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.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The fifth round of the Toyota V-League 1-2015 concluded on January 25 with extremely surprising results. Let’s review the five most notable events from this round of play.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi's Department of Transport did not commit any violations during the construction of three flyovers that could go over budget by VND27.2 billion (US$1.2 million),

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Midfielder Vu Minh Tuan will be back in action at the Toyota V.League 1 this weekend after being sidelined for two months because of an injury.

 Facebook reported fourth-quarter profits of $701m (£462m), a 34% increase on the same period a year ago.

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 The start of an inquest into the Sydney cafe siege has heard that hostage Katrina Dawson was killed by fragments from a police bullet or bullets.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a special mechanism for Quang Ninh Province and its Van Don Economic Zone, with official development assistance (ODA) loans prioritized for some infrastructure projects there.

 Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) is seeking to offload all State shares at Quang Ninh Port, which is valued at VND622 billion with State capital making up VND500 billion.

 The Ministry of Finance has established three inspectorates to inspect freight rates and fares in five provinces and cities including Hanoi, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, and Dong Nai from today January 28.

Seven foreign pharmaceutical firms’ business registrations and drug importing licenses were suspended for 12 months starting January 2015 due  to violations in their drug registration dossiers.

 The Viettel Sports Centre is in the process of setting up a football academy in collaboration with European giant Borussia Dortmund.

 A four-member Vietnamese team will take part in the international baking competition for the Louis Lesaffre Cup to be held in Jakarta, Indonesia, in November.

 Vietnamese-Thai actor and director Troy Le plays a leading role in new horror film Oan Hon, a joint Vietnamese-Thai production.

 While there is increasing acceptance of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community following many campaigns demanding equal rights, only half of LGBT people in the country come out to their families, a new survey has found.

The electricity price in the country is scheduled to increase by 9.5 percent after Tet (February 2015) to VND1,652.19 per kwh, leaving questions about whether the price is appropriate.  

VietNamNet Bridge – The low-cost airline Vietjet on January 26 began selling tickets for the newly launched Hanoi-Quy Nhon route, starting from VND660,000 ($30).

 The first flight of China’s regional Sichuan Airlines from Chengdu landed in the Cam Ranh International Airport in central Khanh Hoa province at 1:25 pm on January 27.

The Celebrity Century ship of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. with thousands of passengers on board docked at the Tan Cang-Cai Mep Port in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province on January 27.

Vietnam attended the 6 th Asian nuclear power conference held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on January 27 and 28.

 Fireworks will light up the sky over the Red River in Hanoi on the Lunar New Year’s Eve (February 18) as local authorities recently approved the display from the river’s alluvial ground under the Long Bien Bridge.

VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh has said tumbling global oil prices will leave no serious impact on Vietnam’s economic growth and State budget collections this year.