Authorities in a range of countries are considering examining HSBC's actions in helping more than 100,000 wealthy individuals avoid paying tax.

 British soul singer Sam Smith has won four Grammy Awards in the US, including the prestigious prizes for record and song of the year and best new artist.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hon Lao Island off the coast of Nha Trang City has grown attractive to local and foreign visitors as it is home to nearly 1,500 tricky monkeys.

 A man has been killed in a shark attack on the New South Wales north coast, police say, a day after another man was injured by a shark in the same area.

Vietnam's cycling team will participate at the Asian Cycling Championship 2015 which kicks off today in Thailand.

Deputy Defence Minister hosts outgoing Russian official; Party inspection commission to be enhanced; PM assigns socio-economic tasks to Dak Nong; Vice President praises RoK group for support of Vietnamese children

 A building housing the examination and high-tech treatment departments of the Hanoi-based National Geriatric Hospital was inaugurated on February 9.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Song Ho village in Bac Ninh Province is not only known as the home of Dong Ho folk paintings, but it is also the largest votive-paper producing village in Vietnam.

 Indonesian food firm PT Tiga Pilar Sejahtera Food Tbk (AISA) plans to pour 80 million USD into Vietnam and Malaysia to purchase stakes in two food companies this year.

 A map of Vietnam made entirely out of fruit has been recognized as the largest fruit map in Vietnam by the Vietnamese Guinness Book of Records on February 9 in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

 The Hanoi People's Committee has forbidden officials and staffs from making numerous business trips abroad or participating in study tours organised or funded by local enterprises or directly invited by international companies.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Bac Ninh provincial authorities recently put up for auction 42 Java pangolins, an endangered species, that were seized in the province.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Nearly three tons of cats smuggled from China have been culled as they had not been quarantined and had a high risk of spreading disease, said the Hanoi Environment Police Agency.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese fishermen rescued two Russian men who were on a boat that  ran out of gas on the sea near Hon Noi Island, about 15 nautical miles from the coast of Nha Trang City in Khanh Hoa Province.  

VietNamNet Bridge – A beverage manufacturer has decided to take legal proceedings against a consumer for alleged blackmail, but the company’s action could do more harm than good.

A test was held in Hanoi on February 5 to find qualified calligraphers who have been allowed to work in the Temperature of Literature this lunar New Year. Nguyen To Tam An, a high-school student from Hanoi, is one of the top four calligraphers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A restaurant on Tang Bat Ho Street in Hanoi has decided to take drunk customers home to ensure traffic safety.

Coc Coc, the Vietnamese developed browser and search engine, has surpassed Firefox and Internet Explorer to become the second most popular browser, after Chrome, in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge –  Elderly villagers of Nem Thuong Village oppose a proposal to rename the controversial pig-chopping festival held every year.

 A national campaign will take place in northern Bac Giang province on March 19 and 20 in honour of World Water Day on March 22, according to the Directorate of Water Resources.