Over 50 percent of primary school teachers of English, 63.29 percent of secondary school and 73.88 percent of high school teachers cannot meet standards as required by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET).

 Japan decided to ease short-term visa requirements to nationals of Viet Nam starting from February 15, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced yesterday.

 More than 100 pedestrians violated traffic laws in Ha Noi yesterday, the first day that new jaywalking laws took effect.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many telecom and information and communication technology (ICT) enterprises have prepared services and solutions targeting the agricultural sector and farmers given mobile services market saturation.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many forests have been felled gradually over the years in Da Nang. Within a short time, reporters found two serious cases of forest devastation in the area of the Ba Na – Nui Chua special-use forest (SUF).

VietNamNet Bridge - The increasingly high number of airline passengers has allowed airport service providers to make stable profits.

VietNamNet Bridge – A week before the lunar New Year, Au Co, the road to the flower market of Quang An in Tay Ho district, Hanoi is always stuck for many  kilometers in late afternoon.

 The European Union published an online version of the full text of the EU - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) on February 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tra Que Village in Hoi An City is becoming a destination for its farm tours through vegetable gardens. The village is now known as a producer of essential natural oils derived from herbs for the cosmetic industry.

 The Ministry of Health has said the Zika virus might hit Vietnam as Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which transmit dengue fever, abound here in the nation.

VietNamNet Bridge - The majority of Vietnamese say they don’t want imports from China, but Chinese goods still flood the Vietnamese market.

 The HCMC Tax Department is seeking to collect taxes from Uber, the operator of the taxi-hailing app, though Uber has shown no signs of cooperation.

 Hanoi's Old Quarter antique shops have thrown their doors open for Tet, offering discounts on rare and unique items to celebrate the Lunar New Year in an annual event that brings them much profit.

 The traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) is the biggest and oldest festival in Vietnam, bringing its people together to celebrate the sacred and meaningful annual event.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Dai villagers in the northern province of Ha Nam are now racing against time to prepare their signature braised carp fish to fulfill orders by customers from different parts of the nation who use it as a Tet specialty. 

Vietnam has great potential for electronic commerce as it ranks in the world’s top 20 countries for internet users and first in Asia in internet user growth rate with over 30 percent of its population accessing the worldwide web.

 Parents are worrying about finding childminders, who will be enjoying their Lunar New Year vacation from this Wednesday or Thursday, whereas the parents will continue to go to work.

 Nearly 1,000 garment workers have struck work because of a delay by their company in paying the Lunar New Year bonus in Quang Nam Province.

Viet Nam's most valuable futsal player Tran Van Vu scored a double in his team's 3-3 draw against host Uzbekistan in a friendly match on February 1 in Tashkent.  

 The Political Bureau held a national conference in Hanoi on February 2 on preparations for the election of deputies to the 14th National Assembly and all-level People’s Councils in the 2016-2021 period.

 The Office of the Party Central Committee, the National Assembly Office, the Presidential Office and the Government Office convened a meeting in Hanoi on February 2 to launch tasks for 2016.

British singer Adele regained the top spot on Monday on the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 chart, while R&B star Rihanna's latest record sold less than 500 copies after a million copies were given away for free,

 Two board members of the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) have been suspended from their posts to facilitate a police probe into their alleged irregularities.

 Hanoi launched its crackdown on pedestrians February 1, police issuing warnings in a city with scarce footpaths or marked crossings, for failing to follow regulations, while car drivers claimed the roads with impunity.

 Tour boat operators on Vietnam's heritage-listed Ha Long Bay are outraged at a move by local authorities to ban about 25 percent of vessels from working the waters, a move that will cost thousands of jobs.