Underground rainwater harvesting tanks will be piloted in a vocational training school for the disabled in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho. 

 Cua Van, a small floating fishing village in the northern province of Quang Ninh, has been listed among the world’s 16 most beautiful villages by Journeyetc.com, a travel advisory website. 

 Two Vietnamese sailors rescued from a sunk Malaysian fishing vessels were brought back to Vietnam on January 15 by a ship of Zone 3 Search and Rescue Centre on January 15. 

  Vietnam has recorded upbeat growth despite disadvantages brought about by the withdrawal of the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, according a recent article published on the East Asia Forum.

 Trinh Xuan Thanh, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the PetroVietnam Construction Corporation (PVC), continued denying the “embezzlement of assets” during a trial for him and his accomplices on January 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many road users have raised their voices about a Hanoi ban prohibiting the use of taxis - including Grab and Uber - from using 13 inner-city streets. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People’s Committee has urged district authorities and government agencies to inspect households in erosion-prone areas and speed up relocation of families to safe areas.

 Two parents have been arrested in California after police found 13 people allegedly being held captive at their home, including some "shackled to their beds with chains and padlocks".

 VietNamNet Bridge – Province and city authorities have been told to stop investment in fired clay brick production and to prioritise investment in other environmentally friendly construction materials.

VietNamNet Bridge - The outstanding advantage of the helmet is the high sensitivity and accuracy which can ensure maximum safety for the users.

Tourism is emerging as one of the most promising business fields, but its development has been hindered by many inadequacies.

A group of students from HCMC University of Technology (Hutech) have created an organic waste automatic compressor for household use which treats waste on the spot. 

 As Tet (Lunar New Year) draws near, several Hanoi citizens have been hospitalised with alcohol poisoning, which is often caused by home-made spirits.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of maple trees have been planted on Nguyen Chi Thanh, Lang Ha and Tran Duy Hung streets in Hanoi in the past weeks to increase the capital’s green space.

 Search continued on January 15 for 13 fishermen who remained unaccounted for when their ships went missing in the Gulf of Tokin.

 Scientists think they have the answer to a puzzle that baffled even Charles Darwin: How flowers evolved and spread to become the dominant plants on Earth.

 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) will continue to work towards an institutional breakthrough for promoting the agglomeration of land for large-scale agricultural production. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam triumphed in the Tay Ninh tennis tournament open, Hai Dang Cup, on January 14.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has signed a decision to establish the Phia Oac-Phia Den National Park in the northern province of Cao Bang.

 HCM City ensures traffic safety for Tet, HCM City continues Belt Road 3, 'Colours of Japan' celebrate ties with small screen tour, US to support Vietnam in weather forecast, Hipper Lona Enro banned in Vietnam

 Leather, footwear sector targets 20 bln USD in export earnings, VN businessman to join Australia-ASEAN leaders programme, Agriculture sector targets 40 billion USD in export turnover

 Province and city authorities have been told to stop investment in fired clay brick production and to prioritise investment in other environmentally friendly construction materials.

VietNamNet Bridge - The strong capital flow from Asian investors has helped warm up the real estate market and revive projects which have been left idle for many years.

 An mezzanine ceiling has collapsed at the Jakarta stock exchange building (IDX), with reports that at least a dozen people have been injured.

Related to the notorious VNCB case, the investigation agency proposed to prosecute Hua Thi Phan, former senior advisor of the Board of Management of Trust Bank and former chairwoman of the Board of Management of Phu My Investment and Development JSC.