At least 26 people have been killed in a series of attacks by Islamist militants in the north of Egypt's Sinai peninsula.

 Viet Nam's U23 team is set to play a friendly match, where the squad will test its skills against Thailand on March 22 in Bangkok, Thailand.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Bamboo Cafe & Fast Food has been closed at Hanoi’s Noi Bai airport and fined VND8million (US$400) for selling a dish not listed on the menu, vegetarian instant noodles, for VND100,000 ($5) a bowl.

 The National Women's Football Championship will be kicked off on March 5 with seven participating teams, one more than the previous years.

 Vietnamese Pham Van Phuong won two titles during the second leg of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) 's Asia 14 and Under Championships, Division II, which concluded in HCM City yesterday.

 Electricity tariffs will be hiked up to 9.5 per cent in 2015, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

 The Foreign Ministry will continue assisting foreign media this year to bring a realistic picture of Vietnam to the world, Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Minh Khoi told a gathering of foreign reporters and press attachés in Hanoi on January 29.

VietNamNet Bridge – The public has been stirred up by the news that “a Vietnam-made smartphone, comparable to the iPhone” will be launched on the market in several months.

The European Union (EU) has renewed its commitment to supporting Vietnam’s multi-dimensional transitional process, as evidenced by its increase of non-refundable aid from 300 million EUR to 400 million EUR for 2014-2020.

Vietnam, Indonesia co-operate on education; NA Vice Chairwoman welcomes Lao Justice Minister; New ambassador to Singapore presents credentials; Party chief urges thorough preparations for Party Congresses

 The ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) Retreat in Malaysia on January 28 was a success, contributing to determining the vision and future of the alliance during 2015 when Malaysia is the ASEAN Chair, said ASEAN chief Le Luong Minh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Frustrated and incensed residents of Huong Phuoc and Tan Cang villages in Dong Nai Province have been blocking roads used by quarries to transport rocks since Monday.

The General Department of Customs (GDC) says it does not how to tax a so-called “strange vehicle”, a motorhome, because several government agencies have been unable to classify it properly.

 The EU and Vietnam are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations in 2015.

All ASEAN member states agreed to speed up implementation of action plans to complete the remaining 20% of the tasks required to formally establish the ASEAN Community at the end of this year.

 Vietnam and China held their fourth round of negotiations on an agreement regarding free navigation at the Bac Luan river mouth in Beijing from January 27-29.

Hundreds of people recently began hunting rare turtles in the forests and streams in the hills of Hoa Vang District of central city of Da Nang. The search started after a rumour was spread that the turtles could be sold at sky-high prices.

VietNamNet Bridge - A 26-year-old Czech girl, Alena Novotna, is in search of her Vietnamese father, Nguyen Trong Vinh, who had been working in the Czech Republic under a labour export contract.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Animal Asia Foundation (AAF) has launched a campaign calling for an end to the pig-chopping festival in Nem Thuong village in Bac Ninh province, which is usually held on the sixth day of the lunar new year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Minh Phu Seafood Group is expected to complete a transaction this year to generate capital for its planned expansion abroad. It has withdrawn from the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange.

VietNamNet Bridge – The franc surged after the Swiss central bank abandoned its bid to artificially keep its value down, a move which has taken a profound toll on a number of Vietnamese residing overseas, especially those in Eastern Europe.

VietNamNet Bridge – Blankets of cloud and midst covering mountain ranges and beautiful valleys in winter entice both domestic and foreign travelers to the northwestern region of Vietnam. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A stone stele dated back to the Nguyen Dynasty in the 19th century was discovered at a temple in Duc Dong commune in Duc Tho district of Ha Tinh province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Russian man was found dead in a hotel room at Malibu Resort in the resort town of Mui Ne in Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan province on Wednesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi police on Wednesday detected 20 dried primates on a coach running between Hanoi and Cao Bang province that was was stopped for a traffic law violation.