JW Marriott Hotel Hanoi has been recognized as one of the best hotels in Vietnam in a number of prestigious national and global travel awards.

 Representatives from the Hanoi Trade Corporation (HAPRO) recently paid a working visit to Angola where they met with governmental and industry leaders from import-export enterprises discussing potential investments in the South African country.

 Lotte Confectionery Co., Ltd. (Lotte) is now the main shareholder of Bibica Corporation (BBC) after its main counterweight SSI sold its entire holding.

VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang said that 97 percent of the total goods in the market are distributed by Vietnamese businesses, while foreign retailers hold only 3 percent.

 Gary Glitter has been found guilty of historical sex abuse against three young girls between 1975 and 1980.

Kien Giang to have more hotel rooms for tourists; Hala Abu Dhabi teams up with local travel firms; Jetstar launches four new routes before Tet; HCM City upgrades roads leading to Tan Son Nhat airport

 French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are due to hold talks in Moscow to try to end escalating fighting in east Ukraine.

 Kinh Do Confectionary Corporation plans to spend some VND530 billion (US$24.9 million) to buy a 27-per cent stake in the Viet Nam Vegetable Oil Industry Corporation (Vocarimex).

 Germany's Hubert Burda Media announced on Wednesday that it will invest in Vietnamese web browser and search engine Coc Coc.

 Vietnam will send a team of three students and their faculty advisor this February 12-15 to Boston to participate in the annual Harvard National Model United Nations (HNMUN) conference.

 Malaysia is looking to cooperate with Mekong Delta provinces and cities in clean agricultural development and green biotechnology to create environmental protection solutions.

 The 16th Vietnam Fun Cup or windsurfing competition, takes place the Phan Thiet beach’s Jibe Beach Club in Binh Thuan province on February 6-7.

 The list of nominees for the Golden Ball Award 2014, which is organised by the Saigon Giai Phong (Liberated Saigon) newspaper, was announced on February 4 in Ho Chi Minh City.

 The Italy-Vietnam Friendship Association has launched an Italian language publication themed “Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos: integral part of Vietnam’s territory” on the occasion of the 20 th publishing anniversary of its Mekong Magazine.

The Vietnamese film “Cha va con va…” is among nominations for the best film at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival, which is being held from February 5 to 15 in German capital of Berlin.

About 6,000 labourers from 70 enterprises are still waiting to get paid 2014's wages, which are approximately 59.7 billion VND (2.8 million USD), the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs revealed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police and airline investigations into the theft of tens of thousands of litres of aviation fuel are making little progress in working out how the theft was done or where the stolen fuel came from.

VietNamNet Bridge – So-called black school services are increasing on the internet - attending class for others, sitting exams under others’ names and forging student cards and university degrees.

Government agencies and professional associations have proposed to restrict cross-border trade by reducing the ceiling value of tax-free goods brought across border gates.

Major General Phan Nhu Thach, former police chief of Quang Nam Province, will have to pay a fine of VND22.5 million and dismantle his villa built in the specialized forest of Nam Hai Van in Da Nang within 35 days.