VietNamNet Bridge - Only six agricultural enterprises in Vietnam have been recognized as using high technology.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Hanoi Education & Training Department has announced it would allow educators to select student enrollees via interviews.

VietNamNet Bridge - Larger forestland areas are being cut down year after year but local authorities either turn a deaf ear to the illegal practice or unable to win their fight against loggers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Capital from regional neighbours into Viet Nam is increasing, the Ministry of Planning and Investment's Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) said.

Viet Nam is endeavouring to be shoulder-by-shoulder with Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand in the field of labour and employment by boosting labour productivity as well as the competitiveness of Vietnamese labourers

Several weeks before the Lunar New Year, many streets in Hanoi are flooded with forest peach trees that arrive from mountainous provinces like Hoa Binh, Son La, Yen Bai, Cao Bang, and Bac Kan.

Concerted efforts are needed to improve the operational efficiency of the No 5 seaport system, particularly the Cai Mep–Thi Vai Port in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, to make it a regional entrepot in the future,

 VietNamNet Bridge – With two weeks remaining until the Lunar New Year Festival, Nhat Tan Village on the edge of Ha Noi's West Lake is blooming with a variety of flora, especially peach flowers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Not until after 2022 will Vietnam have a full-fledged competitive power market, says a draft decision on a roadmap for development of the local power market.

 Outgoing Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam Mayerfas was presented the insignia “For Peace and Friendship among Nations” on January 25, in recognition of his contributions to enhancing the two countries’ relations.

 Huynh Thanh Tung won a silver medal at the 2016 Asian Cycling Championships in Oshima, Japan on Sunday.

 A theatre production entitled Tam Cam Musical will debut at Ben Thanh Theatre to entertain local audiences during the Tet Lunar New Year.

 Scientists have discovered a new Murina bat species living on a high mountain peak in Ngoc Linh Nature Reserve in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum.

 Some 124 tourists have been stranded on Ly Son Island, 30km off central Quang Ngai Province, as passenger boat services have been suspended due to rough seas.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As the 12th National Party Congress gets underway, the capital city of Hanoi is recognizing the significance of the architectural changes in the city over recent years with an extraordinary photo exhibition

 VietNamNet Bridge – An earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale hit the Song Tranh Hydropower Plant No 2 reservoir in Quang Nam Province's mountainous Bac Tra My District about 2am yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign investors’ high interest in the consumer goods sector which has been growing very rapidly in recent years is believed to help boost merger & acquisitions (M&A), according to VnExpress.

 Despite the cold winter, Moc Chau Plateau in Son La northern province maintains its stunning beauty with colourful flowers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Malaysian Futsal team arrived in Ho Chi Minh City to prepare for two friendly matches with Vietnam on January 25 and 26, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

 With a blizzard hammering the East Coast, Leonardo DiCaprio's "The Revenant" topped a subdued U.S. box office with $16 million at 3,711 locations this weekend, according to Sunday estimates.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Westports Malaysia Dragons scored their 10th win of the season, to solidify their third place standings, after holding off Viet Nam's Saigon Heat, 86-76, at the MABA Stadium in Malaysia on Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A farmer in the northwestern province of Dien Bien accidentally unearthed an age-old bronze drum while ploughing his fields.

 Viet Nam champions Becamex Binh Duong defeated Thai League runners-up MuangThong United 2-1 in a friendly match on Saturday at HCM City's Thong Nhat Stadium.

VietNamNet Bridge - Technology will continue to develop, online marketing will become more popular, and video will be more mainstream in 2016.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade in collaboration with the Ho Chi Minh City Energy Conservation Centre on January 22 held an award ceremony to honour 13 winners of the 2014 Competition for Energy Efficient Buildings.