The Vietnam team sits all tied up 1-1 with Hong Kong following the opening day of action at the Davis Cup, Asia-Oceania zone ongoing at the Phu Tho Tennis Club in Ho Chi Minh City.

Richard Kenneth Wilson from the UK- the first foreign visitor was granted Vietnam's e-visa- arrived in HCM City on February 4.

 The quick pace of the gross national product in Vietnam is resulting in rapidly deteriorating air quality and other environmental costs, say experts from the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MOPI).

 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) responded to the World Wetlands Day with a ceremony in northern Thai Binh province on February 5, stressing the role of wetlands in disaster risk reduction.

 The northern province of Cao Bang has announced a Prime Minister decision recognising a pair of bells at the Da Quan relic complex in Hung Dao commune of Cao Bang city as national treasures.

 Domestic gold demand is expected to surge sharply on February 6 as Vietnamese prefer buying the metal to mark God of Wealth Day – the tenth day of the Lunar New Year.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam met Asahi Shimbun President Masataka Watanabe in Hanoi on February 4, describing the Japanese newspaper as an important bridge linking the two countries’ people.

 South Korea said on Monday it will strengthen lithium-ion battery safety requirements and conduct regular inspections to avoid repeats of fires which forced Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to withdraw its premium Galaxy Note 7 handset.

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite stiff competition and high operation costs due to high rent, more and more coffee chains, both foreign and Vietnamese, have opened recently.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam plans to have at least 10 hi-tech agriculture production zones comprising 200 enterprises by 2020. To date, it has attracted 20 enterprises. 

 Scotland depends on young migrants to expand its workforce and its population and should seek a tailor-made deal as part of Brexit to manage its own migration,

 President Donald Trump agreed to meet alliance leaders in Europe in May in a phone call on Sunday with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg that also touched on the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine,

VietNamNet Bridge - During three years working at University of Colorado at Denver, Prof Vu Ngoc Tam received nine US patents and many prizes at technology conferences.

VietNamNet Bridge - The dry season in 2017 is expected to be less severe than in 2016, but Mekong Delta will still face a lack of fresh water and saline intrusion, scientists say.

VietNamNet Bridge - In order to increase revenue, universities are expanding their training scale, receiving as many students as possible and lowering requirements on students.

 Neither equitization of Sabeco or Habeco has proceeded smoothly.

 Vietnam has seen continued interest from foreign investors keen to strike M&A deals.

 29-year-old Dương Anh Vũ from the central province of Bình Thuận currently holds four memory world records.

The National Museum of History is showing 18 artefacts which have been recognised as national treasures, some dating as far as the Đông Sơn era (2500-2000BC). 

 Vietlott, Việt Nam’s first matrix computerized lottery programme, has become a craze in the last two months, following news of players winning the special Jackpot prize, and attracting people from across the country in significant numbers.