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VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam National Chemicals Group's deputy director Bui The Chuyen told Nong thon ngay nay newspaper about how a new value-added tax on fertiliser could hurt farmers and local firms.

 The Transport Ministry and the Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM) have issued decisions to reprimand and dismiss several aviation officials responsible for errors that threatened flight safety in late 2014.

 Ly Hoang Nam will treat the AGL Loy Yang Traragol Junior International event as awarm-up, ahead of the Australian Open.

 Thanh Hoa have fired Nigerian striker Timothy Anjembe after just two rounds of the Toyota V-League 1.

 Painter Trinh Cung, one of the most important artists of pre-1975 Sai Gon, has unveiled his latest works in an exhibition that opened on Monday in Ha Noi.

 The Viet Nam Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank) will list all shares owned by the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) on the HCM City Stock Exchange soon.

  VinaPhone customers can now access 2G and 3G mobile network services on the Fansipan mountain in the northern Lao Cai province.

 The European Commission (EC) has ended an anti-subsidy investigation into polyester staple fibre (PSF) imported from three countries, including Viet Nam, which is expected to boost fibre exports to Europe.

The Ministry of Transport and the People's Committee in Kien Giang province have approved the feasibility report and proposal for building an international passenger port on Phu Quoc Island.

 Vietnam lost almost 8.5 trillion VND (399.5 million USD) in computer virus attacks in 2014, according to the BKAV network security company.

The fourth entry in the Transformers franchise leads this year's Razzie nominations, which single out the worst movies of the last 12 months.

 Vietnamese athletes are aiming for higher achievements at regional and international sport tourneys this year such as the 28th SEA Games, the 18th Asian Games (ASIAD 18), and qualification rounds of the Olympic 2016.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attended a ceremony and a conference to launch a national action programme for the “Zero Hunger Challenge,” initiated by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, on January 14.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of households living on the Ngan Sau riverbanks in Huong Khe district of Ha Tinh have been living in constant anxiety as they fear that villages may be swept away by floods from the river.

 As many as 33.5 kilograms of gold jewellery was confiscated during the arrest of two women and two men on Pham Van Dong Street on January 11, according to the Hanoi Public Security Department’s Economic Crime Investigation Division.

 Vietnam ranked 76 th out of 108 countries and territories with its proportion of women managers at 23 percent, a slight improvement in recent years, according to a new study by the International Labour Organization.

 Samsung's first smartphones to be powered by its Tizen operating system have gone on sale.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The privatization of MobiFone Telecommunications Corporation this year is extremely attractive to both domestic and foreign investors.

PM welcomes new Saudi Arabian Ambassador; Mekong Delta city expands cooperation with Singapore; Vietnam to implement incentives for overseas beneficiaries; NA Chairman welcomes Uruguay delegates; Viet Nam marks diplomatic ties with China

 President of the Vietnam-US Association Nguyen Tam Chien welcomed the US left-wing activist Rennie Davis in Hanoi on January 14.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung welcomed General Prawit Wongsuwon, Thai Deputy PM and Defence Minister, in Hanoi on January 14, during which he iterated Vietnam’s wish for a stable and growing future for Thailand.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Reforming education and textbooks is one of the Ministry of Education and Training's top priorities for 2015,

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MST), the watchdog agency in the field, cannot give the exact figure about the number of technologies transferred since the technology transfer law took effect in 2007.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Directorate for Roads of Viet Nam (DRVN) is getting ready to let citizens across the country renew their driver licenses online, said deputy head of the directorate, Nguyen Van Quyen.