VietNamNet Bridge – Tablet/laptop hybrids are expected to become more popular in Vietnam in 2015.

 As many as 900,000 rural labourers across the country will have the chance to access vocational training in 2015.

 Vietnam will have a drier, warmer Tet festival this year with higher than average daytime temperatures, though mornings will remain cool, with two cold snaps predicted for February, weather forecasters said.

 Authorities in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh plan to adjust the Ha Long Bay buffer zone to make it easier to manage and preserve the world natural heritage site.

 Military officer meets with Lockheed Martin executive; Vietnam prioritises all-round cooperation with Japan; Portuguese President keen on boosting ties with Vietnam; Hai Phong to embrace trade links with Uruguay

 Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Hong Xiaoyong has emphasised the need for China and Vietnam to enhance their friendship and sincere cooperation for mutual development, especially in the context of complicated global developments.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung gave a reception for Myanmar’s Minister of Information Ye Htut in Hanoi on January 20.

 Vietnamese Defence Minister Phung Quang Thanh and his Lao counterpart Sengnoune Sayalath signed a protocol and plan on bilateral cooperation for 2015 in Hanoi on January 20.

 The ongoing visit to Vietnam by Vatican Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, is hoped to help him understand more about religious policies and life of Vietnamese Catholic followers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At the close of the latest round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, chief negotiators were quoted as saying the finish line is in sight and they expect to cross it in the first quarter of 2015.

VietNamNet Bridge – With high-tech agriculture, clean vegetable gardens and fruit gardens and colourful flower gardens, Da Lat City in Lam Dong Province has attracted a large number of visitors,

Residents in Vinh Quynh commune of Thanh Tri district in Hanoi have been told not to use water from drilled wells, but they insist they only have well water to use.

 Whether you want to lose weight, quit smoking or exercise more, you have a better chance of success if your partner shares your goal, research suggests.

VietNamNet Bridge – Analysts believe that there are many ways to develop Hai Phong Port and make big profits off it.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although the economy is predicted to do better, privatisation and SOE reforms will be crucial for Viet Nam's development in 2015, economist Nguyen Hong Nga tells Viet Nam News.

VietNamNet Bridge – Educators have been called on to reconsider the “you have to be cruel to be kind” education philosophy which has been applied in Vietnam for hundreds of years.

 Trucks blamed for congestion on Hanoi Highway; Deadline for Bach Dang Wharf extended; Charity walk to kick off this Saturday in HCMC; Ten sailors saved on sunken vessel; Ministry seeks bridge investors

Game developers establish federation; Globaltrans Air seeks to operate aviation services; January CPI seen edging down; HCM City exports topped $30b last year; Steel giant reports 27% revenue growth;

 Vietcombank is set to merge with Saigonbank as part of a general banking restructuring process, said Nguyen Van Binh, the Governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV).

Tuan Chau Group, a powerful real estate developer, plans to pour 20 million cubic meters of soil into the Ha Long Bay over 400 hectares of water surface to build three flower-shaped villas on the sea.