VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance’s draft law guiding the use of State capital in enterprises will be opened to public opinion before it is submitted to the Government in July.

As bird flu claims lives in China, Cambodia, Vietnamese health authorities asked its sub-divisions to urgently implement counter-measures against transmission of the virus to human.

"2013 is the break-through year of Vietnam’s sports and the sport sector must have a drastic change to have the long-term preparation for the future," said Lam Quang Thanh, Deputy chief of the General Department of Physical Training and Sports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Traditional ethnic Tay singing known as then was officially recognised on Sunday as an example of the nation’s intangible cultural heritage by representatives from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some of the nation’s most popular places of interest reported a marked rise in the number of foreign visitors over the Tet holidays.

On February 16, it was raining but many people took their children to the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology to play folk games. Many foreign tourists also came to learn Vietnamese culture.

Luxury car brand owners have been trying to expand their distribution networks in Vietnam, which means that they believe in the prosperity of the market in 2013.

 VietNamNet Bridge – This last one month, residents of Buon Ma Thuot City, Buon Ho Town and Krong Pak District in Dak Lak Province have been facing an acute shortage of water

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Hue Royal Arts Theatre has established a database of royal music, theatre director Truong Tuan Hai has said.

 The global economic crisis and high crime rates afflicting most member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) dominated the group's meeting Monday in Port-au-Prince, Haiti,

VietNamNet Bridge – From February 20, Japanese expert Kazuyoshi Tanabe will be in Vietnam to embark on his work at the Vietnam Professional Football JSC (VPF).

VietNamNet Bridge - The amount of foreign currency sent to Vietnam by overseas Vietnamese last year reached more than $10 billion, said Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on February 17.

From February 6, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh has been in charge of the Ministry of Finance. Finance Minister Vuong Dinh Hue will focus on the job at the Central Committee for Economics.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese model Tuyet Lan, the winner of the Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2010, participated in several shows of the Winter Fashion Week 2013 in New York, USA.

 VietNamNet Bridge – State-owned telecommunications giant VNPT Group has announced it will decommission all pay phones nationwide from March 25 this year due to a slump in demand.

 Prime Minister visits naval troops; President launches tree-planting festival; Binh Thuan asked to focus on agriculture; Independence Day greetings to Serbia and Lithuania

 VietNamNet Bridge – The policy of President Barack Obama’s administration in his second term is to continue attaching importance to boosting relations with Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese karate artist Nguyen Hoang Ngan has been invited to compete at the ninth 2013 World Games, which will be held in Cali City, Colombia, from July 25 to August 4.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Dong Ho traditional painting village has no longer produced folk paintings but has become the largest provider of votive products in the country. 

A lot of Vietnamese were appointed as the chief executive officers (CEO) of the multinational conglomerates in Vietnam in 2012, the year of Dragon.