VietNamNet Bridge – Standard Chartered Bank Vietnam will lend US$70 million to an An Giang-based company to carry out its big paddy field programme in the Mekong Delta.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has won a high profile lawsuit in which South Fork Ltd Company of the US sued the Binh Thuan provincial People’s Committee for an indemnity of US$3.75 billion for costs and expenses it spent on its project.

 VietNamNet Bridge – France and Vietnam have agreed to cooperate in the training of peace-keeping forces within the framework of United Nations activities, Lieutenant Colonel Nadia-Piercy has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has decided that foreign languages would not be the compulsory exam subjects in the 2013-2014 finals.

The taxation bodies have requested coffee enterprises to reimburse the VAT refund and reduced the tax deductions of hundreds of billions of dong. Enterprises have claimed to be innocent, vowing to fight to the last breath.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of enterprises have made heavy investment to develop OTT protocol IPTV, which is believed to be an inevitable tendency. However, analysts commented that they embark on a risky, doubtful venture.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A beefy gaur, which might lose its way or be defeated in the battle for the “leader” position, has moved to live in the Phuoc Binh National Park buffer zone, where it has produced tens of F1 cross bred bulls.

 VietNamNet Bridge – McDonald’s is wise enough to separate itself from the crowd by deciding not to set up its first shop in the downtown like other fast food brands.

 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.

 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.

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

 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.