Doctors at Thanh Hoa General Hospital yesterday confirmed that another victim of the deadly truck-bus collision that occurred on Saturday has died, raising the death toll to 10.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has given the nod to a recreational complex, including a casino on the resort island of Phu Quoc in Kien Giang Province. This news has sparked an immediate and insidious race among investors.

VietNamNet Bridge – Telecom groups have been urged to think of alternative solutions to AAG, the optical cable system that has had many recent breakdowns and slow internet connections.

 The Netherlands heavy lift transport vessel, the Rolldock Star, carrying the third Russian built Kilo-class submarine, the HQ-184 Haiphong, for delivery to Vietnam has departed Singapore.

 ‘Kids Read’ – the award-winning scheme developed by the British Council and supported by HSBC – was launched on January 27 in Binh Duong, Vietnam.

 The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap is calling for an investment of VND3.7 trillion ($176 million) for climate change response projects between 2015 and 2020.

 Initial outcomes from a Japanese-supported project on developing a national biodiversity database system in Vietnam were introduced at a workshop in Hanoi on January 27.

VietNamNet Bridge - More than 73% of the chief executive officers (CEOs) of large enterprises in Vietnam were born in the 50s and 60s, according to statistics of the Vietnam Report released on Tuesday, January 27.

 Inspection work enhanced ahead of National Party Congress; Vietnam-DPRK diplomatic ties marked; Relatives of Cuban martyrs welcomed in Hanoi; India’s Republic Day marked in HCM City; Condolences over death of Saudi Arabian King

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese tra fish fillets' exports to the United States might be hurt this year due to a high anti-dumping tax rate imposed by the latter, an official said.

 Omani Ambassador Sultan Saif Al Hilal Mahruqi has affirmed his nation’s willingness to serve as a bridge for Vietnam to promote cooperation with other countries in the region while meeting Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Hanoi on January 27.

 The Deputy Minister of Defence, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, welcomed Michael Michalak, the former United States Ambassador to Vietnam, at the Ministry of Defence’s headquarters in Hanoi on January 27.

 The international flight route between Russia and Phu Quoc will be suspended until May 2015, according to Deputy Chairman of People’s Committee of the Phu Quoc island district, southern Kien Giang province,Huynh Quang Hung.

EducationUSA Advising Center, under the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy Hanoi will organize its first Higher Education Fair in Hanoi as part of the activities celebrating the 20th anniversary of VN-US normalization of relations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As other farmers in the Mekong Delta region, people in Cai Mon Village in Ben Tre Province have begun intensive care for their plants at year’s end to prepare for the upcoming spring sale season.

VietNamNet Bridge – By the end of this century, two to 10 additional heat waves triggered by climate change will hit Viet Nam every year, with the south and central highlands regions suffering the most,

 VietNamNet Bridge – There are many risks threatening specialities of the Mekong Delta -- the coconut trees of Ben Tre, Nam Roi grapefruit of Vinh Long, Basa catfish of An Giang and linh fish of Dong Thap Muoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nation should stop sacrificing its growth rate for stabilising the economy, Tran Hoang Ngan with the National Advisory Council on Monetary and Financial Policies, tells Viet Nam Economic Times.

Topless female Tarzan causes traffic jam in Vietnam; Nearly 50,000 students join 2015 spring volunteer campaign; Flight time changed due to upgrade work at Pleiku Airport; Aphrodisiac pills seized in Hanoi

Piaggio VN recalling scooters for service on fuel pipe defects; Majority of listed companies report Q4 gains in Hanoi; Plastic industry leans on imports; Hepza to attract $700 million in 2015; Low oil prices both good and bad for Vietnam