HCM City People's Court begins trial of gamblers, Inspectors discover violations with losses totalling US$4.3 trillion, Electricity pole collapse kills 11th grade student, Switzerland urged to support qualified educational system

VietNamNet Bridge - Dao Trung Thanh, a telecommunication expert who has been working in the field for the last 20 years as a strategist for large telecom groups, has predicted eight major tendencies in the telecom market in 2016.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines), which was considered the country’s leading shipping firm, had by mid-2015 reportedly owed VND2.3 trillion to commercial banks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has said that the Kong: Skull Island film crew has completed its survey in Vietnam to start shooting the film in Vietnam in February.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hankyung Economic Times of South Korea has reported that AON Holdings - a Korean financial group - will take control of Vietnam's tallest building - Keangnam Landmark 72 in Hanoi.

Foreign affairs have contributed significantly to Vietnam’s multi-faceted achievements during its reform process over the last three decades, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.

VietNamNet Bridge – In Dalat City, tourist destinations are always crowded, so some people opt for a quiet place to visit. And there is one place which they might find interesting. That is Dalat Su Quan in Thung Lung Tinh Yeu area. 

VietNamNet Bridge - India is surveying two locations in HCM City and Binh Duong Province to place a remote sensing station under a framework of cooperation with ASEAN countries.

VietNamNet Bridge - Teachers of English at general schools cannot communicate well in English, so they focus on teaching reading and writing. As a result, Vietnamese students also cannot speak English well.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts believe the wild animals seen on the Red River alluvial soil are rare wildcats, though they still cannot identify the species.

VietNamNet Bridge – Among the equipment used to ensure security for the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, scheduled in late January, will be anti-terrorism vehicles and equipment of the police force.

 Starbucks Reserve coffee grown in Cau Dat District, Dalat City has been made available for guests to order at Starbucks stores in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Filmmakers are hoping to draw moviegoers into cinemas during the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year holiday), which begins on February 8.

Lottery companies in various provinces have exploited the state budget to illegally increase wages or organise overseas trips.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The country's legislative body must focus more on the people it represents rather than getting embroiled in Party politics, according to past and present National Assembly deputies.

  The Ministry of Planning and Investment last week introduced the long-awaited official list of investment conditions that apply to foreign investors.

 Three Russian naval ships arrived at Tien Sa Port on January 6, beginning a four-day friendship visit to the central city of Da Nang.

 A grand ceremony was held in Hanoi on January 6 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first general election of the Vietnamese National Assembly.

 Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and US Secretary of State John Kerry discussed relations between the two countries over the phone on January 6.

 Viet Nam's women's football team will take part in a friendly tournament in China from January 19 to 26, 2016.