VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City prosecutors on January 13 demanded life imprisonment for Huynh Thi Huyen Nhu, former deputy chief of the Risk Management Department of the Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many schools in HCM City are facing difficulties in employing foreign English teachers due to the obstacles of high payment, and a lack of teachers and textbooks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With three new five-star hotels to be put into service this year, the high-end accommodation supply in HCMC will be abundant and the room rates may not increase, according to some experts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City art lovers are in for a treat with an exhibition displaying paintings and sculptures by some of Viet Nam's top artists at the Fine Arts Museum.

 Australia funds 11 small projects in Vietnam; Eight students to attend Global Young Scientists Summit; HCM City closes illegal parking lots; Drug precusor detained at airport; Metro line 3 deadline extended

 VietNamNet Bridge – A swindling trial in which the defendant is accused of appropriating 3.9 trillion (USD 188.7 million) from individuals and banks began in Ho Chi Minh City on January 6.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A HCM City Supreme People’s Court on January 6 rejected a Malaysian national’s appeal and upheld the First Instance Court’s life imprisonment ruling against the drug trafficker.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After more than three years without a single case of measles, the HCM City Children's Hospital 1 now receives 5-6 child patients per day with complications.

 VietNamNet Bridge – This lunar New Year, some parks and bus stations in HCM City will have 11 public toilets of 4-5 star standards and ATMs to serve visitors and passengers.

More and more cities have offered free wi-fi services, because the cities’ leaders believe this would help attract more travelers. Meanwhile, whether Vietnam should develop “wi-fi cities” remains controversial by scientists.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCMC has completed a list of wharfs, piers and stations on the city’s river tour routes with relevant authorities set to announce the details including the location and the scale of every project, to seek investors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A recent survey of 200 street food vendors chosen at random in HCMC found that 6.5% of respondents are college and university degree holders and high-school graduates account for 20.5%.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of students living in HCM City suburbs will not have shuttle buses to access school on January 1 as owners of bus transport companies have decided to suspend operations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A serious dispute among officials at a HCM City private university has led to a deadlock, following a decision by its management board to transfer the school to another site.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City remains its top slot in the Vietnam E-commerce Index 2013 which was announced by the Vietnam E-commerce Association (VECOM) in a ceremony in Hanoi on December 30.

According to forecasts of the Southern Region Hydro-meteorological Station, in the early days of 2014, the Saigon River downstream area will suffer from flooding, which will be in excess of the alarm level 3.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Korean conductor Park Ji Young will conduct the HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera's first performance of 2014, the New Year Gala Concert on January 9 at the City Opera House.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The excessive number of industrial parks and export processing zones have caused serious environmental pollution in the country, experts said at a seminar held in HCM City last Friday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The middle and affluent class (MAC) in Viet Nam will double in size between now and 2020, from 12 million to 33 million consumers, a survey of the Boston Consulting Group has found.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Acrobats from the world-famous Cirque du Soleil will take part in a lavish parade and musical gala at HCM City to count down to the New Year.