VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 400 delegates and 2,500 Buddhist followers are expected to take part in the Yen Tu spring festival, which will take place in Le Truong Giai Oan yard, Yen Tu, Thuong Yen Commune, Uong Bi City,

 The Ministry of Transport started work on a number of key infrastructure projects in the Mekong Delta over the weekend, which will help spur trade and economic activities in the delta.

Scientists have uncovered more than 90 new gene regions that could help explain why some people are more likely to put on weight than others.  

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese people should have strong views on cultural issues of the country because they are an integral part of their culture.

Vietnam is predicted to stand in 22nd place among the world’s largest economies by 2050 in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms, according to a report by the accounting and consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

Legendary American 80s mixer to headline show; HCM City announces entertainment lineup for Tet; DJ Tri Minh and friends to perform at Manzi; TV programme to honour overseas Vietnamese; Calligraphy street runs in HCM City

 Minister urges transport firms to lower fares; Building sites cleaned up before Tet; HCM City holds outdoor games on traffic-safety education; New weighing system proposed to check overloading; 400 malaria cases reported in Gia Lai

Margin interest rates to stay steady; KPMG Limited became Mai Linh Group strategic advisor; SHTP welcomes new investors; TISCO to resume expansion project; HCM City commits to facilitating foreign investors

VietNamNet Bridge – Who will buy Ocean Bank, which has been in a difficult period since late last year? This is a question of intense interest now in the banking sector.

 Vietnam and Laos formalised measures to improve border management this year though the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Vientiane.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Two weeks before the lunar New Year the weather is very warm, causing peach flowers to blossom early.

 Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said Russian conditions in ongoing negotiations in Belarus over the conflict in Ukraine are "unacceptable".

 A South Korean court has found a former executive of national airline Korean Air guilty of breaking aviation law over the "nut rage" case.

 The National Suzuki Raider R150 motorcycling championship 2015 is scheduled to be held on March 8 in the Mekong Delta province of Can Tho.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The New Year festival of the ethnic H’mong group takes place in the first three days of the 12th month of the lunar calendar but the new-year atmosphere covers H’mong villages several weeks ago.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The year-end market day was held in Da Nang, the largest city in central Vietnam, on Monday, attracting hundreds of people.

 Greek and eurozone officials have failed to reach an agreement over Greece's debt crisis, though both sides said there was still hope for a deal.

VietNamNet Bridge – The last hope for the automobile development strategy is gone: the Chu Lai – Truong Hai automobile engine project has had its license revoked.

VNS captures scenes of the Tet pole-raising ceremony being re-enacted in the former Royal Palace in Hue today (February 11).

The number of Chinese visitors to central Vietnam has rebounded after sharp drops that followed tensions in the East Sea triggered by China’s illegal deployment of a giant oil rig in Vietnam’s waters last month.

 Russia's International Academy of System Studies (IASS) presented two awards to academician Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan in Ha Noi on Wednesday.

 Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh province has been named as top 15 most amazing landscapes and rock formations across the world, according to BBC News.

 Belows are some key sporting events the General Department of Sports and Physical Training has on its agenda for Vietnam in 2015.

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development suspended the import of peanuts from India after detecting the Caryedon serratus Olivier insect in imported shipments.

The Vietnamese Government and the ADB have signed two loan agreements totalling nearly 234 million USD to support reforms to strengthen the country’s competiveness and to help deliver a sustainable urban transport system in Hanoi.