VietNamNet Bridge - Along with chopping down trees for the construction of two urban railways of Nhon Town - Hanoi Railway Station and Cat Linh - Ha Dong, Hanoi authorities have planned to replace more than 6,700 trees on 190 streets.

The Indonesian military has suspended the recovery operation for AirAsia flight QZ8501, which crashed into the Java Sea in December.

 Militants have attacked a hotel in the Libyan capital Tripoli, killing at least nine people including five foreigners, officials say.

The domestic beverage market has seen fierce competition as nearly half the market share last year belonged to foreign firms.

 The Vietnam National Gas and Oil Group (PetroVietnam) topped the list of Vietnam’s 500 largest enterprises (VNR500) in 2014, which was released by the Vietnam Report Joint Stock Company (Vietnam Report – VNR) at a ceremony in Hanoi on January 27. 

 Le Thi Trang has been nominated for an International Future for Nature Award 2015 for her red-shanked doucs protection plan and dangerous work in protecting wildlife from hunters and traffickers in the central and highlands regions of Vietnam.

As part of Australia Day celebrations, one of Australia's most popular artists, Christine Anu, is visiting Vietnam from 24-31 January to perform at events in Hanoi, Vinh Phuc and Ho Chi Minh City, said Australia Embassy has announced.

 A multimillion-dollar amusement park project in the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang has been marred by complaints from residents who accuse local authorities of favoring the investor while treating them unfairly over land compensation.

 Taxi fares have been reduced in 43 cities and provinces following the petrol price cut, online newspaper Bao Thanh Tra (Vietnam Inspection newspaper) reported on January 26.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition on “Vietnam’s Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos: Historical and Legal evidence” was opened on January 27 in northern Hoa Binh Province to deepen public understanding of Vietnam’s ownership of the two archipelagos.

 Senior officials from the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met on January 27 in Malaysia’s Kota Kinabalu city.

 VietNamNet Bridge - U.S. Ambassador Ted Osius awarded certificates of completion to 38 students who successfully completed the English Access Microscholarship Program at a graduation ceremony joined by teachers, parents, and education officials.  

 VietNamNet Bridge - According to the latest figures published by Nielsen market research firm, 85 out of 100 Vietnamese people are changing their consumption habits.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The online community in Vietnam is sharing a video clip titled "The road story: Vietnam," shot by two Russian visitors.

The latest collection of ao dai (Vietnamese gown) with embroidered silk scarves by Hanoi’s designer Lan Huong will be showcased at the 40th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Germany on January 27 in Berlin.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The entire 55-km HCM City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay highway will open to traffic on February 8. Contractors are rushing to complete the final tasks.

 This year's ASEAN ParaGames will be held in December, six months after the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, the organisers said.

 Ly Hoang Nam was ousted from the Australian Open after his loss in the boys' singles second-round match yesterday at the Melbourne Park.

 For a Vietnamese couple living overseas for many years, the Tea Festival in Dai Tu District in the northern province of Thai Nguyen was an unforgettable experience.

 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.