Authorities of the central city of Da Nang have approved a VND46-billion (USD2 million) project to develop tourism services at local beaches during the 2018-2020 period.

 Parents of a schoolgirl who was sexually assaulted then killed in Japan have continued seeking signatures to call on Japanese authorities to quickly bring the suspect to court.

A woman banned from flying was recently been found on a Russian airlines Aeroflot flight from Hanoi to Moscow.

 Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has pointed out that nutrition is the major cause for the slow improvement in height of Vietnamese people.

 VietNamNet Bridge –  Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) defeated defending champions South Korean student team 2-1 at the annual Binh Duong Television International Football Cup (BTV Cup) on January 31.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said that 2018 will be the peak year for equitisation of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) and State capital divestment.

 The National Payment Corporation of Viet Nam (NAPAS) on Tuesday announced a fee reduction for its local switching system service, interconnected by more than 170,000 ATMs nationwide.

The number of workers in the electronics industry is on the rise, and e-businesses will be a critical source of employment in the future. However, up to 80 per cent of such firms say they find it difficult to recruit technicians.

 The General Department of Taxation (GDT) announced its 2018 plans and last year’s results on Wednesday, focusing on implementing revenue management solutions, reducing tax collection losses and managing arrears and value-added tax refunds.

A concert featuring Vietnamese music alongside Grammy award-winning conductor Jeff Von Der Schmidt will take place at the small Concert Hall of the Viet Nam National Academy of Music tomorrow night.

 The night sky had a display in store on Wednesday 31 January, with a lunar event being called the "Super blue blood moon".

VietNamNet Bridge recommends the best tourist attractions in Vietnam.

 The number of known sexual abuse victims of former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar has grown to 265, a Michigan judge has said.

 Eleven people have been killed after a fire at a Japanese residential facility for people in financial difficulty.

In the days leading up to the Lunar Year of the Dog, Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi will host a festive open-air bazaar featuring more than a dozen stalls selling gourmet foods and beverages, designer clothing and handmade gifts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta is home to nearly 18 million Vietnamese people, and is the most important rice field and fishing region of the country.

 Ten domestic companies with the highest energy efficiency have won in different categories of the National Energy Efficiency in Industry Award 2017.

Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh hosted a reception for the diplomatic corps in Hanoi on January 31, calling for continued support from foreign diplomats to help Vietnam deepen its international relations.

 Vietnam welcomes over 1.43 million foreign visitors in January

Low temperature along with drizzle and high humidity caused snowfall in many mountainous areas in the north such as O Quy Ho (Lao Cai), Cao Ma (Ha Giang), and Mau Son (Lang Son).

Researchers at Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU) have recommended improvements in slaughtering and hygiene to limit cross-contamination with non-typhoidal salmonella, .

The Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Department and various Vietnamese travel firms are participating in the International Travel and Tourism Trade Show (SATTE 2018) that opened in India’s capital of New Delhi on January 31.

 Relevant agencies need to better promote trade and remove barriers so as to earn 40 billion USD from agro-forestry-fishery exports this year, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam.

 A charity running competition entitled ‘Run Against Cancer’, aiming to support cancer patients will be held on Sunday at Thong Nhat Park.  

The Indika Tet (Lunar New Year) Market will be held from February 3-4 at Indika Saigon at 43 Nguyen Van Giai Street in HCM City’s District 1.