Passengers on SE trains plying the north-south route can stay connected to the Internet late this month when the Vietnam Railway Corporation launches free wifi.

 The Ministry of Transport is considering a plan to build the first 47 kilometers of the long-planned Bien Hoa-Vung Tau expressway to make it easy to call for investors.

 Flappy Bird, the mobile game that became a global phenomenon last year, is now available on smartwatches running Google's Android Wear operating system.

Nearly 1,000 climbers from 20 teams nationwide will participate in the national mountain-climbing tournament, "Conquering Ba Ra Mountain 2015", tomorrow in Phuoc Long Town, Binh Phuoc Province.

 The number of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) set to be equitised during the 2014-15 period will increase from 432 to 532 companies.

The conducting of a vote of confidence during the 10th meeting of the Communist Party Central Committee will contribute to building a stronger contingent of senior Party and State officials, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said.

 Several important draft reports were put on table during the first day of the 10th meeting of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) in Hanoi on January 5.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tourists to Quy Nhon City in the central province of Binh Dinh should drop by Hoang Hau (Queen) Beach since it is known as the most beautiful beach in Ghenh Rang tourism site.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Nhat Vuong (the first Vietnamese dollar billionaire named by Forbes in 2013), Doan Nguyen Duc and Tran Dinh Long all cemented their top positions on the list of 100 Vietnamese richest stock millionaires for 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For Tran Quoc Hai, 56, a self-taught Vietnamese mechanic known for building a new armoured personnel carrier for Cambodia, some things never change.

VietNamNet Bridge – The year 2014 proved to be an unlucky year for bankers with many of the “big guys” suffering hard knocks during this period.

 Some highlights of the domestic auto market in 2014:

VietNamNet Bridge – The Con Dao National Park in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province is the first place in Vietnam to successfully implement a sea turtle conservation and rescue programme through numerous efforts taken since 1987,

VietNamNet Bridge – A new draft of health regulations for drivers was released by the Ministry of Health last week, covering both Vietnamese and non-Vietnamese. 

Visitors flock to tourist sites during 2015’s first days; Vietnam a top 25 best place to retire; Ly Son island district to launch home-stay service; Quang Binh’s caves attract tourists on 2015’s first day; Majestic Star Hotel opens in Nha Trang

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi was covered by extraordinarily thick fog this morning.

VietNamNet Bridge – Former Party Chief of Da Nang City and Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission, Nguyen Ba Thanh, left the US on a special flight this morning after over four months of medical treatment there.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Anh Gia Lai have become an enigma ahead of the Toyota V-League 1 season to be held from January 4 to September 20.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On January 2, department store Parkson Landmark 72 suddenly closed after three years of opening.

 Japanese drum troupe to tour Vietnam; French Culture Centre to host film festival; Hue exhibit looks into lives of last king and queen; Central Highlands epics named national cultural heritage; New TV shows aim to amuse young viewers