GAVI to provide Rubella vaccine to Viet Nam; 2013 chosen as Vietnam Family Year; Local authorities to restore Ca Mau River; Forest land documents being used illegally

VietNamNet Bridge – A 300 year-old pine tree belonging to a man in Viet Tri city, Phu Tho province, has been honored as one of the world's 100 most beautiful ornamental trees.

VietNamNet Bridge – Being diagnosed to be dying, the family prepared for the funeral, but the old man suddenly woke up.

 VietNamNet Bridge - K + is negotiating with IMG to buy the television rights of the Premier League (EPL).

NASA said Wednesday that its Curiosity rover has scooped up a sample from the interior of a Martian rock and found that the powdery soil just beneath the planet's rust-colored exterior is actually a light gray color.

Students of the first course of the Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) Arsenal Football Academy JMG will represent Vietnam to attend an international tournament named Sanix Cup, held in Fukuoka, Japan from March 21 to 24.

Viet Nam offers to host IPU Assembly in 2015; Vietnam supports ASEAN – India strategic partnership; Bulgarian President to visit Viet Nam; Deputy PM meets with WB Vice President

With less than one week away from now the list of registered football players for the 2013 season will be officially finalized. The chance of finding a new club is becoming very fragile with Cong Vinh.

The Constitutional Council should be renamed into the Constitutional Court and it must have the right to make decision, not only give general recommendations, members of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front suggested.

On February 19, a lot of state cars of many northern provinces flocked to the Yen Tu Festival in Quang Ninh. Earlier, Hanoi stated to strictly punish officials who use pubic cars to go to new-year festivals.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is calling for candidates to run for the Tourism Ambassador position for the 2013-2014 term. Meanwhile, Ly Nha Ky says she is willing to continue to take on the role of the Tourism Ambassador.

On the evening of Tuesday, many passengers on the train SE15 from Hanoi to HCM City were sleeping when they were suddenly awakened up by a strong sound, vibration and the train stopped.

Vietnamese exporters all have reportedly got overjoyed because they have obtained big orders, which gives one more reason to believe that the targeted 10 percent export turnover growth rate in 2013 is within reach.

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of domestic tourists travelling during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday last week increased by an estimated 10-20 percent over the same period last year,

Kermis, the traditional cultural activity in northern provinces, has gradually lost its character, since Chinese goods, not locally made craft goods, have been flooding the markets.

 Amid rising concern over alleged cyber crime originating from China, the White House will unveil a new plan Wednesday to help US firms thwart the theft of billions of dollars in trade secrets.

The Dong Nai River has been playing a very important role in the development of the HCM City as the southern economic center. Therefore, when the river gets polluted, the economic center has suffered.

 Lance Armstrong said Wednesday that he will not cooperate with the US Anti-Doping Agency's investigation into dope cheats in cycling but would be willing to help other anti-doping inquiries.

Being concerned about the qualification of new IT school graduates, Vietnam now considers setting up new standards for IT skills in an effort to internationalize the quality of Vietnamese IT engineers.

VietNamNet Bridge – V-League champions SHB Da Nang are the favourites to lift the National Super Cup when they meet last year’s National Cup winners Xuan Thanh Sai Gon Cement on Saturday.