Russia has played a significant role in Viet Nam's war victory as well as its post-war reform success, says Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

The highest bonus planned by a enterprise for an employee during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) is VND482 million (US$22,567), according to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many foreign investment funds and real estate traders are looking for land to enter the HCM City real estate market in 2015.

 Nineteen banks in HCMC will lend nearly US$6 billion to local companies, family-run businesses and individuals this year, double the target set by the city government for the year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Non-infectious diseases, such as high-blood pressure, pulmonary ailments, asthma, diabetes and cancer, make up two thirds of the total incidence of diseases and health-related deaths in the nation,

 VietNamNet Bridge – A concert featuring Japanese and Vietnamese opera singers will be held on February 7 at 27, Quang Trung Street, Ha Noi.

HCMC taxi firms say to cut fares; Bach Dang Wharf to close in April; Ha Noi opens rehab centres for drug addicts; Residents suffer alum-water supply; HIV project targets at-risk population; Illegal quarry harrasses village

Nearly 7,000 businesses established in January; TISCO to get $63.2 million to expand production; State Bank calls for lending interest rates to be lowered; Vinamilk announces export plan; 41 Vietnamese firms join billion dollar club

 While many countries have prohibited the use of white asbestos, it is still in use in Vietnam, Vietnam’s Evidence-based Health Policy Development Group (EBHPD) said at a conference in Hanoi last week.

 The Ministry of Health’s Preventive Health Department has warned of a high risk of avian influenza A/H7N9 outbreaks in Vietnam.

 Vietnam have been promoted to Division I of the International Tennis Federation (ITF)’s Asia 14 and Under Championships next year after claiming the first place in the 2015 edition of Division II in Ho Chi Minh City.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Aeon is realizing its expansion plan in Vietnam by holding a 30% stake of Fivimart and a 49% stake of Citimart.

On January 29, the third Vietnam-Japan defence policy dialogue was held in Hanoi reviewing bilateral defence cooperation over the recent past and discussing regional issues of shared concern.

 Computer viruses caused losses of around US$400 million to Vietnamese users last year, the Bach Khoa Anti-Virus Centre has said following a study.

VietNamNet Bridge - HQ-184, the 3rd Kilo submarine of the Vietnam Navy, arrived at the bay of Cam Ranh, Khanh Hoa province, on January 28 and it was pulled into the Cam Ranh Military Port this morning.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has produced 10 out of 11 types of vaccines used in the national immunization program and is preparing to export the vaccines.

VietNamNet Bridge – The government of HCMC is concerned that Vietnam Waste Solutions might become a monopoly in garbage treatment in the city if its integrated waste management facility in Binh Chanh District is allowed to bring

 VietNamNet Bridge – Budget airline Vietjet will offer amazing discounts on airfares as part of a new promotion called “Happy Weekend,” which will take place from now until February 7.

 VietNamNet Bridge - USAID today announced the video contest for vocational, college and university students. The contest aims to engage Vietnamese youth in addressing the country’s development challenges.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A local firm – the Investment and Development JSC (Sacom) – has revealed its ambitious desire to take over of the Vietnam Automobile Industry Corporation (Vinamotor).

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has voiced its support for Electricity of Vietnam’s (EVN) plan to raise retail electricity prices, saying that it would go bankrupt if not allowed to do so.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Police Department for Environmental Crime Prevention and Hanoi police on Tuesday morning detected a smuggling case of three tons of cats from China in Dong Da District in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Education is one of the attractive sectors for U.S. investors and they are keen to establish colleges and universities meeting international standards in Vietnam, the U.S. ambassador to Vietnam, Ted Osius,

The list of 22 officials recommended as members of the Politburo and the Central Party Committee’s Secretariat has been prepared, including under-40 candidates, said To Huy Rua, the head of the Central Organizing Committee.

 International arrivals to Vietnam rose to nearly 700,700 during January, up 6.6 percent from last month, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.