VietNamNet Bridge – At a meeting with reporters in HCMC last Sunday, the new U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam, Ted Osius, shared his views on how ties between the two countries will grow, particularly in trade and investment,

 The first batch of an experimental vaccine against Ebola is on its way to Liberia. The shipment will be the first potentially preventative medicine to reach one of the hardest hit countries.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many economic experts have supported the proposal to issue Vietnam’s bonds in Japanese yen in the Japanese market.

 Abdullah bin Abdulaziz was the fifth of his brothers to take the throne and became king in 2005, reports Caroline Hawley

 Thai authorities have banned former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from office for five years and launched a legal case that could see her jailed.

 The government of HCMC is spending around VND1 trillion developing infrastructure and building facilities to support the implementation of Samsung’s US$1.4-billion electronics project at the Saigon Hi-Tech Park.

 Deputy PM, FM Pham Binh Minh on January 22 held bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum 2015 in Davos.

  Foreign couples adopted 498 Vietnamese children in 2014, the Ministry of Justice said.

 Heroic performance wins virtual fireworks competition in Da Nang; Vietnam joins int’l art fair in Singapore; Rethinking heritage conservation; Ha Noi book fair to showcase international bestsellers; Vietnam hot pan painter goes viral

 VietNamNet Bridge – Trang An Landscape Complex in Ninh Binh province was named on the UNESCO World Heritage List of Natural and Cultural Sites in June 2014, making it the country's first site to earn the title.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A collective cheer went up from the young students as a large school of fish surfaced in a pond in Can Tho City, rushing to eat the feed scattered by a farm worker.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 2015 V-League fourth round took place on January 21 witnessing four V-League powerhouses — Song Lam Nghe An, Becamex Binh Duong, Hanoi T&T and SHB Da Nang — setting up exciting encounters.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The fifth Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival will take place in Central Highlands Dak Lak province’s Buon Ma Thuot City – the capital of Vietnamese coffee from March 9-12.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese management agencies understand that US-based Abbott Laboratories’ sales strategy will establish a bad precedent for unhealthy competition in the dairy market. But they do not know how to deal with the problem.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese government last year made changes to the development plans for industrial zones in 47 cities and provinces nationwide to facilitate more effective land usage and investment climate.

A smart phone application on the popular iOS and Android platforms that allows users to call repair and housework services was launched on Wednesday (January 21).

 The third Asian Nuclear Power Briefing was held by the Vietnam Atomic Energy Agency and the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) in Hanoi on January 22.

 An Antraxit coal monolith currently displayed at the Museum of northern Quang Ninh province has been recognised by the Vietnam Book of Records (Vietkings) as the largest of its kind in Vietnam.

Workers will enjoy an average Lunar New Year (Tet) festival bonus of VND5 million ($234), an increase of 15 percent from last year, according to a survey by the Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

 The apples contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes were exclusively produced by the California-based Bidart Bros Company, confirmed the US Embassy in a working session with the Plant Protection Department on January 22.

Senator John McCain and Congressman Eliot Engel spoke glowingly of Vietnam’s status and role in the region at their January 22 meeting with Vietnam Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh. 

Two Vietnamese tennis players reached the semi-finals of the 2015 Asia U14 Tennis Championship, Division II, in HCM City's Phu Tho Sports Centre yesterday.

 Vietnam jumped up four steps in international football rankings, according to FIFA's latest list.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ma Xuan Cuong reached the semi-finals of the seventh Asian Three-Cushion Billiards Championship in South Korea on Wednesday, Jan 21.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Central Party Committee’s Commission for Internal Affairs has announced that Phan Dinh Trac will temporarily replace Nguyen Ba Thanh to run the commission.