VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem won the ninth match at the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2018 in England on January 31.

A spectacular lunar trifecta combining a total eclipse with a blue moon and super moon could be seen in the skies above HCM City on January 31. 

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on February 1 handed over a ball and football shirt with signatures of the all U23 footballers to the Ministries of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, and Information and Communications for an auction.

The project to curb tidal flooding in Ho Chi Minh City may fail to be ready by April 30 due to lack of construction ground.

 Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai is on the brink of winning the “Best Goal” award at the AFC U23 Championship 2018, with his goals against Qatar (semifinal) and Uzbekistan (final) currently accounting for approximately 90% of the votes.

 Authorities of the central city of Da Nang have approved a VND46-billion (USD2 million) project to develop tourism services at local beaches during the 2018-2020 period.

 Parents of a schoolgirl who was sexually assaulted then killed in Japan have continued seeking signatures to call on Japanese authorities to quickly bring the suspect to court.

A woman banned from flying was recently been found on a Russian airlines Aeroflot flight from Hanoi to Moscow.

 Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has pointed out that nutrition is the major cause for the slow improvement in height of Vietnamese people.

 VietNamNet Bridge –  Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) defeated defending champions South Korean student team 2-1 at the annual Binh Duong Television International Football Cup (BTV Cup) on January 31.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said that 2018 will be the peak year for equitisation of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) and State capital divestment.

 The National Payment Corporation of Viet Nam (NAPAS) on Tuesday announced a fee reduction for its local switching system service, interconnected by more than 170,000 ATMs nationwide.

The number of workers in the electronics industry is on the rise, and e-businesses will be a critical source of employment in the future. However, up to 80 per cent of such firms say they find it difficult to recruit technicians.

 The General Department of Taxation (GDT) announced its 2018 plans and last year’s results on Wednesday, focusing on implementing revenue management solutions, reducing tax collection losses and managing arrears and value-added tax refunds.

A concert featuring Vietnamese music alongside Grammy award-winning conductor Jeff Von Der Schmidt will take place at the small Concert Hall of the Viet Nam National Academy of Music tomorrow night.

 The night sky had a display in store on Wednesday 31 January, with a lunar event being called the "Super blue blood moon".

VietNamNet Bridge recommends the best tourist attractions in Vietnam.

 The number of known sexual abuse victims of former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar has grown to 265, a Michigan judge has said.

 Eleven people have been killed after a fire at a Japanese residential facility for people in financial difficulty.

In the days leading up to the Lunar Year of the Dog, Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi will host a festive open-air bazaar featuring more than a dozen stalls selling gourmet foods and beverages, designer clothing and handmade gifts.