VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport has approved the use of electric cars on a trial basis at the Noi Bai International Airport to help passengers move between terminals easily.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Airlines has signed a US$4 billion aviation insurance contract covering the 82 aircraft in its fleet.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Song Lam Nghe An crushed newly promoted Quang Nam 6-1 at home in the second round of the V-League 2014 on January 19, to take over as top team, based upon their goal difference.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hue is seeking to involve residents and the private sector in developing tourism, seeking to take advantage of the area's enormous tourism potential by promoting its heritage sites and natural beauty.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ten days before the Lunar New Year or Tet holidays, the sidewalks of Lac Long Quan, Au Co and Hoang Hoa Tham streets have become flower markets.

 European entrepreneurs underline their determination to boost competitiveness in the global digital race at the 10th DLD Conference in Munich on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge - HCM City is rated as one of the 10 cities worldwide that are most severely affected from climate change, and in Vietnam, it is only the Mekong Delta in terms of suffering from climate change.

 Singaporean investment in Vietnam up 157% in 2013; Consumer confidence shows early year bounce; US firm offers advanced cyber protection; FPT set 30pct gain in revenue for 2014; Auto sales meet targets

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese javelin thrower Nguyen Thi Hai broke the world record at the ongoing seventh ASEAN Para-Games in Myanmar on January 19, bringing home an additional gold.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam jumped three places to rank 28 th out of 60 participants in the 2013 English Proficiency Index (EPI) recently announced by the EF Education First – a global language training company.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Eight Vietnamese scientists, including two working at universities in France, are attending the Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS) held in Singapore from Jan. 19-24

 VietNamNet Bridge – The northern province of Bac Ninh – a gateway to the capital city of Hanoi – is put on alert after bird flu has spread across a number of its localities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Circus artists and acrobats have brought home awards as their show, Du Quan Ho (Quan Ho Swings), won a gold medal at a recent circus festival in Italy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After five-days of competition, Vietnam has bagged 185 medals, including 48 gold medals, ranking a respectable overall fourth at the 7th ASEAN Para Games.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government will tighten the management of universities this year following a recent decision by the Prime Minister.

 Nigeria's northwest Kano state government on Sunday said cholera outbreak, which killed at least 71 people in the state, has been under control.

The targeted GDP growth rate and CPI increase in 2014 of 5.8 percent and 7 percent, respectively, have been approved by the National Assembly. However, the targets, in the eyes of economists, are unfeasible.

 VietNamNet Bridge - To improve the safety requirements, the time of construction of the first nuclear power plant in Ninh Thuan province will be postponed for a few years, instead of 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The award ceremony of the "Heritage Itinerary 2013" photo contest was held last week. The best photos are on display at 16 Phan Chu Trinh, Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After 30 balloons exploded with a tremendous sound. Four people were burned on their faces.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of people of Phu Lam commune, Tien Du district in Bac Ninh province surrounded the headquarters of the commune government for two days to protest the implementation of a waste treatment project.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has released a statement that it will take drastic measures to stop the people attempting to emigrate illegally through traveling.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Interfax-AVN news agency cited the Russian shipbuilding industry group as saying that the second diesel - electric submarine named Ho Chi Minh was transferred to Vietnam on January 16.

 Two people have died and more than 150 people have been airlifted to safety after floods hit south-eastern France, local authorities say.

ASEAN ministers talk disaster relief; Japan’s Saitama commits to closer ties with Hanoi; Vietnam to attend WEF annual meeting in Davos; Deputy PM Phuc to visit RoK