincial positions

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People's Committee found no cases of corruption in civil service hiring in the past two years, according to a report published on Friday, Jan 11.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A photography contest was launched last Friday in Ha Noi, with organisers hoping that entries will promote the nation's tourism industry by showing off its beauty, landscape and culture.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese men from the worlds of culture, sport, architecture, gastronomy and business have been honoured at the "Men of the Year 2012" ceremony held in HCM City on January 12.

VietNamNet Bridge - The models appeared in the F Fashion Show on the super-high heels and walked like robots.

VietNamNet Bridge - The cold air is weakening, making the temperature in northern Vietnam gradually increase this week.

VietNamNet Bridge - Located in the corner of the Palazzo club, in Sheraton Saigon Hotel, the gaming machine No. 13 has been in the status quo since Mr. Ly Sam announced to winning $55.5 million in October 2009.

 Hundreds of thousands of protestors flooded the streets of Paris on Sunday in protest at government plans to legalise gay marriage and adoption.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Securities Commission will consider reducing depository fees by 20 per cent to lessen difficulties for securities companies and investors.

The 2nd time participating in the world's largest consumer electronics exhibition--CES 2013 in Las Vegas, USA, Vietnam’s TOSY Robot joint-stock company demonstrated two main products that will be released in 2013: mRobo and DiscoRobo .

VietNamNet Bridge – The doubt that the national Vietnam Television (VTV) made money from the weather bulletin has been raised a few days ago.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After a month of attacking crime in HCM City, the security situation in the city has been significantly improved, said the local police.

For many children in the far-flung communes of Kong Chro District in Central Highlands Gia Lai Province, going to school means crossing the swift stream of the Ba River - either by swimming or traveling on a makeshift, antiquated ferry.

At a recent meeting in Da Nang, the newly-appointed head of the Central Commission for Internal Affairs, Da Nang Party Secretary Nguyen Ba Thanh stated to be uncompromising with corruption.

 Hollywood's finest began gathering Sunday for the Golden Globes, with Steven Spielberg's political drama "Lincoln" favored for top prizes at Tinseltown's biggest pre-Oscars awards show.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 18-year-old girl Pham Thi Huong Tram beat three other finalists to win the first season of reality television singing competition The Voice of Vietnam at its grand finale last night, Jan 13, in HCM City.