VietNamNet Bridge - To celebrate the recent expansion of the Phu Cat Airport in Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh province, low-cost air carrier Vietjet has announced the launch of a new route connecting Hanoi and Quy Nhon.

 Thai Son Nam women team of Vietnam won the champion title at an international futsal tournament for Southeast Asian clubs, which concluded in Indonesia on January 18.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Sinh Hung commenced the 34th meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee yesterday in Ha Noi.

Friendly cooperation between Vietnam and China is in the fundamental interests of the two peoples, Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Van Tho said in his article.

 National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung held talks with Speaker of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay Anibal Pereyra in Hanoi on January 19, during which a cooperation agreement between the two legislative bodies was inked.

The State, the seller of state-owned enterprises (SOEs), fears that it may sell shares at a loss and is thus hindering sales.

 The chief executive of the online taxi-sharing firm Uber has said he wants to make 2015 a year of rapid expansion in Europe.

VietNamNet Bridge – The repair of AAG (Asia Pacific Gateway) submarine optical cable will be one day longer than scheduled, the system operator has announced.

VietNamNet Bridge – The high percentage of unemployed university graduates is attributed to their low qualifications, which is a result of poor training at the post-secondary level.

 Mali's health minister says the country is now free of the Ebola virus, after 42 days without a new case of the disease.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Candino (Switzerland) has produced 1,888 special-edition watches (388 units for women, 1,500 for men) with the message "Hoang Sa & Truong Sa belong to Vietnam".

VietNamNet Bridge – The 2012 Labor Code which took effect on July 1, 2013 remains confusing to many businesses due to unclear language.

 Entrance fee in Hue relics to be zero during Tet; Binh Thuan opens exhibition on Sea Islands; “The Wolf of Wall Street” author to visit Vietnam; Khanh Ly postpones show in Vietnam; HBSO gets set for the best of classical music

 Deputy PM Vu Van Ninh has called for raising the national poverty line in accordance with international standards in the years to come during a recent meeting of the Central Steering Committee for Sustainable Reduction.

 Reigning champions Becamex Binh Duong needed just 27 minutes to finish off two-time title holders SHB Da Nang 3-2 in a home-turf clash that took the centre stage of the Toyota V-League 1-2015 third round on Saturday. 

Vietnam Television (VTV) has apologised to its viewers about false information in a recent episode of "The 7th Wish" reality programme featuring a street singer couple.

 The Republic of Korea (RoK) and Japan have been defined as the primary markets of Hanoi’s tourism thanks to their high growth in the number of arrivals to the capital.

The Government of India has allocated 2.5 million USD to assist Vietnam in restoring and preserving the My Son Sanctuary world cultural heritage site in the central province of Quang Nam.

 The Prime Minister has approved the allocation of 3,000 billion VND or 140.6 million USD from the State budget in 2015 for climate change projects.

 The next round of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations will take place in New York in late January, taking up outstanding issues that were not solved at the previous talks in Washington in December 2014.

 The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) is considering cutting oil production this year by around 450,000 tonnes in the context of constantly declining global oil prices.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local travel agencies have shared a common view that the tours arranged for foreign tourists to explore Vietnam are less competitive in terms of prices and comfort than other regional countries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Artist Thanh Loc will begin his five-city tour tomorrow (Jan 20) in HCM City to launch his newly published memoirs.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Soldiers on the Song Tu Tay Island, of Truong Sa district in Khanh Hoa province on the evening of January 16 saved six Filipino fishermen on a broken, drifting fishing boat numbered 06-0252.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s first private airline plans to choose Hong Kong or Singapore as the city to hold its initial public offering (IPO).