VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese entrepreneurs have been progressively moving into agriculture ventures with Vietnamese farmers in the high-profit niche markets, capitalizing on the trend in consumer demand for organic and technologically altered foods.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities of northern Phu Tho Province are working to bring Xoan singing out of the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding as soon as in 2016, Ha Ke San,

 Hanoi increases treatment for mental health patients; Hotline helps to restore public trust in local healthcare sector; Budget cuts puts Thang Long Bridge at risk; Transport Ministry to tighten control over transport fees

HCM City pulls out all the stops for Samsung; Vinaconex to launch huge volume of real estate projects; Real estate investments to reap higher profits this year; Farmers hit by cut in milk purchases by dairies

Geological survey efforts in 2014 revealed substantial discoveries, including the highlighted volcanic cavern system in Dak Nong, the General Department of Geology and Minerals of Vietnam reported.

 The Ministries of Defence and Public Security have placed safety as the number one priority for the upcoming 132nd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) General Assembly set for March in Hanoi.

 Maintaining peace is essential for global inclusive development, said Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, head of the permanent Vietnamese mission to the United Nations.

 Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh is leading a Vietnamese delegation to the 45th World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland from January 21-24. 

Like colleagues in many other countries in the world, Vietnamese pilots are very well paid. According to the national flag air carrier Vietnam Airlines, a captain of the airline can receive VND200 million a month.

 There has been an overall decline in the number of new Ebola cases, especially in the three most affected African countries, said a UN official on Ebola on Tuesday.

 Vietnam’s efforts to accelerate green growth were boosted today with the launch of a new joint project in the framework of MPI, UNDP and USAID partnership to advance Vietnam’s Green Growth Strategy.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Several government-level projects worth dozens of millions of US dollars have been produced the first "Made-in-Vietnam" chips.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Two linh chi (lingzhi, Reishi) mushrooms found in the primeval forest of Vietnam are on display at the Museum of Zhengzhou, Henan Province in China.

 Indonesia said here Tuesday that the crashed AirAsia flight QZ8501 climbed at an abnormally high rate and plunged suddenly before disappearing from radar.

 Four district officials have been sacked over a stampede on New Year's Eve in the Chinese city of Shanghai that left 36 people dead.

After nearly nine years claiming his innocence, a 53-year-old man in HCM City has reached an agreement with the municipal People’s Procuracy on nearly VND300 million ($14,000) in compensation for spending almost four years in prison.

 US President Barack Obama has declared an end to the financial crisis and pledged economic policies to benefit all Americans, in his annual State of the Union address to Congress.

VietNamNet Bridge – French movie stars Audrey Tautou, Bérénice Bejo and Mélanie Laurent will appear in the new film "Eternite" (Eternity) by Vietnamese French director Tran Anh Hung. 

 My Tam to perform at ‘Dreaming together in Osaka'; India to aid renovation of My Son towers; Local actress wins SoapStar SuperStar contest; Hanoi to host craft villages’ exhibition; Thousand-year-old antiques on display in Ninh Binh

HCM City, the largest commercial hub in Vietnam, plans to built multi-story workshops in industrial zones (IZs) in an effort to lure small- and medium-sized investors who need space at “reasonable costs”.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Of more than 4,300 traffic accidents, more than 700 deaths occurred in Ho Chi Minh City last year, considered to be one of the highest number of accidents in the country in 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Russia’s economic downturn and the ruble’s dramatic slide have coincided with a significant drop in the number of Russian tourists heading for Binh Thuan south central province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has set another milestone for 2014, sending in excess of 105,000 guest workers abroad – the highest figure ever recorded, reports the Department of Overseas Labour Management (DOLM).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Traffic congestion has become worse on Ha Noi Highway as the ongoing road expansion project, which began nearly five years ago, is behind schedule,

 VietNamNet Bridge – In his new album Pha (Offbeat), singer Pham Anh Khoa "breaks away" from his catchy pop style to experiment with a rock-influenced approach, aided by producer Huy Tuan.