The Vietnam men’s national football team jumped four places to 133rd position in the world and now ranked 19th in Asia, according to the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking for January 2015 announced on January 8.

 Police investigation authority has recently requested Ocean Bank to freeze Ocean Group Joint Stock Company (OGC) accounts until receiving official clearance.

 Viet Nam's No 1 volleyball player Nguyen Huu Ha has retired from competition after leaving his team Duc Long Gia Lai yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Maritime Bureau (Vinamarine) has proposed to continue policies to protect its fleet in the the domestic transportation market.

 "Pings" have been detected in the Java Sea which could have come from the "black box" flight recorders of AirAsia flight QZ8501,

Technological innovation vital to increasing competitiveness; Vietnam condemns terrorist acts in any form; PM gives nod on project for green, sustainable growth; Vietnam sends condolences to France over Charlie Hebdo attack

 A huge manhunt for the two suspected gunmen in Wednesday's deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine has entered its third day.

 The Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hoang Sa district of the central city of Da Nang on January 8 protested against China’s illegal activities in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago as well as in the East Sea.

 The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will move 2,514 households residing in erosion-prone areas to safer places before 2020, said Director of the Municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Pham Van Quynh.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The highlights of Vietnam’s tourism last year included the country’s first foreign tourism ambassadors, a traveler who narrowly escaped death and an 83-year-old man who climbed to the Fansipan peak four times.

VietNamNet Bridge – Le Quoc Phuong, deputy director of the Viet Nam Industry and Trade Information Centre, talked to the Vietnam News Agency about the country's trade surplus in 2014 and the challenges it may face in 2015.

VietNamNet Bridge – The drama Da Co Hoai Lang (Night Drumbeats Cause Longing for Absent Husband), a production by talented scriptwriter Thanh Hoang, is being restaged in a new version to celebrate its 20 years of release.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Grandmaster Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son has signed a four-year contract with the Can Tho team.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Vintage Art fair themed "More Passion", which will showcase a wide range of antiques, artwork, paintings and handicrafts, will be held on Saturday in Ha Noi.

Miss Vietnam Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen cannot speak French well even though she has studied the language for seven years shows that foreign language teaching in Vietnam has serioua weaknesses, according to analysts.

 Hanoi’s Department of Health plans to establish additional 10 methadone treatment centres for drug addicts by February 1 with a hope to help them reduce dependence on drugs.

VietNamNet Bridge – In order to create one megawatt of electricity, Vietnam has to “sacrifice” 10 hectares of forest.

VietNamNet Bridge – The recent initial public offerings (IPOs) of Vinalines all failed, with a modest ratios of shares sold on shares offered.

VietNamNet Bridge – Three months ago, BJC, the group of billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, the third richest businessman in Thailand, announced a deal of to take over Metro Cash & Carry Vietnam.

Authorities from the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong have presented certificates of merit to three Republic of Korea nationals in recognition of their contributions to the education of local children with disabilities between 2005 and 2014.