VietNamNet Bridge – This morning, January 3, policewomen began control traffic at major T-junctions in Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of great ideas were initiated by watchdog agencies in 2012. However, many of them died prematurely because they faced the strong opposition from the public.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Music Together – a collaborative project between the Australian National University and the HCM City Conservatory of Music – will be performed at the HCM City Conservatory on Friday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The director of the Hanoi International Film Festival 2012’s opening movie has been condemned for his product.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has stated that it would restructure the training establishment network and stop the “university bubble.”

In late afternoon on August 4 of over two years ago, along with the public's coil on the arrest of the Vinashin's Chair - was the government's regular press conference, a special one because it was chaired by Deputy PM Nguyen Sinh Hung.

It is highly possible that Vietnam would retain only one state owned enterprise (SOE) in the telecom sector, while others would be equitized in order to ensure the healthy competition in the telecom market.

While inner Vietnamese scientists have very few articles published on international scientific journals, overseas Vietnamese have many. How can this be explained?

 VietNamNet Bridge – "This doesn't feel like a resort," my friend Amy says, sipping her glass of hibiscus juice. "It feels like we're in the middle of a forest."

In the context of national and global socio-economic difficulties, the diplomatic work of Viet Nam in 2012 continued to flourish, proving the country’s increasingly raised role and status in the region and the world.

Laborers expect to hear something from the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) about the policies on assisting and laborers in the context of the unemployment rate increase.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Half of the materials used to produce herbal medicine sold at markets are imported and their quality remains a question to both relevant authorities and consumers, health experts have said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Thanh Hoa province’s police agency is working with a military engineering unit to make net guns to stop illegal racing.

Vinacomin implement next year's production plan; Dragonfruit association denies price-fixing; Petroleum prices cut by up to 2 cents; Housing prices might be even lower next year; Malaysian petrol distributor buys Vietnamese companies

The laws on tertiary education, union, deposit insurance, pricing, legal dissemination and education, judicial assessment, advertising, water resources, anti-money laundering, and sea of Viet Nam will take effect since January 1, 2013.

The inspection department of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Thursday said violations of software copyrights have decreased this year but use of pirated software at foreign companies has intensified.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Duong Ha, Vietnam’s largest antique collection by couple Duong Minh Thoi (1899-1976) and Ha Thi Ngoc (1902-1979), debuted on Thursday at the Museum of Vietnamese History in District 1.

The use of antidepressants during pregnancy is not linked to a higher overall risk of stillbirth and death in newborns, a study said Tuesday, confounding a long-held opposing view of such drugs. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The title of national special relic site was awarded to Ba Be Lake in the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan at a ceremony on December 29.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has decided to give a warning to former chairman of Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), Dao Van Hung, for big losses of the group’s subsidiary EVN Telecom.