The net sale of shares worth 1.25 trillion VND (56.2 million USD) by foreign investors in January contributed significantly to the decline of the stock market last month, data collected by two local bourses.

 "Banh Chung" (square glutinous rice cake) is a traditional cake of Vietnamese people in Tet holidays.

VietNamNet Bridge – As an annual routine, in the lead up to Tet (Lunar New Year), people in mountainous districts in the central province of Quang Nam start collecting wild grass used for making brooms. 

HCMC took the lead in the Vietnam e-Business Index 2015 with 73.3 points in a report of the Vietnam e-Commerce Association announced last week though other cities performed better than the southern economic center in certain areas.

 Vietnam needs proper measures to turn opportunities created by the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement into reality and cope with any difficulties, an official has said.

 Le Quang Liem has dropped four places to No 37 among active players in the latest world men’s rankings announced by the World Chess Federation (FIDE).

Crowds of people have flocked to Hang Ma Street in the Hanoi Old Quarter to purchase votive objects and decorations for the traditional lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

 Free wifi service will be available for tourists during Huong Pagoda Festival, which is scheduled to open on February 13.

 Hung Yen police said on February 2 that they had seized a truck transporting 81 pangolins, a rare animal species banned from trading.

VietNamNet Bridge - BKV, the franchisee which brought Burger King to Vietnam, said it has shut down its third restaurant in HCM City and plans to march towards the north.

 Nearly 700 students from 47 secondary and high schools took part in the American Mathematics Competition (AMC 10/12) held at Chu Van An High School in Hanoi on February 2.

 The heavy lift vessel Rolldock Storm, carrying the Kilo submarine Russia built for Vietnam , arrived at Cam Ranh Port in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on February 2 after a voyage from Russia.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong continues to receive congratulatory sent by leaders of foreign countries on his re-election as Vietnam’s Party chief.

 The Lao and the Cambodian Party Central Committees have cabled messages of congratulations to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) over its 86 th founding anniversary (February 3).

The Vietnamese Government agreed to sign the “Trans-Pacific Partnership” agreement with Resolution 09/NQ-CP issued on February 2.

 Bad fuel hits cars in HCMC, Ha Noi to provide 6,000 Pentaxim vaccine doses, Severe cold snaps likely to hit northern Vietnam in Feb, Nobel laureates to attend scientific conference in Vietnam, Border guards rescue fishing boat

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tuy Phong District in the central province of Binh Thuan has become a popular tourist destination for the beauty of Co Thach Beach and Hang Pagoda.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Only 90 km from Phan Thiet City, and less than 300 km from Ho Chi Minh City, Tuy Phong is an ideal choice for a trip of 2-3 days for the family on the Tet holiday.

 Chocolate made in Vietnam wins French people’s favour, Domestic market remains a highlight this year: official, Rice exports increase sharply in January, HCM City’s businesses invest 68 trillion VND in Central Highlands

 Ly Hoang Nam of Viet Nam has reached a new point in his career after being ranked 909th in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals on February 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – French Ambassador to Vietnam Jean-Noël Poirier is preparing with family and friends for his eighth consecutive Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival in Vietnam.

 Gonzalo Damian Marronkle scored the only goal as Ha Noi T&T beat Kitchee SC yesterday in the second qualification round of the Asian Football Confederation's Champions League in Ha Noi.

 Viet Nam's most famous composer of cai luong (reformed opera), Vien Chau, died of natural causes at his home in HCM City on Monday. He was 92.

 A few days before the Lunar New Year (Tet), the streets in Ha Noi have become much more animated as local inhabitants are busy preparing for the celebrations of the important festival.

  The world's longest three-rope cable car system was inaugurated in the northern province of Lao Cai yesterday to connect Muong Hoa Valley with Fansipan Mountain – the so-called "Roof of Indochina".