Director General and former Director General of the Vietnam Social Insurance had to serve a warning and were reprimanded, while former Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development was asked to learn from experience.

On January 2, the People's Court of District 1, HCM City continued the trial on the claim made by Ly Sam, a Vietnamese American, for $55.5 million of gambling winnings against HCM City-based Lien Dai Duong Company.

Whether Vietnam can settle bad debts or not will decide how the Vietnam’s national economy performs in 2013. Meanwhile, it’s still unclear where the money to settle the bad debts comes from.

The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting warned yesterday, Jan 3, of a tropical depression in the East Sea which may hit the waters and islands between the provinces of Da Nang and Kien Giang this morning.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Famous American rocker Adam Lambert will perform tonight, Jan 4, in HCM City with two other singers from South Korea and Portugal in a show that set to thrill his local fans.

The Deputy PM has praised the country's efforts to deal with its traffic problems at a tele-conference between local and national authorities, praising provincial leaders for their efforts in making 2012 - the Year of Traffic Safety - a success.

Official statistics show that Vietnamese spend billions of dollars a year to fund overseas training courses for their children.

Vietnamese seafood companies think that it is necessary to use “legal instruments” to settle the ethoxyquin problem, saying that only when the problem is settled, will Vietnam be able to boost shrimp exports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Late last week I read about an upcoming magic festival in the capital, promising a night of tricks, comedy and circus performances. Intrigued, and with a long holiday weekend to fill, I decided to go along.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's phone exports has achieved a record growth of 97.7 per cent over 2011 to reach US$12.6 billion, according to a source with the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Waste from the mainland may be at fault for 70 per cent of marine pollution, according to the Sea and Islands General Administration of Viet Nam.

People in Da Nang City will have the chance to give their views on their residential quarters' 2,700 civil servants working in public administrative agencies, through an online evaluation website launched on Jan. 2.

People’s artist Dang Thai Son will come back to the fatherland for a performance titled “all Beethoven’s piano concerto” under the baton of Japanese conductor Honna Tetsuji at the Hanoi Opera House on January 15 and 18.

 VietNamNet – Over the past few years, the perception on climate change by the main policy makers and the leadership in Vietnam has shifted.

Located in the centre of the province of Ninh Binh, 80 km from the city of Hanoi to the south, Trang An is a complex of scenic landscapes and historical and cultural heritages boasting a system of adjoining limestone mountains and valleys

 As more patients are tested positive for H1N1 virus infection in major Norwegian cities, doctors fear that Norway is facing a possible endemic outbreak of the disease also know as the swine flu.

Industrial production index sees positive signs; Seaports are busy on first day of 2013; PetroVietnam pledges to continue East Sea oil extraction; Remittances to reach USD11 billion; C.T Group enters retail industry with first supermarket

VietNamNet Bridge – Inflation will remain a threat to the economy and consumers next year even though it is restrained relatively well in 2012.

VietNamNet Bridge - Mr. Le Van Hien, former Chairman of Tien Lang district, Hai Phong city, has been prosecuted for "lack of responsibility causing serious consequences" under Article 285 of the Penal Code.

Coming to Sapa, apart from its splendid landscapes, tourists will be attracted by Sapa’s specialties such as grilled salmon, barbecued wild pork, smoked pork and fried mushroom with meat as well as many tasty vegetarian dishes.