HCMC-based multimedia firm IMC Group announced to take over the management of MTV Vietnam on February 3, three years after the channel was launched for youth in the country.

 Traffic jam just occurred in some main roads and near some schools, hospitals and trade centers in Ho Chi Minh City in the past. However it has become a permanent issue in several areas now and worse with hours-long congestions being seen recently.

 The Government will not modify the special consumption tax rate imposed on cars as proposed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Director of the Heavy Industry Department said.

 Vietnam has great tourism potential with its myriad of fascinating destinations attracting international visitors, Vietnamese Ambassador to Iran Nguyen Hong Thach told Iranian Safar Magazine.

Vu Thi Trang of Viet Nam has jumped two spots to a career-high 48th place in the World Badminton Federation's February rankings for women players.

 Singer Le Cat Trong Ly will be back at Manzi Art Space for two nights this month. She will perform her latest creations as well as older songs.

 The year's largest street art festival is set to hit the 3A Alternative Art Area this Saturday, featuring live mural painting, a street photography exhibition, live performance art, live music and freestyle sports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition at Ha Noi's Heritage Space presents the essence of Vietnamese contemporary ceramics.

 HCM City has been ranked among the 20 most dynamic cities globally by US-based financial and professional services firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).

 The Ha Noi police have identified five persons who used fake websites to illegally appropriate other people's property.

 Genetically modified crops are expected to be approved for use in Vietnam shortly, with the commercialisation of the crops beginning by the end of the year at the latest, according to Le Huy Ham, Head of the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

 The draw for the 28th Southeast Asian Games will be organised in April, according to the Viet Nam Football Federation.

 The Hanoi Vertical Run, Vietnam's highest stair climbing race, will step off on April 18 at Landmark 72, Vietnam's tallest building.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Deputy General Director of Rosatom, Vyacheslav Pershukov, said Vietnam is still in the stage of choosing nuclear power technology, while the investment rate can be calculated only after the completion of the design.

Although computer malware and viruses have become more deadly, mobile device users are not taking necessary security precautions, according to the Vietnam Information Security Association.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Thai Beverage and Singha both want to purchase shares of Vietnam's largest brewer, the Saigon Brewery Corporation (SABECO).

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 34-year-old man was found dead with a 60kg dumbbell on his neck at a fitness center in Thu Dau Mot city in Binh Duong province on Tuesday morning.

 Two of Vietnam’s newly recognised professors are the youngest and oldest persons receiving this title in the country since 1974, at 37 and 81 years of age.

 The Mekong Delta needs a coordinating organisation in the fight against climate change to oversee synchronous and effective implementation of related measures, according to experts at the 2015 Mekong Delta Forum.

 A model of green school was launched in Luong The Vinh Primary School in Ho Chi Minh City on February 4, as part the city’s effort to raise students’ awareness of energy saving.