Former Party General Secretary Le Kha Phieu deems Party building and consolidation the biggest challenge that lies before for the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and has suggested solutions.

 Vietnam and Singapore signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on furthering their partnership in military medicine in Singapore on February 2.

 Standard Chartered Bank expects Vietnam's gross domestic product growth to accelerate to 6 percent in 2015, higher than its previous forecast of 5.8 percent.

 Vietnam was the second largest mobile phone exporter to Peru in 2014, according to the Centre for Foreign Commerce (CCEX) under the Lima Chamber of Commerce.

 The Hanoi People's Committee has approved a proposal to build the country's largest inland container depot (ICD) in Duc Thuong commune, Hoai Duc district, west of the city.

 The number of Vietnamese children under five-years-old suffering from acute and chronic malnutrition in 2014 has reduced slightly from 2013, revealed Vietnam ’s National Institute of Nutrition on February 2.

 Authorities in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh expressed their support of the construction of a 27-hole golf course in Ha Long city at a meeting with the Ha Long Star Golf Course Joint Stock Company on February 2.

 Italy is willing to support Vietnam in training and improving professional skills for Vietnam’s traffic police force, an Italian official has said.

Laos, Cambodia congratulate CPV’s founding anniversary; Vietnam, Laos boost cooperation in inspection work; Vietnam, central-eastern European countries mark diplomatic ties; Vietnam-Russia diplomatic ties marked in HCM City

 The price of oil rallied on Monday as investors speculated that the falling cost of crude may have ended.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Toyota Vietnam has replaced Ford Vietnam’s CEO to assume the chairmanship of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA) as of January 30, according to VAMA’s announcement.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said the government should be involved in providing information to tens of millions of people who are using social networks.

An American tourist suddenly suffered a heart attack on a six-star cruise ship on the way from Thua Thien-Hue to Quang Ninh. Thanks to prompt first aid provided by Vietnamese rescuers, he survived.

 HCM City's Fire Prevention and Fighting Police Department started using 12 new fire trucks this morning, of which three are robot-operated.

 A hotline to protect Vietnamese citizens and their legal entities abroad has been launched at +844.62.844.844.

Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai called for further support from the international community in coping with climate change in Vietnam, especially in the Mekong Delta region, during the Mekong Delta Forum 2015 that opened in Ho Chi Minh City on February 2.

 Reality over the past 85 years has proved that the correct and clear-sighted leadership of the Party is the decisive factor behind every victory of the Vietnamese revolution, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong said.

VietNamNet Bridge – Playing in this year's Toyota V. League 1 for the first time, striker Le Cong Vinh scored a goal that helped Binh Duong defeat Can Tho 3-1 in the sixth round of the tournament in the southern province's Can Tho Stadium yesterday

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several important traffic projects have been completed in Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese literature will be introduced to international delegates as a symbol of the people's desire for freedom, happiness and independence, poet Huu Thinh, chairman of the Viet Nam Writers' Association, said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Taxi companies have made only superficial price cuts to mark the large fall in fuel prices, despite an order by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung that transport rates must be lowered before Tet (Lunar New Year).

VietNamNet Bridge – A centre for foreign tourists to learn about Ha Noi's Old Quarter was inaugurated yesterday at 50 Dao Duy Tu Street.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training’s decision to require teachers to assess student work with comments rather than grades has met with opposition.

If Vietnam uses overseas remittances to its benefit, they could be a powerful driver in the development of the national economy. Conversely, the economy could be put under pressure if they are not deployed effectively.

VietNamNet Bridge – A small village, covering an area of 0.4 square kilometers with households comprising 1,000 people, is turning into a new “cancer village” north of Hanoi.