The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is planning to lease 20 A321 NEO Aircraft in the period from 2018 to 2020.

 Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has been named Secretary of the Hanoi municipal Party Committee for the 2015-2020 tenure.

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 Japan to help Hanoi improve underground water quality, Lang Son province strives to prevent cross-border disease transmission, Hanoi’s Quang An flower market busier ahead of Tet, DNA testing helps identify martyrs

 Nui Cam to attract Tet visitors, Mekong flower streets in bloom, Cities to set off fireworks for Tet, Hoi An starts tourism programme, Hotel Nikko Saigon wins award, New exhibition fair centre to be based in outlying district

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of workers in the southern province of Binh Duong travelled home for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays on free coaches on Wednesday, Feb 3.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many roads in Hanoi have become congested even during non-peak hours as people shop for Lunar New Year (Tet).

A report from Navigos Search, an executive search management consultancy service provider, found that in HCM City, healthcare tops the list of the 10 fields which offer the highest pay to mid-tier and high-ranking officers. 

 Associate Professor and Doctor Hoa Huu Thu, a former lecturer at the Hanoi University of Science has speculated that additives added by manufacturers to fuel might be the culprit killing luxury car engines in HCM City.

 On February 4, foreign students from Germany, France, Russia and the Republic of Korea attended the 2016 Tet Fair in Hanoi saying they felt fascinated by the artistry and novelty of the event.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 40 tourists from Poland had interesting experiences when taking part in a Tet celebration held by Fiditour company.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Tet holiday is traditionally a time of reunion for the Vietnamese. For the last eight years, thousands of local and foreign students from HCM City's universities have taken part in an annual campaign

An agreement on a pilot Korean language programme at schools in Vietnam from 2016 to 2023 was made on February 4, according to Quan Doi Nhan Dan newspaper.

 Stellar circus performances will be delivered by local and foreign artists during the second International Circus Festival scheduled for Ho Chi Minh City from February 8 to 21.

 The People’s Committee of Hoi An city, a World Heritage site in central Quang Nam province has held a number of activities to welcome Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

 Free wifi service will be available for tourists during Huong Pagoda Festival, which is scheduled to open on February 13.

 Vietnam maintained its 146th position in the FIFA’s February rankings, according to the Vietnam Football Federation on February 4.

 One major hurdle is thwarting efforts to measure the extent of the Zika epidemic and its suspected links to thousands of birth defects in Brazil: accurate diagnosis of a virus that still confounds blood tests.

 Vietnamese enterprises are ready to bring into full play the opportunities as well as face the challenges brought by the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, which was officially signed on February 4.

 Telecom firm FPT Corporation (FPT) announced revenue of more than 40 trillion VND (1.79 billion USD) in 2015, a year-on-year increase of 14 percent.