VietNamNet Bridge – Together with the rapid development and modernisation of society, the lifestyles and thoughts of Vietnamese youths are changing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Primatologists have identified the 25 most endangered primates globally, of which three are endemic to Viet Nam, according to a press release from the Fauna & Flora International (FFI) - Viet Nam Programme.

 It's long been known that cancer survivors -- people alive five years after diagnosis -- face a higher risk of premature death, and doctors have made efforts over the decades to reduce those deaths.

  HCM City is waiting for approval from the Government to expand a chain of software parks including into other provinces following the success of its Quang Trung Software City.

VietNamnet Bridge - Doan Nguyen Duc, one of Vietnam’s most influential businessmen, had tough days with his business in 2015 and the first days of 2016.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai asked Viet Nam's aviation industry to create breakthroughs in building and upgrading airports in a bid to elevate it to a position among ASEAN's top four.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Retired teacher Dao Quang Huy, who lives in Song Khe Village in the northern province of Bac Giang is a tireless worker, who never shies away from doing something for the benefit of society.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The impact of El Nino in 2016 will likely surpass last year's record to become strongest ever in history, according to experts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ta Dinh Xuyen, deputy director of the National Centre for Socio-economic Information and Forecast, spoke to newspaper Nong thon Ngay nay (Countryside Today) about the forecast for Viet Nam's economy in 2016.

 The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) on January 15 issued a press release, once again affirming that it did not received any notice of flights to Chu Thap (Fiery Cross) Reef from the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

 Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Sen. Lieut. Gen. Vo Van Tuan expressed his hope to beef up defence cooperation with India.

 President Truong Tan Sang and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on January 15 sent messages of condolences to Indonesian President Joko Widodo over the deaths and injuries caused by a series of terror bombings and gunfight in Jakarta.

 Former captain of Viet Nam's national football team Nguyen Minh Phuong has become technical director of Binh Phuoc, a first-division football club.

VietNamNet Bridge – The highest monthly salary for mid-level and senior managers in Viet Nam was VND225 million, up by 11% in 2015 in comparison with the previous year,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prospects for cooperation in economics and education between Vietnam and the US following the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement were highlighted at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on January 14.

 China’s recent test landing of planes on an airstrip illegally built on the Chu Thap (Fiery Cross) Reef in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago has sparked concerns in the region, and around the world.

To maintain the national  traditional beauty of schoolgirls, the HCMC Department of Education and Training has called on high schoolgirls in the city to wear Ao Dai at least every Monday to salute the national flag or on national holidays.

 A short documentary “Chau, Beyond the Lines” on a Vietnamese Agent Orange victim, Le Minh Chau has become one of five Oscar nominees 2016 for the documentary category.

 More than 1.91 trillion VND (85.1 million USD) in tax was collected in METRO Group’s sale of METRO Cash & Carry Vietnam, Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung said on January 14.

 The Vietnam Cooperative Alliance (VCA) and Japan’s Komtek Corporation will cooperate in developing value chains for agricultural products of cooperatives in Vietnam as a way to help improve the country’s competitiveness.